We are delighted to welcome respected British sign language poet Richard Carter to to run a creative and playful workshop exploring the artform of BSL poetry with D/deaf and hearing adult participants. Thursday 4th May, 4:00 - 5:30pm. This event is FREE but donations to are warmly welcomed. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. If you […]
Eye2Eye is a collaborative visual arts project imagined by Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings and Miranda Ellis. Awarded an Arts Council England grant, this innovative exhibition is set to explore the complex themes of deafness, deaf & hearing spaces, discrimination and ways of seeing and being. The work currently being undertaken by these two experienced artists will culminate in an immersive, thought […]
Join Deaf textiles artist Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings and glass artist/ BSL interpreter Miranda Ellis for an insightful and informative training session about Deaf awareness and working with members of the Deaf community. Topics covered will include: Language – engagement within an arts context Working specifically with Deaf artists Promoting events for a Deaf audience Working with […]
Monday 4 December, 6-8.30pm This event will be BSL interpreted and assistive technology is available for hard of hearing visitors. Join four extraordinary artists and campaigners for a lively discussion on approaches to art and ways to sustain activism and hope in the Anthropocene. It is part of 'Extinct Icons & Ritual Burials' - exhibition […]
Join us for ONCA’s first ever QUIZ NIGHT! Wednesday 28 March, 7.30pm doors open, 8pm start Bring a team (up to 5 people), or find one to join when you arrive. Expect loads of nerdy nature questions, fun with plasticine, arty activities, great prizes, a David Attenborough round and MUCH, MUCH MORE. Entry £4 per person. Claim […]
Friday 27 July 6.30 - 8pm, FREE Join us for our first Inclusive Dance Jam! Inspired by the amazing Tricia Enns, founder of Morning Jam, we're offering up the gallery as a safe and inclusive space for D/deaf and hearing people to come and dance, have fun and meet new people - everyone's welcome. This event […]
As part of Visionary Fictions, ONCA’s summer programme of events that support artists and audiences to create visions for just and habitable worlds, join local artist-activist Naomi McAdam and a panel to discuss ableism and visions of a world without it. Some of the questions we will ask are: What is ableism? What would a […]
Thursday 30 August 6 - 8.30pm, FREE - book via Eventbrite Join Beverly Naidus and Joan Haran at the opening event for We Almost Didn't Make it, an interactive installation made by Beverly with support from the Seattle-based ARTifACTs collective. Joan and Beverly will give talks exploring the question: 'What makes a socially engaged art […]
Thursday 6 September, 6 - 7pm FREE Book your place here. Exhibition tour and making session for D/deaf audiences as part of Beverly Naidus' installation 'We Almost Didn't Make It'. Director Persephone Pearl will provide a tour of the exhibition, explaining in more detail the themes in Beverly's work. There will then be the chance […]
This will be a 12 week short course offering an introduction to BSL (British Sign Language), providing you with Deaf Awareness training and the confidence to begin communicating using BSL, lead by Louise Gibson. The course fee is £150 and the dates are as follows: Week 1: Monday 10th September, 6 - 8pm Week 2: Monday […]
Live performance by Japanese deaf concept artist and choreographer Chisato Minamimura as part of Brighton Digital Festival. The atomic bombs that fell on Japan changed the world, but Chisato Minamimura wants to share how they changed people’s lives. Experience this mesmerising live and accessible performance exploring the impact those fateful days had and the stories of the […]
Saturday 10 November, 10 - 11:30am FREE Do you like to Dance? Since its humble beginnings in Canada, Morning Jam’s founder and volunteer Tricia has brought Morning Jam with her to Brighton. It is now an international experiment of movement, play, and creating safe spaces for connecting with those around us. In collaboration with Deaf facilitator Louise […]
Join ONCA Gallery Manager Lydia Heath for a BSL interpreted tour of the Lost Species Day 2018 Exhibition, followed by Q & A. **This event is for people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing.** 6pm: Doors open 6.15pm: Tour 6.30pm: Q & A/ discussion Data Security and Data Protection Please note that personal […]
Join us and Deaf British Sign Language teacher Kwame Afrik for this Christmas Choir workshop! Learn about basic Deaf awareness and how to perform 'The 12 Days of Christmas' in British Sign Language. This is a fun and informal workshop for young people aged 6 - 11 years old and their parents/guardians. **Please note young […]
Come and celebrate seventh birthday with us! Join us at the Barge at Brighton Marina for bingo fun, and help us to raise funds for our work aboard this lovely space. With your support, we can work with more local community and educational groups to develop accessible creative learning projects that encourage people in environmental […]
For our Lost Species Day 2019 exhibition: Generations, is hosting a free BSL interpreted tour of the show. Generations is an exhibition of Deru Anding's illustrations, in which he shows the life of his forest community. This lifestyle and the forest have now gone. With this inspiring series of grand panoramic drawings in which he encapsulates and […]
Join , Youth Strike 4 Climate Brighton and Deru Anding for the launch of Generations, our Lost Species Day exhibition and programme. Generations is a creative and educational exhibition and environmental justice events programme that explores the tension between remembering and renewal in apocalyptic times. There will be a BSL interpreter present at this event. […]
The Vanishing Act is first 2020 online exhibition with an accompanying window display. We invite you to join us online where we’ll be hosting a conversation with artist Jaye Ho, with BSL interpretation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbLEOWIA6Q This brilliant exhibition includes a series of portraits of war criminals and piles of skulls from genocide victims. The Vanishing […]
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Please contact or 01273 607101 if you have specific access needs, please note the gallery is wheelchair accessible but the toilet is up five stairs. We have hearing assistive technology and our staff have Basic BSL & Deaf Awareness training. For more information about access and facilities at ONCA please click here.
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