CARC - Creative Arts

Chair: Melissa
Graham

Promoting People with Disabilities in the Arts

Under creative arts, we are working on these issues:

Promoting Disabled Artists. We promote a
variety of art including visual art, theater, dance, and many others. See news
articles below.
Developing a Database of Artists with Disabilities in Ontario.
We’re looking to network with artists with disabilities across the
province. If you would like to get involved, please contact the Chair.
Peer Mentors to share ideas and support people with
disabilities who want to access the arts.

Arts News

What is disability? An
International Call for Postcards

VSA arts invites your
participation in a collaborative art project. They're taking a creative approach
to investigate the different ways people interpret the same word:
disability. The call is open to everyone around the world -
people of different cultures, ethnicities, geographic locations, and abilities.
You do not have to consider yourself an "artist" to participate. Please contact
Stephanie Moore, Director of Visual Arts, at slmoore@vsarts.org<mailto:slmoore@vsarts.org> to receive a shipment of printed calls
for the project (available while supplies last). Additional copies of the
postcard and alternative formats are uploaded to the site: www.vsarts.org/postcardproject <http://www.vsarts.org/postcardproject>

The
deadline for receipt of postcards is February 5, 2010. VSA arts will
curate an exhibition, both online and in Washington, D.C., to represent the submissions as part of
the 2010 International VSA arts Festival held June 6 - 12,
2010.

Book Launch

Golden Reflections - My Master's Secrets, Told in First Person Canine by
Vargus Yale (Story teller) with Michael Yale (Writer)

You need to know that Vargus (the author) is a "seeing-eye dog". Vargus led
Mike through life for twelve years. Mike says he is simply the scribe for Vargus
as we hear about his life from this remarkable dog's perspective.

The
print book and audio disk are available directly from me, at a cost of $25
each. Contact Mike Yale at (705) 789-1546 or write 3 Burrow Pit Lane,
Huntsville, ON P1H 1X3.

GOLDEN REFLECTIONS IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO BOOK (MP3) READ BY DON
HARRON (CHARLIE FARQUHARSON), recorded and edited at the Millstream, Toronto,
Canada by Paul Mills.

National Conference on Museum, Art Gallery Accessibility

What is accessibility? How do museums and galleries develop new audiences and
adapt to a diverse population? This national conference will address new and
innovative ways to make exhibitions, programs and spaces more accessible for all
visitors. Click
here to register. Click here for more
information.

News Articles

Blind
Photographers Use Gadgets to Realize Artistic Vision

With more member involvement, we could do more!

Our Committees always welcome new members who share CWDO’s mission and values. We meet as needed, using the IDEAL online conferencing
system.

To join this Committee and to find out the next meeting date, please contact
the Committee Chair. You must
first be a member of CWDO to join a committee, and have
the Chair’s approval.

If you are new, you will need to complete and send us a Membership Form.

Please review our IDEAL
Conference^® instructions to find out how to participate on a
Committee.

Updated November 8, 2009