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The NDACA vision was
developed through extensive consultation within the Disabled and
Disability Arts communities, along with advice and guidance from the
arts and heritage sectors.
This process included:
1.
1999:
A joint Holton Lee/Arts Council-funded (50:50) feasibility study by
Bonnar Keenlyside identifies the archive as a much-needed resource
within the Disability Arts community and a positive development in the
growth of Holton Lee. NDACA is incorporated into Holton Lee business
plan;
2.
February 2002:
Holton Lee organises and hosts the first national “visioning” conference
on Disability Arts in the 21st Century, DA21, with a
conclusion that there was no “strong voice…[with a] central core running
through Disability Arts”;
3.
Spring 2003:
The Edward Lear Foundation conducts a survey of 40 major Disability Arts
organisations identifying a clear need for archiving expertise,
resources and education within the field;
4.
October 2003:
Holton Lee submits an Arts Council England (ACE) capital bid to develop
a national archive;
5.
April 2004:
Holton Lee submits Project Planning Grant application to the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) for the conservation aspects of the archive;
6.
May 2004:
Holton Lee is awarded a provisional £250,000 ACE capital grant toward
the construction of NDACA;
7.
July 2004:
Holton Lee organises and hosts Thinking Aloud conference, with
national representation from the Disability Arts community, to “shape
the vision and direction” of the archive project;
8.
August 2004:
Holton Lee is awarded £46,000 Project Planning Grant from HLF;
9.
September 2004 –
February 2005:
Timothy Mason conducts ACE-mandated “Healthcheck” on Holton Lee and
archive feasibility;
10.
October – November 2004:
Tony Heaton conducts on-site archive/development research at the: Henry
Moore Foundation, Women’s Art Library, Tate Britain Hyman Kreitman
Research Centre and Henry Moore Institute;
11.
November 2004:
Holton Lee organises and hosts second national conference, Express
Yourself, “a consultation process with key stakeholders…[to]
consider who will use the archive and how they will use it”;
12.
February 2005:
A project team is assembled to conduct Access, Audience Development,
Conservation and overall project planning;
13.
March 2005:
First Steering Group meeting at ACE, comprised of representatives from
major Disability Arts organisations along with other key stake-holders,
such as ACE, and Holton Lee Trustees;
14.
Spring 2005:
Holton Lee assembles an ad-hoc “advisory group” of representatives from
major cultural and heritage institutions such as: South West Museums;
Libraries & Archives Council; The National Archives; Commission for
Architecture and the Built Environment; Tate Britain; and Henry Moore
Institute for informal guidance and consultation;
15.
May 2005:
Holton Lee submits first-round Development Plan to ACE;
16.
June 2005:
Second Steering Group meeting at Holton Lee;
17.
June 2005:
Holton Lee begins discussions with Arts Institute at Bournemouth on the
creation of a Masters of Arts Degree in Disability Arts
18.
June 2005:
Holton
Lee/NDACA invited to join the Disability History Subject Specialist
Network developed by the Colchester Museum;
19.
August 2005:
Holton
Lee/NDACA invited to join the National Archives User Advisory Group;
20.
August 2005:
Holton Lee commissions Allan Sutherland to conduct intensive follow-up
research to the 2003 survey, mapping the existence of formal and
informal collections across the country and their preservation and
access needs.
21.
March 2006:
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects appointed to design the NDACA building
www.swarch.co.uk and Dr.Ju Gosling
appointed as the Disabled Artist Consultant
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