Zoe Milner is a visual artist and Izzy Hollis is a theatre designer & puppeteer.  They both received bursaries as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. Joining your hosts Laura Guthrie and Jay Sandhu, they chat about the impact the bursary has had on them and their work. Topics covered include:

• Turning a passion for protest into art


• Changing perceptions, and educating people, about Deaf identity and the misunderstandings around Tourettes


• Office work vs the sense of belonging you feel in a creative space


• How they might create work that is less connected to their lived experiences of disability

It is clear the impact the bursary has had on these artists’ confidence as creatives. It is just the start of two intriguing artistic careers…

ZOE MILNER

Zoe is a visual artist. At the time of recording, she was studying Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University. Through her practice she seeks to address the struggles that she and most other profoundly deaf people have with writing and reading English. She does this whilst celebrating the power, beauty and freedom of sign language. As part of the City Arts’ RESIDENCE project Zoe created an installation of work combining typography with imagery. 

Zoe Milner’s exhibition: https://city-arts.org.uk/event/21008/i-talk-with-my-hands/

IZZY HOLLIS

Izzy Hollis is a theatre and puppet maker. She is a BA graduate of Theatre Design from Nottingham Trent University. Her last piece, Why Fish?, explored her experience of living with Tourettes. It was presented as part of a Puppet Cabaret held at City Arts. The work was supported through City Arts’ RESIDENCE project.

Izzy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Izzy_Puppets


Izzy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/izzy.puppets/

INFORMATION ABOUT BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

BSL Act Information: https://bda.org.uk/bsl-act-now/ 


BSL Training: https://www.nottsdeaf.org.uk/training/


BSL fingerspelling : https://www.british-sign.co.uk/fingerspelling-alphabet-charts/ 

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