I've been working on an art-based project about disabled people's experienced in the marketplace

leighannehigg

Hi Everyone, 

I am Leighanne Higgins!  

I am a researcher at Lancaster University and have been researching marketplace and commercial disability barriers since 2016. Throughout 2019, I conducted an art-based research project that asked disabled persons to create artworks that represent their experiences in the marketplace. We are currently exhibiting the artworks at Rural Arts in Thirsk, Yorkshire until the 30th of July.

If you can pop along and see us in person please do. However, for those who cannot come along please check out and subscribe to our Marketplace and I YouTube Channel where we are posting regular videos of the artworks. Here is the link to the channel: UCcVD9yT9HcvHXQ7oGPOxyYw 

I have shared here an image from the exhibition. It shows some very cool and very large wheelchair painting canvases, which  shares wheelchair and mobility experiences in commercial settings. The castle near the front of the image is the lovely Aurora's Castle which represents visual impairment experiences in the marketplace. In the corner, can you see the cello and cat play-area? This is a swimming installation, created by members from Piccadilly Support Services in Lancaster, to help educate the public on autism experiences in the marketplace. We have nine collections in total representing visible, hidden, cognitive, learning, mobility and sensory impairment, all showcased through song, dance, poetry, painting, sculpture and installations - so we have a little bit of everything here! 

Please post any questions, thoughts, comments here and I will get back to you and please do subscribe, like or comment on the YouTube Channel too if you would like to! 

Hope to hear from many of you soon and I hope this project/ exhibition will be of interest to many of you! Leighanne

Tori_Scope

Welcome to the community @leighannehigg Cool art project! Thanks for sharing.

Just to let you know, I've moved your post into a different category, and renamed it, so that people can find it more easily.

leighannehigg

Thanks for much for this @Tori_Scope - I really appreciate it as I am new to this forum!  I hope it will be of interest to lots at SCOPE. 

Thanks again, 
Leighanne 

Grinchy

very interesting art project, i will check out the videos later, but the picture looks great, welcome to the boards!

leighannehigg

Thanks @Grinchy - I hope you enjoy the videos when you get a chance to watch them, and if you have time please do let me know your thoughts on them! Thanks again for the lovely message and feedback! 

Grinchy

no problem, i have a background in making masks and creature type stuff, so i like seeing arty stuff, i'll let you know when check the videos out

leighannehigg

Sound very cool @Grinchy. You will maybe enjoy a video coming later this week showcasing a sculpture by Grace Igoe. It is called Fitting In and represents her experiences in the marketplace as an autistic person. Here is a wee preview of it for the moment!

Grinchy

thats really well done and thought provoking, looks ace