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TKF is organising an Arts and Access Club for artists with lived experience of access barriers to making or experiencing art related to neurodiversity, d/Deafness, disability or sickness*. The idea is to think about access in the arts by making art and not just talking!
We will explore artworks and read artistic and critical disability studies texts. We’ll use our own creative practices and perspectives to respond and make new work.
*This also includes chronic illness (e.g. autoimmune conditions, asthma, diabetes etc.) and mental health conditions. Self identification is enough, you do not need to have a specific diagnosis to attend. If you are not sure if the club is for you, it probably is.
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We have space for 5 artists, and we are able to offer a small grant to support your creative work during the club of 3000NOK per person. This can be used to cover costs of travel, materials, or however you wish.
During the club, you can work on a small artistic outcome eg. a zine, a poem, a song, a photograph, a series of memes, a tiny film, dance or performance. There will be a possibility to share with the group, if you’d like to. You can continue with something you’re already working on, and think about how to integrate ideas from the club into your ongoing practice. You can spend as much or as little time as you like on the creative work you do outside of the club. The purpose of the club is to bring together artists who need this kind of space and to think about what access might be able to offer our practices and how we share them.
Dates and Times
Wednesday 22nd April 17-20:30
Wednesday 29th April 17-20:30
Wednesday 6th May 17-20:30 (no club 13th May)
Wednesday 20th May 17-20:30
More detailed invitation with accessibility information is available here
Spots will be offered on a first come first served basis. Respond by emailing niko: nikowearden@gmail.com
Image credit: Vivian WONG Wing Lam
Arrival
Tromsø Kunstforening is located at Mellomvegen 82. Parking is available around the back of the building, approx. 40m further up the hill from the main entrance.
Drop off is possible from the road approx. 17m in front of the main door. The closest bus stops are Bjørnøygata (approx. 230m away) and Strandkanten (approx. 350m away).
Entrance
The club takes place in the kitchen area of Tromsø Kunstforening. Which is accessed via a manual door 111cm wide with a lever handle 100cm from the ground. An additional pair door can be opened to make the entrance 157cm. The pair door has two flush bolts that need to be opened. During the club someone will be available to open the door for you if needed. The door is glass, so we will be able to see you coming, but you are also welcome to call niko on +358466314946 to let us know when you are arriving. To the main door there is a 70mm threshold, which is accessed via portable wooden threshold ramps on both sides of the door. The outside ramp has an incline of 1:11 and the inside ramp has an incline of 1:8.
Spots will be offered on a first come first served basis. Respond by emailing niko: nikowearden@gmail.com