Recent Event
Wear Your ACCESSory
Having a disabled, neurodivergent or chronically ill bodymind comes with remembering to take care of ourselves. This might be scheduling in rest, setting alarms for pills, having regular moments to snack. But how often do we forget, or are too distracted by life to prioritise our needs? Did we accidentally skip that midday banana again? How can we gently remind ourselves to act on our access needs?
We collaborated with Kreukelcollectief and Centraal Museum Utrecht for a beaded ACCESSory workshop. Participants were able to make bracelets, keychains, any accessory that could symbolically or literally help them to check in with themselves and their access needs. For inspiration, we visited Kreukelcollectief’s ‘Ik ben gewoon hier’ exhibition and brainstormed what our wearable accessories should remind us of.
Date: Saturday 28th June
Time: 13:00–15:30
Location: Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Toegankelijk Together
For the national accessibility week we have partnered up with foundation Music That Listens and organised an accessibility fair for initiatives and institutions working on accessibility in the sports and cultural sector in Rotterdam. We came together to network, and see how we can support and work with one another for a more accessible future for the city. Thank you Rotterdam municipality for financially supporting this event, and Theater Rotterdam for hosting us.
Past Events
Pyjama Party
Back due to high demand, a cosy community afternoon with games, creativity, calm music, food, fort-building and collective rest. Perfect way to wind down for the year.
Kitchen Table Talk: Boundaries
The best conversations are around a kitchen table. Kristin Langer, Karina Dukalska, Adiam Tseggai and Christine Cornwell discussed disability and boundaries, whether at work, with family or yourself. The event followed with a workshop and a community potluck.
All You Can Art
A presentation and workshop for the summer school participants and guests during the ‘All You Can Art’ summer sessions at Kunsthal, Rotterdam.
Workshop: Period.
Intersections of Blackness and disability as a co-learning space. Guest speaker, Sekai Makoni, shared her learnings from her residency at WORM where together with a group of Black people who menstruate, they explored period health and barriers to holistic support.
Training at MaMA
How do we organise galleries and cultural institutions to be more accessible? We guided the staff of MaMA to discover where they can develop for their exhibitions.
Accessibile Media
A workshop focusing on digital accessibility
for the MA Experimental Publishing students at the Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy.
Trip to BODYS
We gave a workshop at Bochum Center for Disability Studies (BODYS) about organising accessible cultural events. The university published a wonderful article on their website about our visit and what the students and staff have learned.
Press and Mentions
Exit Interview: Creatives with Unseen Disabilities
Written by Ife Carter and James Parnell
January 2023
Radio WORM
3 episodes made during our residency.
Radio shows include music from artists with disabilities incl. Prince, Hall & Oates and Elton John.
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Our project is supported this year by Mama Cash and Social Tides.
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