Register now for the Arts & Disability Forum 2025! A very rich programme on offer this year, with something for everyone interested in the Arts & Disability. Plenary session is free.

This year, Alvan Yap and I will be co-facilitating SYNC Singapore 2025, with SYNC Lead, Sarah Pickthall, U.K.

If you are an artist with disability and would like to learn about disabled leadership in the arts, do apply for SYNC Singapore 2025! (Spaces are limited and subject to selection process by ART:DIS.) Expression of Interest Form is here.

Programme for SYNC on 26th March 2025, 0930-1830 as follows:

ART:DIS X SYNC LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Building Leadership Influence, Inclusive Cultures, and Impact for D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent Creatives in Singapore

Facilitated by: Sarah Pickthall, Dr Dawn-joy Leong, Alvan Yap
Read more: https://syncleadership.com/about/

Note:
This is only open to disabled artists, and by selection through an ‘Expression of Interest’ (EOI). Please fill in the attached form to be considered.

Deadline: Thursday, 13 March 2025
Offer of Acceptance: Thursday, 20 March 2025

Mandatory Attendance is required for:

1) ARTDIS x Sync – Masterclass 1 & 2
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
9.30am – 6.30pm
In-person 
At Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
Exact address, TBC

2) ARTDIS x Sync – Masterclass 3
Saturday, 26 April 2025
4.00pm – 8.00pm
Online through Zoom 
Meeting link, TBC

EOI Form here.

OVERVIEW:

MASTERCLASS 1 & 2:

Focus: How to connect with your Leadership Drivers & Styles 
Objective: To drive and change your world

You will learn how to – 

Arrive at a Personal Manifesto for your own arts leadership. 

Construct and tell Leadership Stories centred on what drives and progresses you.

Engage with your Leadership Drivers, and understand yourself and your story better.

Explore Leadership Styles to act on those Drivers so you can be more authentic and make a greater impact to build your purpose and practice.

MASTERCLASS 3:

Focus: How to Influence and Instill Inclusive Cultures  
Objective: To build your allies, partners and supporters 

You will learn how to –

Develop your own way of Influencing that builds momentum and makes an impact – from small persuasive acts to big strategies for change, you can helm your path and push through, and learn from what has worked.

Identify Different Considerations if you’re D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent working in arts and culture.

Recognise the 6 traits of Inclusive Leadership and Adaptive Leadership theories and practices, and how to apply them.