Arts Access Summit 2024: Resiliency & Rest

Inclusive Arts Vermont uses the magic of the arts to engage the capabilities and enhance the confidence of children and adults with disabilities. We do this through education, exhibition, and capacity building programs for teachers, students, artists, and organizations.

Inclusive Arts Vermont

A day of learning and conversation on access in the arts featuring disabled artists and accessibility experts.

Inclusive Arts Vermont’s Arts Access Summit is a day of learning and conversation on access in the arts featuring disabled artists and accessibility experts.Now in its 2nd year, the summit will explore how the magic of the arts enhances resiliency and the power of rest as resistance. We invite community members, organizations, artists, and educators to join us for this virtual gathering on May 15, 2024.KEYNOTE SPEAKER: <a href="https://jeffkasper.co/" title="https://jeffkasper.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jeff Kasper</a>Schedule of the Day: 9:45 - 10:00am - Settling In and Access Needs 10:00 - 11:30am - Welcome and Keynote Performance Lecture with Jeff Kasper 11:45am - 12:45pm - Works in Progress: the Restorative Power of Creativity with Dr. Winnie Looby 12:45 - 1:30pm - Lunch break 1:30 - 2:45pm - Panel Discussion: Resilience and Rest from the Artist's Perspective 3:00 - 4:00pm - IAV Professional Development Session: Creating A Culture of Care 4:15- 5:00pm - Creative LivingAccess: This event will have live captioning, verbal descriptions, access doulas, and ASL. For access needs contact Heidi at <a href="mailto:heidi@inclusiveartsvermont.org" title="mailto:heidi@inclusiveartsvermont.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">heidi@inclusiveartsvermont.org</a> or call 802-556-3668.For more details and Keynote &amp; Presenter bios, visit: <a href="https://www.inclusiveartsvermont.org/events-resources/arts-access-summit-2024/" title="https://www.inclusiveartsvermont.org/events-resources/arts-access-summit-2024/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.inclusiveartsvermont.org/events-resources/arts-access-summit-2024/</a>Ticketing: We offer Arts Access Summit tickets on a General Admission, Group Rate, or Sliding Scale basis.General Admission: Our general admission rate of $50 per participant ensures the actual cost of hosting and producing the Summit for Inclusive Arts Vermont is covered. By paying the full general admission price, you are ensuring that our speakers receive a fair honorarium, all access features can be covered (ASL, captioning, etc.), and Inclusive Arts Vermont staff are paid a livable wage to bring you this meaningful content.Group Rate: A group ticket rate of $100 is available for groups of up to four. This is an incredible deal we are excited to provide this year!Sliding Scale: We want this day of learning to be accessible to all participants. If the ticket price would create a barrier to your attendance, please use the sliding scale option to pay what you can.Access: If you'd like an alternative registration format, contact Megan at megan@inclusiveartsvermont.org or 802-556-3668.

Agenda

Jeff Kasper will guide summit participants through a meditative performance lecture featuring recent projects, writings, and research ephemera gathered by the artist. This restful stream of image descriptions, poetic prompts, and contemplative activities will explore the strength found in moments of care and vulnerability.      

Keynote Performance Lecture with Jeff Kasper

Consider our activities of daily living. Beyond eating, sleeping, and doing laundry, what else are we “allowed” to do? The common/normate social expectation is to fill one’s day with tasks. To be productive, most often in exchange for money, respect, and prestige. As a disabled person/person with a disability, it is common to feel the pressure to keep up--to push oneself past any physical, intellectual, and/or emotional impairments to prove that we have somehow earned the right to be idle; that we are allowed to rest, restore, and recalibrate. In this interactive session, participants will explore how expressing our creativity through the arts can help us to question internalized ableism and embrace new ways of being.

 



Works in Progress: the Restorative Power of Creativity with Dr. Winnie Looby

Lunch Break

In this panel discussion, disabled artists will share their experiences with access, advocacy, and how rest and resilience show up in their art practices. Gordon Sasaki, John Ying, and Judith Klausner will share their art and their experiences in this facilitated discussion.
  

Panel Discussion: Resilience and Rest from the Artist's Perspective

Culture happens whether you pay attention or not. This sample session of Inclusive Arts Vermont’s Professional Development training will offer ideas and strategies for creating supportive environments in a variety of contexts from workplaces to artist studios. Participants will learn about IAV’s Humans First Approach, ways to avoid burnout and resiliency fatigue for disabled people, artists, educators, and arts/culture workers, and ideas to foster Access Intimacy. 


IAV Professional Development Session: Creating a Culture of Care

End the Summit by joining IAV in our team’s practice of Creative Living. This session will provide the opportunity for participants to connect socially, make art, and reflect on the day’s sessions in a meditative, restorative practice. All are welcome to participate using whatever art materials you have on hand in a creative activity intended to provide space for connection, reflection, and expression. 

Arts Access Summit 2024: Resiliency & Rest

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