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Disability art is a concept which was developed out of the disability arts movement. [7] In the disability arts movement disability art stood for "art made by disabled people which reflects the experience of disability." [8] To be making disability art in the disability arts movement it is conditional on being a person with a disability.
Disability in the arts is an aspect within various arts disciplines of inclusive practices involving disability.It manifests itself in the output and mission of some stage and modern dance performing-arts companies, and as the subject matter of individual works of art, such as the work of specific painters and those who draw.
The affiliated gallery space for both studios, Circle Contemporary, was founded in 2017. It is the only Chicago gallery dedicated to exhibiting the work of artists both with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. [9] Exhibitions are co-curated by guest curators from the wider arts community and curators from Arts of Life. [10]
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), [3] and formerly mental retardation (in the United States), [4] [5] [6] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
Creative Growth Art Center is a nonprofit arts organization, based in Oakland, California, that provides studios, supplies, and gallery space to artists with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities. [1] [2] It is one of the oldest and largest art center for people with disabilities in the world. [3]
Theatre and disability is a subject focusing on the inclusion of disability within a theatrical experience, enabling cultural and aesthetic diversity in the arts. Showing disabled bodies on stage can be to some extent understood as a political aesthetic as it challenges the predominately abled audience's expectations as well as traditional theatre conventions.
Artists with disabilities by nationality (7 C). Photographers with disabilities (1 C, 15 P) A. Autistic artists (44 P) B. Blind artists (1 C, 33 P) D. Deaf artists (93 P)
NIAD Art Center (Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for artists with developmental and physical disabilities, founded in 1982 and based in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California. The organization provides studios, supplies, and gallery space.