About Dada-South - Vision, Mission & Values
Vision
Dada-South's vision is to create a vibrant community of imaginative, confident and creative people contributing to a fairer, more inspiring world.
Mission
Dada-South's mission is to stimulate the best creative experience led by disabled, Deaf and other artists that acts as a catalyst for transformational thinking and doing, both regionally and nationally.
Values
Dada South's Vision and Mission are informed by the following values:
- Disability is both important and not important
- People are at the heart of our business
- Commitment to quality in everything we do
- Learning is an essential part of the journey
- Risk taking encourages innovation and creativity
- We are all the same, we are all different
- Creativity is fundamental to life
- Partnership raises everyone's game - together we are stronger
Aims
1. Grow Dada-South as a successful, dynamic, contemporary arts organisation with national and international significance.
2. Enrich the creativity and business intelligence of artists and practitioners.
3. Inspire culture, business and education with creative and innovative experiences that result in refreshing and divergent thinking.
4. Provide compelling evidence of the intrinsic value and impact of the arts.
5. Produce inspiring and refreshing new works of art.
6. Create more moments of exposure for artists and their work.
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LATEST NEW
Colin's Blog
As Dada-South prepares to rebrand itself, Colin Hambrook looks back to the organisations' beginnings and gives a few highlights of the artists, projects and artwork that have inspired him. Read more
100m exhibition
'100m' is a showcase of Creative Campus projects, responding to issues raised by the Olympic and Paralympic Games. At the Solent Showcase, Southampton Solent University from 9 February – 17 March 2012 Read more
Look About
Look About is a two year creative research initiative by Jon Adams, involving Deaf and disabled artists within the South East and aspiring to spark a cultural shift in attitude towards disability in the arts. Read more
Heavy Load
The Load's new album 'Wham' includes their classic cover of the Ting Ting's 'That's not my name', and the original theme tune from Channel 4s 'Cast Offs'. Read more








