ARTnews: “Now Is the Time to Address Issues of Accessibility for Artists and Institutions” by Sara Reisman - 1/4/21

Carmen Papalia’s performance Mobility Device, 2019, on the High Line. Photo: Carlos David. [Image Description: A group of people walk through a raised park in New York City. At the forefront of the group are several people wearing red, mostly playing brass instruments.]

Now Is the Time to Address Issues of Accessibility for Artists and Institutions by Sara Reisman

January 4, 2021 1:38pm

This past summer, even as it was becoming clear that 2020 would be remembered for the abrupt funneling of social and professional life onto virtual platforms, I came to think it might also be the year that we once and for all expanded our notions of accessibility in physical space. The impetus for this came when artist Carmen Papalia and I got together for a talk to examine how “access”—a term used loosely in the cultural sector to encapsulate everything from disability rights to matters of diversity and inclusion—can be broadened in response to our changing times. Presented by the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, a philanthropic art and social justice organization for which I work as executive and artistic director…

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