Posted Tuesday February 10 2015 at 9:11 pm
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.
Thank you.
Posted Thursday January 08 2015 at 05:51 am
The Alliance of Artists Communities is partnering with the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to provide 12 residencies for visual artists and writers with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) at three host sites: Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Ragdale Foundation (Lake Forest, IL), and Santa Fe Art Institute (Santa Fe, NM).
Creative Access offers artists with SCI the rare opportunity for concentrated time dedicated to their creative practice in a supportive residency community. Awardees will be offered a one-month residency at one of the three host sites, including room and board, a $500 stipend, plus room/board and travel support ($250) for a personal assistant/caregiver if needed.
The deadline to apply is January 15, 2015.
More information and application.
Posted Monday November 17 2014 at 10:12 pm
The beauty and brutality of football seduce Mike to stray from the path his father had mapped out for him, but when a standard play goes catastrophically wrong, Mike has to tackle the past and make peace with the man he dreamed he would be. Played in four quarters with a half-time show, dance company, and a drumline. COLOSSAL's explosive theatrical storytelling and full-contact physicality carries this not-to-be-missed summer event all the way to the end zone.
More info about the production can be found at Company One Theatre's website.
Company One Theatre is committed to having this role played by an actor and/or athlete with a disability similar to the character of Mike. It is necessary that potential candidates have a very developed upper body like that of an athlete and be able to use a manual wheelchair.
Mike is about 22 years old, any race. The level of paralysis will be adjusted, depending on the actor/athlete. Before the accident, Mike was a dancer, a football player, and an extraordinary physical presence. He is passionate, loyal, and stubborn. Experience with theatrical performance is great, but not necessary.
There will be a one-week workshop during the week of March 23, 2015. Rehearsals will begin on May 31, 2015. Colossal will run from July 17-August 16, 2015 at the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion. The theatre is fully accessible and other specific accommodations will be provided, if necessary.
For more information, questions, or to get a copy of the play, contact Josh Glenn-Kayden at auditions@companyone.org.
