Disabled and deaf artists are being invited to apply for an award worth £5,000.
Shape, an organisation that works with disabled and deaf artists, is calling for applications for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary.
The bursary is designed to offer a disabled or deaf visual artist the opportunity to develop their ideas without the pressure to deliver a defined outcome.
In addition to the funds, the successful artist will be given a residency at Liverpool's Bluecoat arts centre and will also receive advice from Tate Liverpool.
This is the second year of the bursary, which was established in the memory of Adam Reynolds, artist, curator, and artists' advocate. Adam was active in the disability arts sector but always maintained a broad perspective on the arts.
Tony Heaton, Shape's chief executive, said: "There is often a disparity between what can actually be achieved by deaf and disabled artists and their opportunities for gaining a quality platform with which to display their work.
"The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary aims to ensure that disabled and deaf artists from around the country have access to a platform at a high profile visual arts venue."
Noëmi Lakmaier received the first award and produced the sculptural piece 'Experiment in Happiness', a giant ball of yellow shoes, with Noëmi herself being physically 'attached' to the sculpture.
To apply for the bursary visit www.adamreynoldsbursary.org.uk. The closing date for applications is September 1.
Shape, an organisation that works with disabled and deaf artists, is calling for applications for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary.
The bursary is designed to offer a disabled or deaf visual artist the opportunity to develop their ideas without the pressure to deliver a defined outcome.
In addition to the funds, the successful artist will be given a residency at Liverpool's Bluecoat arts centre and will also receive advice from Tate Liverpool.
This is the second year of the bursary, which was established in the memory of Adam Reynolds, artist, curator, and artists' advocate. Adam was active in the disability arts sector but always maintained a broad perspective on the arts.
Tony Heaton, Shape's chief executive, said: "There is often a disparity between what can actually be achieved by deaf and disabled artists and their opportunities for gaining a quality platform with which to display their work.
"The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary aims to ensure that disabled and deaf artists from around the country have access to a platform at a high profile visual arts venue."
Noëmi Lakmaier received the first award and produced the sculptural piece 'Experiment in Happiness', a giant ball of yellow shoes, with Noëmi herself being physically 'attached' to the sculpture.
To apply for the bursary visit www.adamreynoldsbursary.org.uk. The closing date for applications is September 1.
