Ruth Fabby
Now trading as an arts freelancer as 'Ruffyarts'
Welcome to my website
I am delighted that you have decided to look me up. I hope the following information helps you to know me better and gain a sense of my skills and what I can offer regarding freelance opportunities.
Until October 2019, I was known as Ruth Gould, changing my name with a new marriage to Ruth Fabby. I have been involved in the arts all of my adult life and have had wonderful and enriching experiences in performance, writing, and producing in Liverpool, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and in Wales where I now reside in the beautiful Conwy Valley.
I trained in the performing arts in my early 20's and became passionate about not only how the arts changes lives, but indeed how it saves lives too.
In the early 1990's I became part of the liberating disability & Deaf arts movements and began working as an arts development worker leading to running two disability-led arts organisations based in the northwest of England.
My last salaried role was as National Director of Disability Arts Cymru until I semi-retired in December 2022. I am now focusing on my artistic life as performer and writer and also offering consultancy services to ensure the arts continue to be more inclusive and open to all.
AD image of my face taken in Jan 2020 - I have my dark and greying hair pulled back from my face. I am wearing a black v necked top, with gold earrings and very red lips.
" Ruth Fabby is an extraordinary person - a leader, campaigner and pioneer with an artists sensibility. For years she has been a compass pointing the way for social justice, best practice and inclusion. A champion of disability arts and culture, many of the internationally respected artists in Deaf and disability arts were given a platform and their first commission by Ruth. A catalyst for change, she is politically driven for social justice, equity and is filled with empathy. She is an astonishing soul who I am grateful for in my life and in the world. I can't wait to see what she creates next " .
Kaite O'Reilly, UK Based award winning playwright, author & dramaturge of Irish descent.
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Do get in touch to identify if we can build something exciting together.
From consultancy and creative skills, I am able to offer expertise and practical guidance to ensure we build confidence and processes that seek to include creatively and with equity, and unexpected experiences.
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Services
- Disability & Deaf Arts Consultancy
- Disability Equality Training and cultural change
- Workshops, producing & programming
- Creative writing
- Performing Arts: presenting, prophetic and spiritual elements
Contact
Email: ruth@ruffyarts.com
Phone: 07990 544897 Text Only
Location: Beautiful North Wales to the world
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