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  • A pink ribbon on the left, and the name Xenia Concerts written in black on a white background.

    PRIVATE EVENT – Concert-workshop with Xenia Concerts: Michael Bridge & Diane Kolin at Safehaven, in Toronto

    Xenia Concerts makes a private appearance at Safehaven with a family-friendly concert that embraces neurodiversity and disability! This collaboration between Xenia Concerts and Safehaven provides an inspiring musical experience to the organization’s attendees! This concert has been designed to be enjoyable and accessible for neurodivergent listeners, those with disabilities, and their families and caregivers. More […]

  • Coloured pencils and chalks with the words "Summer break" and ArtsAbly's logo

    Summer break 2024

    All activities of ArtsAbly, including the podcast, will be on summer break from September 1st to September 30, 2024.

  • Name of the symposium, the Fourth Annual Humanities Podcast Network Symposium, Best Practices, in white on a green background. The logo of the Humanities Podcast Network showing a radio tower sending green and blue waves is in the middle. Three people chatting together on the left, and a light bulb on the right.

    4th Annual Humanities Podcasting Network Symposium: Best Practices

    Online

    For this fourth iteration of the HPN Symposium, on November 8 and 9, 2024, we find ourselves interrogating, engaging with, and pushing the boundaries of the concept of  “best practices” and how it relates to humanities podcasting. Our initial inquiry was born out of a discussion about the need to counteract worker invisibility and exploitation […]

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  • Promotional graphic for ArtsAbly's 50th podcast episode. A picture of Diane Kolin is featured, with headshots of the thirteen other guests grouped together underneath Diane's photo. The text reads: ArtsAbly's 50th Podcast Episode. Friday June 13th at 6pm ET.

    Celebrate the 50th episode of ArtsAbly in Conversation – June 13 at 6 pm EST

    Online

    Welcome to ArtsAbly in Conversation with artists! ArtsAbly’s aim is to promote artists with disabilities through the podcast “ArtsAbly in Conversation” available on all streaming platforms and on YouTube. This special podcast episode will be the 50th since ArtsAbly was launched in 2024. It will be a live online discussion with artists who have been […]

  • Poster for the Music in the Village festival. Text says August 9 and 10 at 11:30 to 3:30 PM, Music in the Village, the Village at Black Creek, FabCollab Production. A picture shows performers on a porch.

    Music in the Village – The Village at Black Creek 2025

    The Village at Black Creek 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The past comes to life in the Village at Black Creek on August 9th and 10th, 2025. The upcoming shows will illuminate the historic village with live performances all weekend long! Travel through time and catch all of the acts by a range of all-star artists! ArtsAbly is the accessibility advisor for this event. We […]

  • AMS SMT 2025 Joint Annual Meeting, 6-9 November 2025, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    2025 Joint American Musicological Society and Society for Music Conference – Musicking in Disabled Community: Access Intimacy and Cultural Activism

    Hyatt Regency Minneapolis 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Organized by the AMS Music and Disability Study Group. Saturday, November 8, 2025. 12:30pm – 2:00pm CDT / 1:30pm – 3:00pm EST The Music and Disability Study Group of the AMS hosts three presentations and a conversation on the theme “Musicking in Disabled Community: Access Intimacy and Cultural Activism.” We have chosen three presentations that: […]

  • Logo of OCAD University, with three black squares with black text and transparent background, a big one in which the text OCAD University can be read, a smaller one with the text OCAD, and an even smaller one with the letter U.

    Lecture at OCAD University: Accessibility assessments of public art installations

    OCAD University 100 McCaul St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    My colleague Roman Romanov, Sessional Lecturer at OCAD University and fellow Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) Professional, invites Diane Kolin to present the public art accessibility assessments work frequently done by ArtsAbly to his class about accessibility and design. This presentation is not public.

  • UBC St John's College logo, with the text UBC in white on a blue background at the top, and St John's college in white on a red background at the bottom.

    ArtsAbly and UBC: Music and Collective Access Symposium

    St. John’s College 2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the Music and Collective Access Symposium, which will occur in February 2026 in Vancouver.   Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 Link to the event website: https://www.musiccollectiveaccess.com/ The event is free but registration is mandatory.   Organizers: Anabel Maler (UBC), Stefan Sunandan Honisch (UBC), Diane […]

  • Empower Arts logo with a hand signing the sign love, a wheelchair and an ear.

    Empower Arts 2.0 Summit – Beyond Access: Reimagining the Stage Through Disability Leadership

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) in collaboration with Blurring The Boundaries Arts (BTBA), the Research Centre for Music, Sound, and Society in Canada at Carleton University, the Canadian Accessible Musical Instruments Network, and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation invites you to Empower Arts 2.0, a public disability arts summit taking place during […]