Disabled artists to share £717k in Unlimited commissions

Out of 468 applications, 34 artists have been selected for the 2021 Unlimited commissions.

The commissioning programme for disabled artists has overspent this year in an effort to support as many of the 77 shortlisted projects as possible.

All art forms will be represented in the commissions and 70% of the £717,000 in awards are going to artists who haven't been supported by Unlimited before.

This year's winners include projects exploring scent (The Scent of Insulin by Clara Weale) to the rainforest (Cân y Coed: Empowering the Rainforests of Wales by Cheryl Beer) and brotherly bonds (Brotherly, Otherly, Disorderly by Vijay Patel).

Others focus specifically on the experience of disability and impairment such as  Do I Look Okay To You? By Jameisha Prescod and Deviant by Emily Beaney, which explores experiences of endometriosis.