Originally from Moldova, Dorchester self-taught artist Natalia Mirabito paints en plein air and in the studio. As a means to see beyond her own reduced mobility, Natalia communicates her experiences of nostalgia and vibrancy felt within the natural world. From time spent in New England mountains and national seashores, she reflects on her and her viewer's mobility challenges by … [Read more...]
Accessibility
Captioning Your Videos
If you've made a video but haven't added captions, have you really said enough? You've created a video. It could be a work of art itself, or a documentation of another work (a dance or interactive installation, for instance), or a reading of a literary work, or an explanatory video, or any number of the ways creative people utilize moving images. If your video includes sound … [Read more...]
Sara Hendren: Who Is the World Designed For?
This summer marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a turning point in the history of disability rights. During her years of writing, art, design, and research, Sara Hendren (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '18) has found the field of disability studies a rich and deep world to explore. "And in the course of all of those years of both writing … [Read more...]
Silky Artist Opportunities
Your voice matters. Register to Vote Inclusive Creativity Webinar Creating Access to the Arts for People with Disabilities, July 31, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM with Kerry Thompson, Executive Director of Silent Rhythms & Senior Officer of Communications, Inclusion, & Analytics for the Disability Rights Fund. 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with … [Read more...]
Artists With Disabilities Virtual Town Hall
This month is the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a global impact especially on people with disabilities. Among those impacted includes people with disabilities whether as artists with disabilities or as patrons of the arts. How has the pandemic impacted the arts community and the disability community? At a virtual town … [Read more...]