Touching Craft (Undue Burden)

When

Sat, Nov. 9, 2024 from 2-6pm

Where

5212 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19139

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Price

Pay-what-you-can ($15 suggested donation)

A picture of a collage of various artworks by Vinetta Miller. The background is purple. From top left: an orange and white fish with white and blue on its fins. The fish is blowing blue bubbles. Next to the drawing of the fish is a photograph of Vinetta’s black and white cat, Benjamin, seen here from behind as he relaxes in the “loaf” position. Next to the cat is a piece of art that looks like a person on their side, with pink skin, purple pants, and orange hair. In the next row of art, directly underneath is a Black person with yellow hair, blue eyes, red lips, and light purple clothing. To the right is a photograph of a tote bag with a diamond-shaped image in abstract green and blue coloring. Next to that is a portrait of a person with brown skin and grey hair and clothing on a pink background. The final piece in this row is a tiny picture of a tote bag with yellow dots around a painting of two people dressed in semi-formal attire. In the final row of the collage is another picture of Benjamin, Vinetta’s cat, this time from the front. Next to Benjamin is a cranberry-colored shirt with a drawing of a person’s head and hair in a type of bleached white. Finally, in the center of the picture is a bunch of baby photos of Vinetta, in sepia-tone, black and white, and color.

Image by Vinetta Miller; Image ID in alt text

Touching Craft is the opening celebration for Undue Burden‘s “Haptic Gallery” of touchable art by sick and disabled visual artists. The event also includes a gallery tour and two workshops on making visual art more accessible. By expanding and disrupting our ideas of the “visual,” we can create change around systemic oppression and build more robustly creative art worlds.

We welcome:

Sick, disabled, Mad, neurodivergent, blind, and D/deaf gallery goers and artists
Those interested in integrating more access into their arts spaces
Artists and craftspeople of all kinds
Anyone who gets a little thrill out of touching art!

The “Haptic Gallery” will be on view through November as part of Undue Burden (Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2024), a community archive and event series celebrating the experiences of Disabled people.

Event Schedule

2:15-2:45pm: Workshop – Audio description for Visual Art

Learn how to create greater access for visual art by drafting your own image descriptions.

2:45-3:15pm: Workshop – Haptic Tours: What to Know When Organizing

Learn how to organize creative access for a haptic gallery or gallery tour.

3:15-4pm: Deep Touch Gallery Tour

A deep touch tour of the “Haptic Gallery” by project artist Shannon Brooks.

4-6pm: Gallery Opening Reception

Opening reception with light refreshments available.

4-6pm: Stamping Practice Station

Interact with the central UNDUE BURDEN archive exhibit through stamping.

Accessibility Notes

The venue and restroom are wheelchair accessible. For more notes on accessibility including nearby parking, please visit our Accessibility landing page.
Masks required and provided. Please rapid test before you attend and stay home if you are sick. Tests will be provided if you forget.
Air purifiers provided. Unmasking area for gallery snacks is curtained off but not totally separate.
Auto captioning provided.
QR codes available for audio descriptions of archive materials.
Low sensory areas provided.
Comfy and larger seating provided.

Share additional accessibility needs through the ticket registration page, or by emailing Mary Zhou (mary@paintedbride.org). Please share by Oct. 26 to allow us adequate time to prepare. We will do our best for requests received after this date.

Featured Artists

Julia Havard

Miranda Blas

Miriam Saperstein

Maggie Mills

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