Tangled Art + Disability
S-122, 401 Richmond St. W M5V3A8 Toronto, ON, Canada

CALL FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS Tangled Art + Disability is a registered charitable organization with a mandate to support Deaf, Mad and disability-identified artists, to cultivate Deaf, Mad and disability arts in Canada, and to enhance access to the arts for Deaf, Mad, and Disability identified artists and audiences. Tangled Art + Disability is seeking Board of Directors members who will bring dedication and vision into our organization. We require persons with a variet...y of qualifications such as financial expertise, fundraising, donor relations, legal, policy development and human resources knowledge as well as familiarity with contemporary disability arts. Tangled is strongly committed to equity within its communities and to recruiting diverse members of the Board from all backgrounds and experience. Tangled encourages applications from all qualified candidates including Deaf, Mad, and Disability identified folks, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQIA2S-identified persons. If you would like to join a dynamic, future forward organization with a dedication to accessible culture for all, please send a letter of introduction as well as a resume to: [email protected] by January 18th 2021. For more information, click the link below:

No one denies that Bill C-7 opens up access to medically assisted suicide in the name of respect and compassion, but we should remember that oppression has a habit of being packaged as a benefit for the oppressed. Bill C-7, which proposes to expand access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to persons whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable, has been passed in the House of Commons and is being brought to the Senate this Friday. National disability advocates warn... that this bill dangerously targets disabled people, offering assistance in dying as a substitute for assistance in living. We encourage you to read about this bill and join us in contacting our regional senators to request that the process be slowed down, that people with disabilities be meaningfully consulted, and that the bill be scrutinized through a human rights lens. We’ve put a sample letter to build off of in the comments. https://policyoptions.irpp.org//bill-c-7-assisted-dying-a/

Everything comes at its proper time This week, Kayla and Yousef are joined by Jeff Thomas, a Governor General Award-winning Indigenous photographer. Jeff provides us with some background on his photographic work which began in the 1970s as a response to the representation of Indigenous people through historical photography, and how it has grown and changed since becoming disabled. Jeff talks about turning photographs used for propaganda into tools of revitalization, and how... he’s trying to continue the storytelling tradition in his family, blending this with new technologies such as 3D scanning and drones. In his work 'Indians on Tour,' Jeff explains how he plays with Indigenous presence where it wouldn’t otherwise be visible, by photographing miniature figurines all over the world. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com//podca/crip-times/id1540588941 Listen and Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YuidZ0ILqEN4SRUyVI8NG To find show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit the Bodies in Translation Website: https://bodiesintranslation.ca/crip-times-episode-5-the-je/ Crip Times in a project of Tangled Art + Disability, Bodies in Translation, Re-Vision: Centre for Art and Social Justice, and hosted on Drew Gurza’s Wheels on the Ground Podcast Network.

Have you heard of Network Connector? Our friends over at Creative Users Projects have started an online pilot network of Deaf, Mad, and Disability arts professionals. Whether you’re an artist, service provider or community member - if you’re excited about in Deaf, Mad, disability culture, accessibility and the arts - Network Connector connects you to new opportunities, and makes it easier for people to find you!... To learn more and join the network visit: https://creativeusers.net/network/ Image description: A graphic image with black text on a yellow background. It says, "Are you part of Deaf, Mad, & Disability arts and culture? Join Network Connector." The background image is of a bunch of hanging tags with labels.

What I encountered on my path looking for assistance was a predefined colonial view of what Indigenous art was made of: leather, sinew and beads were fundedpacking tape was not. It was only recently that funding agencies relaxed this definition to include non-traditional materials. Former Tangled Artist, Michel Dumont, shares his experiences navigating the arts world as an Indigenous person living with a disability in Canadian Art. Read the full piece here: https://canadianart.ca//on-tokenization-funding-and-being/

The Access Activator Network is the product of five years of collaboration between Tangled and our partners: British Council Canada, Bodies in Translation, supported by Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) We have produced events, developed materials and resources, and created a Canadian cohort of artists and arts administrators dedicated to building capacity for the production of access...ible arts and culture. If you’re interested in learning more about the folks in this cohort, their work, and how they can support the integration of the tenets of Relaxed Performance into your practice, you can explore the Access Activator Directory below: https://tangledarts.org/access/access-activators-directory/ #RelaxedPerformance

Reminder that our OAC Recommender Grant Info session is this Friday at 1pm! Reserve your spot on Eventbrite by clicking through: https://www.facebook.com/events/837999963673564

The STEPS Initiative and Fatal Light Awareness Program Canada are offering a free community workshop with internationally-recognized street artist Fatspatrol for d/Deaf and disabled community participants who live, work or play between Sheppard Avenue West and Bathurst Street to Finch Avenue West and Weston Road. The workshop focuses on themes of local bird species, migration and life cycles, and community and home. Live Closed Captioning and ASL Interpretation will be provi...ded. The session takes place on Tuesday, November 3 at 6 pm EST. Applications are due on Friday, October 30 at 4pm! Learn more and reserve your spot now by visiting: https://stepsinitiative.com/project/safe-flight-home/.

Workman Arts is running their Rendezvous with Madness festival, the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world, until October 25th. Tickets still available! https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/

Don't miss this incredible mentorship opportunity!

We invite you to take part in an info session to learn more about our upcoming Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario Recommender Grants! In this session, we’ll be sharing information about the grants including requirements, eligibility, deadlines, and COVID-19 updates, as well as providing you with a space to ask any questions you might have. The session will take place over Zoom. ... ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided. RSVP to the info session here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oac-recommender-grants-info-ses Image description: OAC Recommender Grants Information Session in black text on a grey background. Tangled Art + Disability logo in the bottom right.

POSTSCRIPT: A SERIES ON ACCESSIBILITY, DISABILITY, AND DIGITAL PUBLISHING PostScript is an online series on accessibility, disability, and digital publishing, hosted by Public Access. It will connect artists, researchers, writers, academics, students, publishers, and distributors from around the world who work in publishing and have a stake in, focus on, or interest in issues related to disability and accessibility. By gathering and fostering international connections, Public Access will encourage the development of networks and knowledge sharing. For more information on PostScript including an ASL vlog, scheduling, accessibility, and registration, click the link below:

We are thrilled to invite you to an info session to learn about the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario new Arts Response Initiative and funding opportunities for Deaf, disabled and mad artists. In this session, you will learn about the OAC’s new Arts Response Initiative which was recently launched to support artists, arts groups and organizations as they navigate the negative impacts on their artistic practices and operations due to COVID-19. The session wil...l take place via Zoom. ASL interpretation and captioning will be provided. To RSVP, click the link below:

Call for Applications from Deaf, Mad or Disability-Identified People: Communications Coordinator The Application Deadline is today, August 24, 2020. Tangled Art + Disability is looking to add a Communications Coordinator to the team! The Communications Coordinator will play an important role within a highly collaborative work environment. As such, the position may adapt and evolve with time, skills and interests. We are looking for applicants who thrive with collaboration, wh...ile also able to take initiative on specific tasks. Click the link below for the full job posting, ASL vlog, and downloadable PDF. https://tangledarts.org//call-for-applications-communicat/

"The change needed is not in a massive overhaul of existing structures, but rather the commitment of arts managers to enact their values in day-to-day decisions" - More Madness, Please, by Cyn Rozeboom In this piece Tangled Executive Director, Cyn Rozeboom, explores the need for madness within arts administration. The whole Tangled community is immeasurably grateful for Cyn's principled leadership. ... To read the full piece, click the link below:

Call for Applications from Deaf, Mad or Disability-Identified People: Communications Coordinator Tangled Art + Disability is looking to add a Communications Coordinator to the team! The Communications Coordinator will play an important role within a highly collaborative work environment. As such, the position may adapt and evolve with time, skills and interests. We are looking for applicants who thrive with collaboration, while also able to take initiative on specific tasks. ...Click the link below for the full job posting, ASL vlog, and downloadable PDF. Application Deadline is August 24, 2020. https://tangledarts.org//call-for-applications-communicat/

Do you follow Tangled Art + Disability? Then we may need your help! Tangled is conducting paid interviews with artists and audience members as part of an evaluation and exploration of our online presence, accessibility, and community. We, along with everyone else, are feeling the impacts of the shut down. Along with many other arts organizations we are working to shift our programming in response to the shifting habits (and experiences) of our artists and community members. We would like your input to assist us with this shift. For more information on how to get involved, and to view our ASL vlog of this call, click the link below:

Tune in now with Sage Lovell and Peter Owusu-Ansah for a Q&A session about Deaf Interiors! Read below: "On Tuesday, July 14th at 11 am, we will be live-streaming from Zoom to Facebook. After the live stream, the Q & A video will be left on Facebook for anyone who needs to find out some answers!... If you have any questions that you want to ask in ASL, join our Zoom room. Enter with your video off and please wait for your turn. Looking forward to answering your questions! Sage + Pete"

Open Call for Artists: PostScript In collaboration with Public: Art Culture Ideas, Tangled Art + Disability invites Disabled, crip, d/Deaf, Mad, Sick, and chronically ill artists to submit proposals for new commissioned works on the theme of accessibility and digital publishing. The selected works will be presented as part of PostScript, Public Access’s series of online sessions on accessibility and digital publishing in October 2020. The deadline for applications is July 30..., 2020. For more information on the Call, click the link below: