Kerry Cottle, Occupational Therapy student at the University of New Hampshire, contacted us hoping we could assist with her honors thesis. Kerry is seeking participants for a research project: "Exploring the Adaptive Process of Artists with Acquired Disability".
Purpose of the study: Examine the experiences of artists who have had an illness or injury that has led to a disability. About 5-10 artists will be interviewed in order to gain a better understanding of the adaptation process of these artists.
- Are you a professional or semi-professional artist who works in 2-Dimensions?
- Have you experienced an illness or injury that has effected your ability to engage
in your work?
- Do you want to gain some exposure while helping contribute knowledge to the
fields of rehabilitative health and the visual arts?
If you answered yes to all three questions, and are 18 years or older, contact Kerry Cottle, Occupational Therapy student at the University of New Hampshire, kad255@wildcats.unh.edu, 603-660-9146, about participating in the study.
Fixed explores the implications of emerging human enhancement technologies through the experiences of 5 people with disabilities; a scientist, a journalist, a disability justice educator, a bionics engineer, and an exoskeleton test pilot. The film challenges commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds. March 1, 2015 7:00 PM, Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland.
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This webinar offers tools for individuals who are interested in (or have already been) creating professional level works, but are "stuck" on what must actually happen once the work is finished and needs to find placement in the public market. With modern healthcare creating ever more solutions for individuals with disabilities or chronical illness, these individuals are experiencing better qualities of life. However, these advances have also created a new population where individuals are often too ill to work, but too educated or talented to allow those capabilities to go to waste. Our lead presenter is part of that population and actively seeks ways to help fellow artists make the most of their talents and therefore, their lives.
The Least You Need to Know – With the rise of self-publishing and low cost creator ownership/marketing, there is an excess of advice about what actually needs to be done by an artist for his or her work to be considered professional. We will give the absolute basics that artists need to know copyrighting and distributing work in the literary and visual arts.
What To Do Next – We will answer specific issues brought up by attendees, solving their specific problem so that webinar attendee can take next step in either starting/completing a project or getting work out to public/relevant audiences.
