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ArtsAbly's Bulletin
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Dear followers, dear friends,
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February and March have been active. Our 44th podcast episode was just published. This newsletter gives you an overview of all the recent episodes and disability arts news shared on ArtsAbly's social media platforms.
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We are pausing our activities until April 14th, stay tuned!
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ArtsAbly is out of office
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Our team is taking a break from now until April 14th. If you are missing us, be sure to catch up on all of the incredible artists we have chatted with so far in 2025. Also, be sure to check out the incredible resources each of them has shared.
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Podcast
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Info and platforms
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"ArtsAbly in Conversation" is the name of our podcast. It is available:
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- on YouTube in video format with transcripts and closed captions
- on our website in audio format with transcripts
- on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music
Here is the link to the podcast on the website. You will find links to our YouTube channel, to the Spotify and Apple Music platforms, and to a number of other platforms that now host the podcast, such as YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and Deezer.
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Episode 40: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Brianna Matzke
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In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Brianna Matzke, a pianist, musical director and music educator, based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Episode 41: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Precious Perez
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In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Precious Perez, a blind Latin artist based in Kentucky. She is also the current President of RAMPD, Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities.
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Episode 42: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Traci Foster
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In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Traci Foster, a Canadian-based artist and educator living in Regina in Canada.
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Episode 43: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Mercedes Lysaker
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In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Mercedes Yvonne Lysaker is a cellist, a teacher and a scholar based in New York City.
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Episode 44: ArtsAbly in Conversation with Erman Türkili
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In this episode, ArtsAbly is in conversation with Erman Türkili, a Musician and Assistant Professor at Bahcesehir University, in Istanbul, Turkey, and the founder of the House of Arts and Sciences in Istanbul.
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Disability Arts News
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We regularly share news from the disability arts community, in Canada or elsewhere. Here are a few links we shared on our social media platforms. If you would like us to post an article you find interesting or one of your news, don't hesitate to contact us.
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Radical Access
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Radical Access launched in full in 2022, beginning a ten-year social change project in partnership with Arts Access Victoria that imagines a radical version of best practice accessibility for the independent arts sector and moves the conversation beyond the provision of access services into cultural equity.
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Reframing Disability: Music accessibility for d/Deaf people
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The India Inclusion Summit invites the best musicians in the country to perform at the Summit. To make the music accessible to the deaf community, Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpreters take a prominent spot on the stage as well on the huge display monitors across the venue, signing the lyrics and the beats.
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The O2 is the first UK arena to achieve ‘Platinum’ accessibility status with Attitude is Everything
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The O2 has announced that it has been awarded Platinum status by disability charity Attitude is Everything, in recognition of the venue’s commitment to improving accessibility for disabled fans, artists, and staff. A proud and longstanding advocate for improved accessibility in music and live event venues, The O2 is the first UK arena to achieve Platinum status, having previously been the first UK arena to achieve Gold status back in 2013.
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Hasvat Informant's push for dance music accessibility
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Mike Bkyth, aka Hasvat Informant is a Naarm/Melbourne-based DJ & producer, known for releases across labels like Amniote Editions, Mama Told Ya and Blue Hour, with a recent tour to Europe seeing him perform at Berghain, Mala Junta, Club Raum and many more. Mike is part of a new wave of techno influencing scenes around the world, who has been a crucial part of Naarm’s scene since he was old enough to drink. He became a paraplegic at 18, and uses a wheelchair.
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Crip Arte Spazio: The Disability Arts Movement in Venice
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"Crip Arte Spazio: The Disability Arts Movement in Venice" is an exhibit that focuses on the UK Disability Arts Movement (DAM)—its history and its contemporary progeny. The exhibit is curated by David Hevey, the CEO of Shape Arts, the UK disability-led arts organization and producer of "DAM in Venice."
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Support us
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