October 2009 AAAWD Meeting Notice

Calling All Artists With Disabilities in the Twin Ports and the Arrowhead region of Minnesota! You are cordially invited to attend the next meeting of AAAWD:

When: Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 5 pm

Where: DRCC - Soft Hands is located at: 1902 East Superior St. in Duluth (1 block East of HDC's CSP offices). Look for the building resembling a convenience store on the South side of the street. If you have any questions, email Todd Reed. Soft Hands is located on busline: DTA Route 6 - 7 East Mainline UMD - Lakeside.

What: We will be discussing the following questions (see below). Craig Dunn from VSA arts of Minnesota will be up to facilitate and videotape our discussion of these questions. The videotape will be included as part of “Changing Landscapes: Symposium on the Arts & Disability” an engaging symposium focusing on strengthening opportunities for children, youth and adults with disabilities to participate in the arts to be held at the University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum on October 30. Craig will bring light refreshments and also fill us in about an upcoming opportunity for us to exhibit our artwork at the DECC in October.

Here are the questions:

1. How did you get started in making art? (suggestions: on your own, parent or sibling got me started, took a class after school, took art class in school)

2. Has your disability shaped your art? Do you see it as separate from your art? Is it part of the art work that you create?

3. In terms of marketing your art, do you want people to know that you are an artist with a disability or doesn’t it matter? Why or why not.

4. What does success as an artist mean to you? What keeps you going?

5. When you were a child, did you get to make art or take art classes? What kinds of opportunities did you have? (suggestions: make art on own, take classes, go to galleries)

6. What role does your art have in your life? How has your life changed on account of creating art now, as opposed to before when you did not create art?

7. Think about experiences you have had. Have these experiences influenced your art?

8. Who would you like to see your art?

9. What kind of supports do you find helpful in creating and/or promoting your art? And what kinds of supports are not so helpful to you?

10. What other opportunities out in the world (to exhibit and/or sell your work, to learn new artistic techniques and/or new approaches to the creative process, etc.) would you like to see available to you to grow as an artist?

September 2009 AAAWD Meeting Notice

Calling All Artists With Disabilities in the Twin Ports and the Arrowhead region of Minnesota! You are cordially invited to attend the next meeting of AAAWD:

When: Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 pm

Where: DRCC - Soft Hands is located at: 1902 East Superior St. in Duluth (1 block East of HDC's CSP offices). Look for the building resembling a convenience store on the South side of the street. If you have any questions, email Todd Reed. Soft Hands is located on busline: DTA Route 6 - 7 East Mainline UMD - Lakeside.

What: We will be discussing some questions (see below) in preparation for our upcoming October 6 meeting when Craig Dunn from VSA arts of Minnesota will be up to facilitate and videotape our discussion of these questions. The videotape will be included as part of “Changing Landscapes: Symposium on the Arts & Disability” an engaging symposium focusing on strengthening opportunities for children, youth and adults with disabilities to participate in the arts to be held at the University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum on October 30. Craig will bring light refreshments and also fill us in about an upcoming opportunity for us to exhibit our artwork at the DECC in October.

Here are the questions:

1. How did you get started in making art? (suggestions: on your own, parent or sibling got me started, took a class after school, took art class in school)

2. Has your disability shaped your art? Do you see it as separate from your art? Is it part of the art work that you create?

3. In terms of marketing your art, do you want people to know that you are an artist with a disability or doesn’t it matter? Why or why not.

4. What does success as an artist mean to you? What keeps you going?

5. When you were a child, did you get to make art or take art classes? What kinds of opportunities did you have? (suggestions: make art on own, take classes, go to galleries)

6. What role does your art have in your life? How has your life changed on account of creating art now, as opposed to before when you did not create art?

7. Think about experiences you have had. Have these experiences influenced your art?

8. Who would you like to see your art?

9. What kind of supports do you find helpful in creating and/or promoting your art? And what kinds of supports are not so helpful to you?

10. What other opportunities out in the world (to exhibit and/or sell your work, to learn new artistic techniques and/or new approaches to the creative process, etc.) would you like to see available to you to grow as an artist?