ADN

Arts for Social Change

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Arts & Disability Network | Intercultural Roots

Welcome to the Arts Disability Network

Arts Disability Network is a growing community for disabled adult artists and artists with chronic health conditions. The Network offers free support with growing an arts career, accessing funding, and navigating an often inaccessible sector through regular online workshops and training and a resource library. This is alongside community building and peer support, room to meet, share experiences, and build creative collaborations. We showcase our members through Artist of the Month which is a public facing online gallery space.

The project is led by disabled artists, and is part of the Intercultural Roots eco-system. We’re informed by an online consultation and keen to continue to develop according to the needs of the community, so please get in touch with meg@interculturalroots.org or Contact Us if you have suggestions, questions or ideas.

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Our Impact: Evaluation Report

Rigorous evaluation is essential to our work. We continually gather insights to measure our impact, understand the needs of our community, and secure future support for our accessible spaces. We develop in collaboration with our members, drawing on their expertise.

"Research and insights are vital to recommend and implement systemic change, creating environments where accessible arts can thrive."
— Jo, Lead Researcher

Comprehensive Findings

Read the full methodology, data analysis, and long-term recommendations.

Download Full Report (PDF)

Executive Summary

A quick overview of our key achievements and primary areas of impact.

Read Executive Summary

Our Team & Governance

The Arts & Disability Network is guided by a dedicated steering group and supported by a core organisational team committed to transparency and accessible working practices.

Our Team

Myra Stuart

Arts Disability Network Programme Manager

Meg Fozzard

Community Comms Coordinator

Joel Le Clercq

Access Support for Meg Fozzard

Steering group

Alex Boyd

Founder & IR CEO

Flo O’Mahoney

Artistic Director Theatre Zooco

Candy DeRoy

ADHD Coach

Laura Trevail

ADN Member, Artist & Contact Strategist

Wendy Van Der Haagen-Boyd

IR COO - Finance & Admin

Krisztina Ferencz

Founder of ADN, Performer Dance Company

Nu McAdam

Artist, ADN Initial Team Member

Myra Stuart

ADN Initial Member & Programme Manager

Respecting Team Boundaries

To ensure sustainable working practices, several of our team members work on a part-time basis. Please be mindful of these hours when awaiting correspondence.

Myra

Checks in

throughout the week

Meg

Monday

9:30am - 1:00pm

Joel

Wednesday

9:30am - 1:00pm

Our Funders

We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our funding partners who make the Arts Disability Network possible and ensure we can continue to grow.

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Lloyds Bank Foundation

Arts Disability Network is currently funded by Lloyds Banking Foundation, from 2025 to 2028. Three-year unrestricted funding will sustain a fast-growing community of over 250 Disabled and chronically ill artists, following a 100% recommendation rate from members in year one.

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The National Lottery

We are grateful to our previous funders, the National Lottery players' and The National Lottery Community Fund for the initial ‘Awards for All’ funding that has enabled the Arts Disability Network to be supported May 2024 - April 2025. This follows a 1-year period of community consultation and careful collaboration.

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Adobe Community Fund

We are also very grateful to the Adobe Community Fund supported by the London Community Foundation who have further funded the Arts Disability network from October 2024 for two years.

Support Our Programme

Providing accessible programming and ensuring our artists are compensated fairly requires ongoing support. Whether you make a one-off donation, become a regular benefactor, or consider legacy giving, your contribution makes this network possible. Please contact us if you would like to discuss making any other form of donation or legacy to support ADN and the Intercultural Roots charity.