I am the new member of the board at the Arthouse based in Wakefield acting as an artist representative for the next two years.

The Arthouse is a unique national membership organisation for the visual arts. It  was created in 1994, by a group of visual artists to campaign for equality of access to opportunities for work, training and exhibiting for both disabled and non-disabled artists equally. Membership includes professional practitioners in all visual and tactile art forms and approaches to art; artists are welcomed whether or not they have taken a traditional route to development of their practice.

It also designs and manages ambitious projects including residencies, exhibitions, commissions and research, nationally and internationally, all in accessible settings. The Art House speaks on behalf of all artists and represents their interests to funding and commissioning bodies, to training institutions, to galleries and venues, and to others. It campaigns for inclusive practice across the visual art sector.

I feel that sitting on the board will be a valuable and fulfilling experience  for me.

An image from the recent Identity Cards Project

Participating artists:

Louise Atkinson Zeev Parush

Karen Babayan Roee Derstain

Peta Bickerstaff Dimona Arel

Abu Jafar Amili Gelbman

Linda King Ella Lustig

Sophie Littlewood Oren Vaxler

Bob Milner Inbal Druval

Jan Millington Dubi Roman

Charlie Morris Varda Breger

Val Rolls Aviva Meromi

Carrie Scott-Huby Ora Brill

Richard Wheater Orit Alloush