OpenStoryTellers

Award Winning Output

The first event - a 10-day exhibition at the Round Tower, Black Swan Arts, attracted over 350+ visitors.

This was followed by an exhibition, film preview and live Q&A with the artists at Frome Town Hall on 10 July 2025. Attended by a wide audience - including the Mayor of Frome - the event offered first-hand insight from the learning disabled artists into what matters most to them, in their own words.

Alongside the exhibition, audiences were given a preview of the film The Making of: An All Round Hullabaloo (scroll up to watch), which traces the creative journey from early ideas through to public exhibition. The film showcases OpenStoryTellers’ distinctive approach, empowering learning disabled artists to take a leading role in creating art, music and drama, while actively challenging discrimination and inequality.

Inspired by real-life bus journeys, the multi award-winning film 'Journeys Through Time and Climate' (watch below) is both poetic and urgent. It highlights the visible vulnerabilities faced by disabled people who rely on public transport to stay connected, as well as the subtler, everyday barriers that often go unnoticed. The project stands as a powerful reminder of why underrepresented voices must be central to the climate conversation.