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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Robin Alexander

15^th December 2024

A series of photographs introducing Pippin the pigeon. Pippin is a small doll, made out of clay and fabric. Pippin’s wearing a checkered green shirt, blue jeans and a postman’s hat, along with a big letter satchel. Lots of different pictures of Pippin are shown – most often, Pippin is waving cheerfully, or sat cross-legged on a kerb. Some images show Pippin indoors, sat on a small painted model of a green VW Beetle. The final two photos show the process of making Pippin – where Pippin doesn’t have a face, or any clothes!

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Dan1s

14^th December 2024

A black square tilted to the left over a white background. On the Black square in white text reads "DAN1S". Underneath it in bigger, bolder letters is the title track "OLDER"

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Luigi

13^th December 2024

Two Pages of a comic. There are three characters: a man called Shogo, a girl called Kristina, and a mouse called Shingo. Page 1 A black and white manga comic strip, made up of eight panels. Speech bubbles coming from a big truck with flames on it say “where are we going?” And “we’re almost there”. The next panel reveals Shogo and Kristina in the car, and a small mouse named Shingo. Shogo says “we’re going to the old storage yard to pick up some goods”. They then arrive at the storage yard, which is a garage amidst the woods. “Okay, here we are”, says Shogo, “I haven’t been here in a long time”. As everyone gets out of the car, Kristina asks “what’s in there?”. They enter the garage. Shingo is sat on the Kristina’s head. Shogo says “let’s find some parts and head down to the RC arena”. Kristina says “this is gonna be fun” and Shingo says “oh yeah”. Then, Kristina looks into a storage container and thinks “huh, what’s this?”, then says “Is that a HPI jumpshot ST flux?” as she looks down into a small racing car with big wheels. Shingo says “wow!”. Shogo picks up the car and says “it sure is. We’re gonna take this down to the arena for a run.”

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Joni Roberts

12^th December 2024

3 photographs overlaid onto a pastel purple background. The first image is of two people’s faces laid on top of each other, both looking directly at the camera. The second image is of a person smiling against a background of soft pink flowers. The final image is of a person working indoors in a creative studio space, looking away from the camera and focussing on their work. Text on the page begins with a question - do you think you are a curious person? Each answer is written next to a photograph. The first answer, from Sarah, says “Yes, I am definitely a curious person. I have a noisy brain. Being curious allows you to float freely through the world. I have been told that I have a real zest for life, and I think this stems from my innate curiosity." The next answer, from Sofia, says "I believe I am a very curious person, most times when I meet people especially for the first time it can be hard for me to keep my mouth shut for all the questions that blow up in my mind. I'm very curious when it comes to interacting with other people and getting to know them." The final answer, from Josh, says "Yes, somewhat. I don't like not understanding things so I have to be curious."

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Cheyenne

11^th December 2024

a drawn Manga-style cartoon showing three people all stood together, in front of an extravagant set of stained glass windows. Each person is dressed in blue, and has blue hair. Two of the three people seem older, and are stood either side of the younger person. All three of them are wearing intricate, royal-looking clothing, complete with capes, gloves and lace. They have jewels on their clothes and in their hair. The younger person has one pink eye and one blue eye, and looks excited. The older people each have one blue eye and one green eye, and they look slightly nervous.

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Bolu Kolawole

10^th December 2024

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Sam Finch

9^th December 2024

A digital illustration of a bendy keyboard, which horizontally extends across the image. It’s overlaid onto a green and blue gradient background. Above the keyboard are several overlapping purple circles, with smaller purple circles within them. Underneath the piano are several blue shiny circles, and a looping ’S’ shape, comprised of different tones of blue and purple.

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Dami

8^th December 2024

A digital drawing titled ‘leaf maze’. Lots of different leaves sprawl across the image, all of them drawn in a similar style but visibly different from each other - no two leaves are the same. Each leaf is connected to a branch, and each of the branches connect to create a network of leaves. Some of the leaves are drawn in black or grey, while others are colourful - green, orange, blue, pink, and purple. Most of the leaves are just drawn as outlines, but some are filled in, either with a smudge of grey, or grey circles, or grey dots. The artwork is signed “Dami 2024” at the bottom.

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Alice

7^th December 2024

A watercolour painting of a wintry blue landscape, with sparse tall blue trees in the background, without any leaves on them. Across the landscape are five differently coloured glass jars, some closer to the foreground and some further away. They are all surrounded by white butterflies and white glitter-like specks. The jar closest to the foreground is a faint purple, and shows a young person playing the piano, surrounded by bunting, toys, flowers, books and an easel. The other jars are green, orange and yellow, and become more distant - but within them, someone is singing, or painting, or playing with an animal.

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here. In addition to the digital and physical publication, we’re going to spotlight each artist on the blog so you can get a deeper insight into their work and process.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Hope Shooter

6^th December 2024

A poem titled ‘Paper Planes’. The poem is on a page that you can cut out and fold, to make the shape of a paper plane. Because of this, some words are upside down, and some paragraphs are split apart - so that when the plane is made, they can be read the same way up, or together. A picture of a paper plane is also included on the page. The poem reads: The world can be weighty, and hardened and cruel and keeps us all grounded with their tests and their rules They say we cannot before they see if we can And built fences and stairs so we steer clear of their ‘plan’ So we make our own wings from paper planes and dropped feathers we give ourselves grace during the storms that we weather Though we may never glide like a bird in the sky we steady our wits and like always we fly

Department of Wonder and Play – Artist Spotlight: Hope Shooter

Last year we worked with 18 brilliant disabled creatives on our Young Artist Development Programme (YADP). Their work is featured in a new zine called “Department for Wonder and Play”, more about this here.…

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Robin Alexander

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Bolu Kolawole

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Dami

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Department of Wonder and Play - Artist Spotlight: Hope Shooter

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