{"id":19957,"date":"2023-01-26T15:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?p=19957"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:48:53","slug":"we-should-all-be-free-to-express-ourselves-through-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/we-should-all-be-free-to-express-ourselves-through-art\/","title":{"rendered":"We should all be free to express ourselves through art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re incredibly excited to introduce the new Artistic Director of the Sense visual arts programme, Tanya Raabe-Webber<\/a>. An acclaimed disabled artist, she\u2019s passionate about making the arts accessible for all. Here she is to discuss her creative process, disability and her ambitions for the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always been an artist; I feel I\u2019ve been creating from the moment I was born \u2013 probably even before! Painting and drawing gave me a voice, a way to communicate my experience of the world. I use visual art to explore issues that stem from being a woman and a disabled person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really believe that visual arts are a brilliant tool of self-expression and something that everyone should be able to practise. Through the Sense visual arts programme, we\u2019re going to support more people to explore and develop their creative abilities. More than that, we also want to promote this work for wider recognition, acting as a platform for disabled artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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