Exploring the notion of disability arts as the “last avant-garde” movement, as coined by Turner Prize-nominated artist Yinka Shonibare, this course considers how the inclusion of disability arts "crips" or productively disrupts, arts and culture. Through a series of case studies and on the ground explorations that interrogate access and disability culture, we will explore how this movement is giving rise to new curatorial practices that are shaping new and exciting standards of artistic excellence.

Over three weeks, curators and arts programmers will learn standards and strategies for ensuring that their projects are accessible. Further, we will go beyond accessibility strategies to discover the subversive, innovative and exciting possibilities that accessible curatorial practice gives rise to.

This course is part of the 7-month Inclusive Curatorial Practices Program, which explores the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, age, and disability in curating.

Image: Body Farm, Valentin Brown. 2019. Michelle Peek Photography courtesy of Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology & Access to Life, Re•Vision: The Centre for Art & Social Justice at the University of Guelph

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