Call for Applications! Curator in Residence for Tangled Art + Disability

The Tangled Art Gallery Curator in Residence position is an opportunity for Mad, Deaf and Disability-identified curators and artists with curatorial experience interested in researching and developing accessible/crip curatorial practices and developing an exhibition or project for the 2020/21 Tangled Art Gallery season. This residency will provide an opportunity for a curatorial resident to research, develop, implement, and document innovative curatorial practices through a disability cultural lens. This residency is suited to curators and artists interested in forming relationships with artists, thinking critically about crip aesthetics (and how they can be highlighted within curatorship), and implementing these learnings in the curation of an exhibition at the end of this residency.

This residency is co-developed and supported in partnership with Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology and Access to Life, a SSHRC-funded multidisciplinary, university-community research project that aims to cultivate activist art, including Deaf, Mad, and disability art through research. Reporting to the Director of Programming at Tangled and the Program Directors of Bodies in Translation, the Curator in Residence will be encouraged to engage in self-directed research on accessible curatorial practices, outreach to national and international artists who could potentially be curated by, or connected to Tangled, and work independently in the development of a curated exhibition.

The Residency program will provide artists with a $5000 stipend. The exhibition will culminate with a public exhibition, essay and curatorial talk at Tangled Art Gallery in the 2020/2021 season.

This Call is open until August 30, 2019.

Tangled Art + Disability is committed to programming from within Deaf, Mad and disability communities and will only consider applicants for this position who identify with one of these communities. We encourage applications from First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons.

Tangled Art + Disability 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 artists and audiences of all abilities. Located in a dynamic arts complex of galleries, studios, festival offices and like-minded arts and community groups in Toronto, Tangled is a rapidly growing cultural leader in the area of disability and arts.

Tangled Art + Disability is seeking Board of Directors members who will bring dedication and vision into our organization. We require persons with a variety of qualifications such as financial expertise, fundraising, donor relations, legal, policy development and human resources knowledge as well as familiarity with contemporary disability arts.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2019.

The Tangled Board of Directors is a working/policy Board and each member is expected to attend bi-monthly meetings (six per year) and commit to serving a two-year term. In addition to adhering to Board governance and overseeing the finances of the organization, ideal candidates will also help develop and implement strategies that will generate revenue, attract new supporters and build the gallery’s profile. Commitments of each Board member include:

1. Regular attendance at Board meetings and important related meetings. 2. A commitment to participate actively in priority work as it arises. 3. Staying informed about board matters, which include preparing in advance for meetings, and reviewing and commenting on minutes and reports.

4. Getting to know other board members and building a collegial working relationship that contributes to consensus. 5. Getting to know and staying informed about the programming activities of the organization and of the arts community in Toronto generally. 6. Participation in fundraising for the organization.

Board members are volunteers and therefore cannot be financially compensated for their work, or exhibit at Tangled while being on the Board.

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: Board@tangledarts.org by April 30, 2019 at 5pm.

We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. Tangled is strongly committed to equity within its community and to recruiting diverse members of the Board. Tangled encourages applications from all qualified candidates including persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons.

Potential candidates for the Tangled Art + Disability Board will be interviewed in May to determine your eligibility to run for election. Successful candidates will be notified by May 17, 2019 and they will be invited to begin their term in June. Candidates must be officially elected at the November, 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) where their names will be added to the slate of nominees put forward for election.

FLOURISHING: SOMEHOW WE STAY ATTUNED →

FLOURISHING: SOMEHOW WE STAY ATTUNED evokes new dynamics of the disabled experience in its attempts to re-world the narratives of non-normative futures of embodiment. As our world experiences drastic social and ethical changes we find ourselves facing a staggering amount of information. Therefore, we must look to the people who are attuned to these shifts; the artists and activists who represent the worlds in which they exist. Each artist’s lived experiences ground the starting point from which they explore their own interpretation of flourishing.

SOMEHOW WE STAY ATTUNED is an inquiry into the depths of how we navigate our bodies. The three featured artists do not present simple answers but rather, transform the gallery into a forum unfolding debate - within themselves, with each other, and with the audience.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Peter Owusu-Ansah, Sarah Ferguson, and Salima Punjani

COMMUNITY SESSION WITH PETER OWUSU-ANSAH
September 15, 12:00 - 2:00 pm: Tangled Art Gallery
Join Peter as he talks to the community about his art practice and techniques. Peter will also discuss the broader topic of flourishing as it relates to this exhibition and his work in general. 

ARTIST TALK WITH SALIMA PUNJANI, SARAH FERGUSON, PETER OWUSU-ANSAH
September 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm: Tangled Art Gallery
Join the artists as they explore the techniques, backgrounds, and subjects employed to create these incredible exhibitions. 

SECOND SATURDAY SOCIAL 
October 13, 2 pm - 4 pm: Tangled Art Gallery 
Tangled hosts social events on the second Saturday of the month centering the interests of our Blind and low vision communities. Second Saturday Socials include live description tours, interactive experiences, and artists sharing insights into their creative process.

To RSVP to October’s Second Saturday Social, please call or email Kristina McMullin at: 647-725-5066 or kristina@tangledarts.org

Call for Submission: Deaf, Mad and Disability Artists

Tangled Art + Disability is currently accepting applications from Deaf, Mad and disability-identified artists to create new work for an upcoming series of exhibitions which will run from September 2017 to April 2018 at Tangled Art Gallery in Toronto.

Tangled Art + Disability invites proposals for projects in any artistic discipline that reflect the expansive dimensions of disability arts and culture. For this exhibition Tangled is seeking creative works that explore Canada’s past, present and future, centering the experiences of Deaf, Mad and disabled people, and responding to the following questions:

• In what ways has Canada historically included or excluded us?

• How do we navigate the current realities of living and being in this country?

• How might we shape a future that truly embraces us?

Responses that relate to crip theory, intersectional identities and community-driven moments are welcome.

Tangled Art + Disability intends to reveal, celebrate and promote the work of diverse Canadian artists from Deaf, Mad and disability communities, and to bring attention and visibility to the contributions these artists are making to Canadian arts and culture. Tangled Art + Disability will support artists in developing thoughtful community-centered interactions and integrating inclusive practices of access and accessibility. Submissions from diverse communities and cultural backgrounds including Black, Indigenous, POC & LGBTQQIP2SAA are encouraged

Only submissions from Deaf, Mad and disability-identified artists will be considered. Written applications, as well as ASL video responses are accepted. Assistance in filling out the written application form is available, or applicants can respond to the questions in person if needed.

Applications will be accepted between March 9 and May 5, 2017. Contact Sean Lee at (647) 725-5064 to schedule an in person application or to book application writing assistance.

FieldTrips003 to Tangled Art + Disability with OCADSU in collaboration with Access Ryerson

About FieldTrips003
To celebrate the annual International Day for Persons with Disabilities on December 3, OCADSU and Access Ryerson will visit Mad Room by Gloria Swain with an exclusive artist talk and gallery tour. Please arrive at Student Union Office (6th floor, 230 Richmond St.) at 2:30 and we will walk together to be at the show for 3pm.

ACCESSIBILITY:
(Please message us if you have additional accessibility needs)
- The gallery is wheelchair accessible and all work is hung at an accessible level
- All visual work includes audio description
- Service animals are welcome at the gallery
- All exhibits include touchable art

In case we miss you, our exclusive trip is from 3-4pm at:
401 Richmond St. W S-122
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8

Contact: equity@ocadsu.org

INFO:
Mad Room is an exhibition on the theme of mental health to raise awareness, open conversation, and promote effective coping strategies and self-care through art. It features images and installations that symbolize institutionalization, forced medication, domestic abuse, sexual abuse and the stigmas that come with depression.

ARTIST BIO:
Gloria Swain is a multidisciplinary artist (painting, photography, poetry, installations) whose work stimulates an understanding of mental illness. She is currently completing her Masters in Environmental Studies.

Gloria holds a Certificate in Community Arts Practice and is a recipient of the York University Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award. Her work has shown at the Toronto Gladstone Hotel and various other venues. She is recipient of the Canadian International Black Women’s 100 Black Women to Watch.

Gloria’s practice includes work as a community arts facilitator and she coordinates art making spaces. Using art to explore mental health and (intergenerational) trauma, her art is an opportunity to share her own stories of mental health and create dialogue to remove the stigma. As a Black woman artist, she recognizes the lack of economic resources for marginalized people living with mental health issues and hopes to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Website:

About FieldTrips00
“FieldTrips00” is the first of the OCADSU's series of outings. The idea behind FieldTrips00 is this offers an opportunity for you to attend great events around the city with a friendly crew. This way, you don’t have to show up at events alone if you don’t want to, you can meet other OCADers across disciplines, and you have people to find the location with you - so if you get lost, we all get lost together.

VISUALIZING ABSENCE- TANGLED ART GALLERY

Visualizing Absence: Memorializing the histories of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Opening reception:  Nuit, Blanche, Saturday, October 3rd, 7-9 pm Exhibit dates and hours: Runs October 3rd through December 3rd, 2015 Tuesday through Friday: noon to 5pm Visualizing Absence: Memorializing the histories of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital is a collaborative art response to archival images, patient records, and hidden and lost stories and memories that constitute the historic Lakeshore grounds. Artists Alison Brenzil, Dave Clark, Stas Guzar, Susan Mentis, Lucy Pauker and Hannah Zbitnew, in collaboration with Anne Zbitnew, use a variety of media to publicly recover untold, hidden and forgotten histories. We respect the past by recognizing the Lakeshore grounds as Aboriginal land, and by remembering the psychiatric patients who built, lived, worked and died there. This exhibit follows Dr. Geoffery Reaume and other mad scholars, historians, activists, artists and allies who tell stories in a historical context from psychiatric patients’ perspectives. To paraphrase Thomas King: Take these stories. Do with them what you will. Tell your friends, ignore them, forget them. But don’t say you would live your life differently if you had only heard these stories. You have heard them now. There will be difficult but important themes of institutional life, including institutional violence and abuse, discussed and represented at this event. Co-presented by Tangled Art + Disability at the future home of Tangled Art Gallery and Anne Zbitnew DIRECTIONS TO TANGLED ART GALLERY The future home of the Tangled Art Gallery is located at 401 Richmond St. West, studio 122 on the main floor. The closest accessible subway station is at Union Station. The gallery is also accessible by the Spadina streetcar (Queen Street stop going south from Spadina Station, Richmond Street stop going north from Union Station), which is intermittently accessible. ACCESSIBILITY This event is in a barrier-free location. There is an accessible washroom on the 4th floor of 401 Richmond. We will have ASL interpretation and supportive listening. We request that you help us to make this a scent-free environment. The exhibit follows Smithsonian Museum guidelines for accessibility and inclusivity. Audio description of the artwork is available. Most of the artwork can be touched. The labels are in a large font and in plain language. The labels include a line drawing of the artwork. For any other accessibility arrangements or questions about accessibility, please contact Anne Zbitnew at visualizingabsence@gmail.com. This is a child-friendly event and a sober space. CONTACT Tangled Art + Disability Eliza Chandler eliza@tangledarts.org www.tangledarts.org 647.725.5064 Anne Zbitnew visualizingabsence@gmail.com Visualizing Absence Website: http://visualizingabsence.wix.com/visualizing-absence