This New Ground

About This New Ground

This New Ground (TNG) is an arts organisation working to shift the arts from cultural participation to cultural ownership, led by and with people with a learning disability. Our mission is to elevate the voices and talents of artists with a learning disability by removing barriers to creation, leadership, and visibility. At the heart of our work is a commitment to shifting perceptions, of self, of community, and of the wider arts sector, around the value and contribution of people with a learning disability. We believe that everyone deserves the chance to lead creatively and to see themselves reflected in cultural life. Through high-quality creative learning and performance opportunities, TNG supports artists to develop and share their work across live, recorded, digital, and online platforms. Founded in 2015 as a community choir in Hammersmith & Fulham, TNG has grown into a thriving place-based organisation shaped by lived experience and driven by imagination. Over the past nine years, our model has evolved. We’ve navigated the challenges of project-based funding, pandemic disruption, and expansion by building a two-hub model in London and Portsmouth, both grounded in collaboration, inclusion, and creative expression. In 2021, we established our Portsmouth hub, an Arts Council England Priority Place. This was a significant step towards making our work more sustainable, inclusive, and place-based, reaching even more people who often face cultural exclusion. As we continue to grow, TNG remains committed to reimagining cultural life, moving beyond participation towards ownership, where learning-disabled artists are recognised as creators, leaders, and cultural citizens shaping the arts on their own terms. @thisnewgrounduk

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