Join us for this in person meet up for Disabled and/or D/deaf Plymouth Creatives

This second meet up is an 'in person' meet up, and it will be an opportunity to meet other Disabled and/or D/deaf people who work (freelance, salaried or volunteer) in arts and culture in Plymouth - art, dance, theatre, performance, writing, music, poetry, museums, art galleries, community arts - all arts and cultural forms.

Chat about what you do; what you're interested in; and how you find working/interacting as a creative person in Plymouth. Peer support, feedback and potential for collaborations in a friendly and supportive environment.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

This meet up will be facilitated by Meet Up group member Klara Łucznik.

We will have the cafe all to ourselves.

When you arrive you will be asked to do write a badge with your name and the medium you work in (ie dancer, performer, artist, poet etc).

We will start in small groups (3-4 people) and each person will have around 3-5 minutes to talk about "What project/art work are you working on at the moment that is inspiring you?"

We will then come back into one group, in a circle. Klara will facilitate a discussion on what people are interested in doing within the Meet Up group.

At the end of the Meet Up we will have around 10 minutes for a 'free mingle'.

There will be a quiet area where you can sit and draw, and write down your thoughts, if you prefer some quiet time and a quiet way of contributing to the discussion.

There will be free tea and coffee available.

There will be a 10 minute break mid way through the session.

The Meet Ups are by and for Disabled and/or D/deaf creatives, with support from Plymouth Culture. There are four Meet Up's happening between October 2026 and March 2027 - two online and two in person. And in 2027/2028 there will be four more Meet Up sessions.

ACCESS & ACCESS BUDGET

- You will be asked to share any access needs when you book your (free) ticket.

- There will be a BSL interpreter at the Meet Up.

- The venue has a level access entrance, and an accessible toilet. The Meet Up will be in the cafe on the ground floor.

- There is parking in the Courtney Street car park which is located to the rear of the Moments Cafe. This car park has 10 disabled parking bays.

- Support workers are welcome.

- Plymouth Culture has an access budget - please get in contact as soon as possible if you would like to make use of this budget to support your attendance (including covering costs of travel). Email Sophie on sophie@plymouthculture.co.uk for more details.

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