SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DISABLED ARTISTS.
Applications are now open for the JOY Artist Development Programme, supporting four emerging disabled artists with mentoring, professional development, networking and a paid performance opportunity as part of JOY festival 2026.
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE FIND THEIR VOICE THROUGH PLAYWRITING.
Key Words is our free playwriting programme for young people with dyslexia and other challenges associated with writing, building confidence, creativity and self-expression through the power of their own ideas.
EXPLORING TRUST, CONNECTION AND THE JOY OF WORKING TOGETHER.
Ockham's Razor return with Collaborator, an intimate new duet created and performed by Artistic Directors Alex Harvey and Charlotte Mooney.
A POWERFUL NEW CIRCUS-THEATRE WORK ABOUT IDENTITY, CONNECTION AND BELONGING.
Sadiq Ali Company brings Tell Me to Summerhall as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026.
ONE MONTH. ONE MINUTE. LOTS HAPPENING.
Catch up with the productions, projects and people keeping Turtle Key Arts busy this August.
CREATING MUSIC, STORIES AND NEW CONNECTIONS TOGETHER.
Turtle Opera returns to Oxford this autumn half-term, giving autistic young people aged 11-15 the opportunity to create their own music and story alongside professional artists. Participation is free.
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTS PRODUCERS.
Our Producer Mentorship Scheme gives an early-career producer the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across Turtle Key Arts' diverse programme of productions and participation projects.
A YEAR OF CREATING ART TOGETHER.
Meet some of the projects, partnerships, artists and participants who made 2025 another extraordinary year for Turtle Key Arts.
CREATIVITY, FRIENDSHIP AND A PLACE TO BELONG.
Key Club is our free monthly creative arts club for autistic young adults, providing a welcoming space to create, socialise, develop confidence and build lasting friendships.
HELP US CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ARTS.
Our participation programmes for autistic people are free to those who take part. Your support helps us remove financial barriers and enables more people to experience, create and participate in the arts.
A LOOK BACK AT THE PROJECTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PEOPLE WHO SHAPED TURTLE KEY ARTS IN 2025.
SEE HOW WE CREATE AMBITIOUS WORK, REMOVE BARRIERS AND ENABLE PARTICIPATION.
In 2025
13,000 audience members
250 artists worked with
1,200 participants
