Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Access Advisors' Open House at the de Young

Artwork by Patrick Wm. Connally

On August 6 the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will hold the 9th Annual Access Advisors' Open House and Disability Arts Festival at the de Young. The Access Advisors, a community-based committee of accessibility and art experts, initiated the Open House events to highlight everyday prize-winning accessibility at the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Taking advantage of the new Koret Auditorium as a performance space, this will be the second year we have paired with the Arts and Disabilities Network to expand the event into a Disability Arts Festival.  

With the Art Slam, which will be held on Saturday morning, we have the chance to celebrate the work of a large number of artists with disabilities in our museum. We will feature the work of 200 artists with disabilities in a slide show, with each object paired on the screen with the artist’s statement. Artists from around the country have contributed to the Art Slam, but most come from northern California, and many of them will be attending. We are looking forward to a “meet the artist” session and the artists' group photograph.

Probably the most dynamic aspect of the day will be the ten Saturday afternoon performances. Nine groups and individuals will be showcased in the de Young’s Koret Auditorium, and their performances range from excerpts from Grease (the Arc) to poetry (Patty Overland and Bob Guter); storytelling (Merijane Block); dance (Dandelion Dance Theater and the Two Stephaenies Activist Trio); poetry, rock and roll, and history (Sistahs wid’ Gaps); and poetry and jazz (Avotchja)... [more]

Posted by: Tish Brown | October 2 at 12:48:05 PM
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