{"id":431,"date":"2019-12-01T12:57:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T01:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/?p=431"},"modified":"2020-06-18T15:37:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T05:37:27","slug":"can-the-art-speak-for-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/2019\/12\/01\/can-the-art-speak-for-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the art speak for itself?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the print version of the December issue, we featured the fantastic story of the very talented Josie Webster who is proficient at a range of different arts including landscape painting, resin flow art, and drumming. The article discussed the difficulty in breaking through to make a living from art when you can\u2019t be your own PR person because the spoken language isn\u2019t your preferred form of communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julie spoke of Josie\u2019s awesome ability on the drums so check out this music video that she recorded with her band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find Josie\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/worksbyjosie\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/josiesart_000\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Josie Webster plays the drums - We&#039;re Just Like You But We&#039;re Nicer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iq6EnqbireU?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Josie has also been featured in the media: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/9stories\/teenager-with-down-syndrome-barred-from-school-formal-now-selling-artwork-around-the-world\/5aa4312c-373f-4260-a651-0703ba4e27f0\">Channel 9 News in 2015<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2909080\/From-high-school-dance-reject-international-landscape-painter-Australian-teenager-syndrome-Josie-Webster-conquering-art-world-exhibitions-London-New-York.html\">Daily Mail UK in 2015<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleader.com.au\/story\/3453864\/josie-puts-heart-and-soul-into-art-and-theyre-showing-it-in-the-big-apple\/\">St George and Sutherland Shire Leader<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macclesfield-live.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/unique-exhibition-downs-syndrome-artists-9574341\">Macclesfield Express UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update June 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Josie has been featured in the latest film by Heart &amp; Sold.<\/p>\n<p>Artists in Lockdown was produced in collaboration with filmmaker Chris Kenward, exploring the lives of fifteen artists with Down syndrome from seven countries, examining how this global pandemic has affected their work. It tells their stories of lockdown<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">, how they have adapted their practices and how they continue to find a voice and sanctuary through their art.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heart &amp; Sold: Artists In Lockdown\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LV2PHFwleU4?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the print version of the December issue, we featured the fantastic story of the very talented Josie Webster who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bonus-content"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1097,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions\/1097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}