Esther Appleyard-Fox

Head of @Accentuate_UK Visual Artist, strategic lead @curating4change Trustee @_art_on_sea Believe Museums could be radical social hubs..

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

Accentuate is now on Bluesky! 🎉 We create and deliver projects that break new ground for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people in the cultural sector. Connect with us at https://t.co/Obzn5HWyW6 for updates on our Curating Visibility project and beyond.

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

15 years ago today, on International Day of Disabled People @ScreenSouth launched @AccentuateUK. Established for the South East by Legacy Trust, in the lead up to 2012 Paralympic Games, we have now grown from a regional programme to one with a national remit.

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

#CuratingVisibility has a focus on digital innovation, and we’re seeking D/deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent fellows who are passionate about how digital technologies like VR, AR, and Immersive Sound can bring museum collections and stories to life.
Apply now via our pinned post!

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

To coincide with a major Vanessa Bell exhibition at @MK_Gallery, @CharlestonTrust is displaying portraits of her by Duncan Grant from now to 23 Feb, 2025 🎨

Check it out at Charleston, a historical farmhouse/art hub and one of our #CuratingVisibility Fellowship host museums.

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

@RSMuseumStudies @AndrewM_Arts @DASH_ARTS
@MarcelIzakH @DCMS_Mentor @HudsonInterpret @SensationalMus @BlindSpotHannah @hastings_museum @_art_on_sea
@StageKirstie @UKDisHistHub @WealdBSL @Bursteardrum @_roomfactory @Deepgiggles @justin104films

[iriska 🌈✨💖 (she/her/hers) @irissirendi]

Curating Visibility are recruiting for a new round of Fellowships. I wholeheartedly encourage anyone who identifies as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent and is looking to build or progress their museum career to have a look 🥰❣️https://t.co/mhQNCGxmXP @Curating4Change

[Pitt Rivers Museum @Pitt_Rivers]

JOB VACANCIES We are seeking to recruit a Curator of Textiles & a Textile Conservator to work with our extensive textile collections. These exciting two 3-year posts are funded by @ClothworkersCo & will work jointly with @AshmoleanMuseum. Grade 6: £33,832. https://t.co/Jda8eUBniU

[Esther Appleyard-Fox @AppleyardFox]

Fab start to weekend - just launched our latest Fellowship recruitment! 3 fabulous host museums & opportunities to explore digital tech to reinterpret collections. Pls share widely @AndrewM_Arts @marblesculptor @_A4C_ @TamsinRussell @Sharonheal @CHWAlliance @RSMuseumStudies

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

Now recruiting: Curating Visibility Fellowships. Do you love museums and want to pursue a curatorial career? Do you define as Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent? Apply now https://t.co/g21C1s5UVx

[Immersive Arts UK @ImmersiveArtsUK]

1/2 Welcome to Immersive Arts!

A brand new funding & support programme - offering £3.6 million for 200+ artists to develop their art through immersive tech!

Apply now! https://t.co/8DsGW8fBJC

#ImmersiveArtsUK

[Esther Appleyard-Fox @AppleyardFox]

Great opportunity to come and work with us to research and evaluate Curating Visibility. If you are a freelancer or consultancy company with interest & experience in assessing impacts of work that aims to break new ground this could be for you! Deadline 4th November @ace_national

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

Now recruiting: Consultant Evaluator or Researcher for Accentuate Curating Visibility. https://t.co/AkJ9rKcDUz
Please visit the website for service brief. Closing date: Monday 4 November 2024

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

We are looking for a Digital Content Editor for Accentuate's Curating Visiblity programme. Deadline for applications is 27 August 2024 for more info and how to apply https://t.co/fbq2CoH72C

[Esther Appleyard-Fox @AppleyardFox]

@SensoryObjects @AmgueddfaCymru @SensationalMus @sophievohra @AlisonFEardley @annechick @charlotteslark @hannahthomp @rossparry @KwiatGosia @achoksi1 @RanjitaDhital It was lovely to meet you and share ideas and experiences. I hope we will continue the conversation in the future!

[Museums + Heritage Advisor @MandHAdvisor]

.@BCLivingMuseum's newest historical character ‘David Smith’ will share his experience of the 1960s, brought to life through @ScreenSouth’s Accentuate Programme.

https://t.co/lA1WOVrWa3

[Esther Appleyard-Fox @AppleyardFox]

@irissirendi @Curating4Change @AmyBridePhD @hutch_rach @DebbiHusbands @AlisonFEardley This is brilliant news! X

[iriska 🌈✨💖 (she/her/hers) @irissirendi]

Very late to the party but I had a wonderful time at the @Curating4Change celebration event last week 🥰 So exciting to see so many wonderful people I’ve worked with & to get to show off the display I curated with a 360 tour! What an incredible journey it’s been 💞💞

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

We wanted to say a big thank you to all of our guests, Fellows and colleagues for joining us at our Celebration Event on 2nd May.

We had a truly incredible evening celebrating Curating for Change and Curating Visibility.

Here’s sneak peeks of the evening - more images to come!

[Andrew Miller @AndrewM_Arts]

Enjoyed a night out @I_W_M to celebrate the work of @Curating4Change which is helping museums reinterpret their collections & become inclusive of D/Deaf, disabled & neurodivergent stories & storytellers. Congrats to @AppleyardFox for the successful delivery of this great project

[Kay Jones @Kmuseumgeek]

Such a lovely celebration of all that @Curating4Change has achieved and the brilliant work going forward. It’s been amazing to be part of it at @MuseumLiverpool with @irissirendi Great to see some of our co-production group friends from @PFMerseyside on the big screen too!

[Esther Appleyard-Fox @AppleyardFox]

We had a fabulous evening yesterday celebrating @Curating4Change and launching Curating Visibility. Wonderful to have so much enthusiam and support for this work in the room.

[Curating Visibility @Curating4Change]

@I_W_M Fantastic to be joined by so many familiar faces. Speeches will be starting very soon!

[Diary of a Disabled Person🍉 @WheelerDax]

Sunak: disabled people just need to get jobs!
Us: are you ensuring employers are actually accessible?
S: no.
Us: making public transport accessible so we can get to work?
S: no
Us: ensuring there is an option to work from home in all possible cases?
S: no