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Disruptions 04: Shannon Finnegan
October 29, 2019 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
| Location: | Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, located at 355 Cooper Street in downtown Ottawa |
| Cost: | Free |
Carleton University Art Gallery invites you to a talk by Brooklyn-based artist and activist Shannon Finnegan: “A Completely Customized World Where Everything Is Just How I Like and Need It.”
This is the fourth event in CUAG’s “Disruptions: Dialogues on Disability Art” series, curated by Michael Orsini to generate dialogue about contemporary art as a force for challenging ableism. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! Light refreshments will be provided.
Shannon will discuss her evolving relationship to access and protest as an artist, speaking to why the accessibility of her work is important, as an integral part of the creative process rather than as an afterthought. Together, we’ll learn about how she responds to inaccessibility through her work and how that has the potential to push organizations and institutions to improve their access practices.
Inspired by Shannon’s project Museum Benches, we invite you to design your own audience space. We’ll provide chairs, pillows, mats and other materials (though you’re welcome to bring your own!) so that everyone can collaboratively create their ideal way to experience Shannon’s talk.
The Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre is a fully accessible space, with an elevator and barrier-free washrooms. ASL interpretation will be provided. Service animals are welcome. Please help us make this a scent-free environment.
Should you have any disability-related requirements, please contact Victoria by 15 October at victoria.mcglinchey@carleton.ca or (613) 520-2600, ext. 2929.