Beneficiary Story
Chiamaka found her stage — and her power.
"Dance gave me the freedom my body never knew was possible."
Disability-Led • Arts • Advocacy
Empowering Voices. Creating Opportunities. Driving Inclusion.
Supporting persons with disabilities through creative arts, entrepreneurship, and advocacy — building an inclusive Nigeria where every voice shapes the story.
12+
Years of impact
500+
Creatives empowered
50+
Programs delivered
Donald Unanka
Founder & Executive Director
Message from our Founder
"As persons with disabilities, our greatest need is for our issues to be understood by society. To understand our issues is key to inclusion. Through art, we tell our own stories — and when our voices connect, real change happens."
A writer, curator, filmmaker, and polio survivor, Donald founded Potters Gallery Initiative in 2012 with one belief: that creativity is a powerful instrument for inclusion. Today, we are a community of vibrant, skilled, passionate people who truly believe an inclusive society is possible.
Read our story About Us
A community of vibrant creators redefining what's possible.
Potters Gallery is a Social Enterprise, Art Creative Hub, and Disability-Led non-governmental organization. We use the power of the creative arts to facilitate opportunities for persons with disabilities and to promote cross-cultural dialogue on disability inclusion.
The word "Potter" is a biblical place of learning. We are leaders of our generation — telling stories of marginalization through dance, drama, poetry, and movement, infusing groundbreaking energy into every performance.
Creative
Disability-Led
Inclusive
Sustainable
Why We Exist
The realities we are working to change.
In Nigeria and across Africa, persons with disabilities face systemic barriers that limit their participation in society and the creative economy.
1B+
Limited access to creative economy
Disabled creatives are routinely excluded from markets, funding, and platforms.
85%
Social exclusion & stigma
Cultural barriers and misinformation continue to silence disabled voices.
70%
Barriers to entrepreneurship
Lack of digital skills and capital traps potential founders in poverty.
3%
Low disability representation
Persons with disabilities are absent from policy, media, and leadership tables.
Our Solution
Four programs. One mission.
Creative Arts & Innovation
Performances, exhibitions, and storytelling that center disabled experiences.
Skills Development
Bootcamps in digital, creative, and entrepreneurial skills tailored for PWDs.
Entrepreneurship Support
Startup incubation, business acceleration, and access to consumer markets.
Advocacy & Policy
Stakeholder engagement and policy dialogues for disability inclusion.
Our Impact
Numbers tell part of the story. People tell the rest.
500+
Creatives Empowered
50+
Programs Executed
20+
Communities Reached
12
Years of Impact
"Potters Gallery didn't just teach me a skill — they handed me my voice back. Today I run my own creative studio."
Featured Initiative
Abuja International Arts Ability Festival
Our flagship festival brings together artists with disabilities from across Africa and beyond — for performances, exhibitions, dialogues, and unforgettable nights of storytelling. It's where global voices connect to redefine what disability looks like on stage and in society.
Stories That Matter
Human-centered stories from our community.
Artist Spotlight
Tunde paints worlds the world refused to see.
"Every canvas is a translation of silence into color."
Trusted by partners and supporters
UNESCOBritish CouncilFord FoundationGoethe InstitutUSAIDEU DelegationMacArthurOpen SocietyDisability Rights FundUNESCOBritish CouncilFord FoundationGoethe InstitutUSAIDEU DelegationMacArthurOpen SocietyDisability Rights Fund
News & Updates
Latest from the gallery.
Announcement Mar 2025
2025 Creative Bootcamp opens applications
A new cohort of 60 disabled creatives will join our flagship 12-week program this summer.
Read morePolicy Feb 2025
Potters joins national disability inclusion roundtable
Our team contributed to shaping new guidelines for cultural sector accessibility.
Read moreImpact Jan 2025
Disability Art Space launches in three new cities
Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kano now host monthly inclusive arts gatherings.
Read more"When Voices Connect, Real Change Happens."
Every gift, every partnership, every voice raised brings us closer to an inclusive Nigeria.