Northfield Arts Guild

"Artists Disabling Assumptions" Exhibition opens
2015-09-24 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
2015 marks the 25th Anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Northfield Arts Guild presents a retrospective of this important moment by featuring artists with disabilities in all of its gallery spaces, in addition to facilitating community conversations about accessibility and inclusion, a professional development workshop for educators on inclusive practices, and a day of performing arts events.
Artists featured in the Main Gallery include painter Annie Young (Burnsville), painter Sherrie Grube (Burnsville), wood artist Paul J. Flick (Minneapolis), and literary artist Alison Bergblom Johnson.
The Up Gallery features the work of visual artists from Laura Baker Services, facilitated by Martin Thorsheim, and Rob Morrow’s photographs of performing artists from the “On Stage” Broadway Review, facilitated by Rachel Haider and Shari Setchell, and LBSA Music Therapy department of Jennifer Pelletier, Jamie Israelson and Joshua Richardson.
Allina Medical Clinic showcases a photo essay documenting the work of the Guild’s Autism and the Arts program, led by Laura Goodwin. Photography by Rob Morrow and Meg Ojala.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:

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FIXED film screening
2015-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Screening of the film “FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement,” a documentary film produced and directed by Regan Pretlow Brashear. The screening will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Dr. Tammy Berberi, Associate Professor of French with an emphasis in disability studies at the University of MN, Morris. The film lasts approximately 50 minutes.
The event is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored with St. Olaf’s Academic Support Center/Disability and Access Office.
Access accommodations can be requested by calling 507-645-8877.
This event is the first of two community conversations in the Arts Guild’s “Artists Disabling Assumptions” retrospective that celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and investigates its legacy in our lives.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

The Artists Disabling Assumptions exhibition is sponsored by:
