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Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba is a regional not-for-profit artist run charitable organization dedicated to the full inclusion of artists and audiences with disabilities into all facets of the arts community.

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Congratulations to the 2023 AANM Grant winners!

This is a photograph of Adriana Alarcón. Adriana is a Guatemalan woman in her late 30s with beautiful curly black hair and clear caramel skin. Adriana is smiling and her dimples are shining through. She is wearing pink rimmed glasses, a dark shirt with a floral motif and a necklace with many stones.
Alarcón is an artist living on Treaty 1 territory. A first-generation immigrant from Guatemala of complex identities, Alarcón is Latine, cisgender, queer, sober and living with disability. As a mestiza woman, she recognizes Spanish and Maya K’ekchi’ ancestry (though no direct claim to Indigenous community). These identities guide her work to explore contradictions and connections. Alarcón incorporates cultural craft traditions and ancestral knowledge with contemporary narratives using fibre-based crafts, such as knitting, crochet, embroidery, beading and weaving. Alarcon relates her craft work to her relationship with the body. Specifically, the disabled body and how it must trudge through life’s circumstances with and despite additional snags. She has a bachelor’s degree from York University in Cultural Studies. Alarcón combines her art practice with arts administration in Toronto and Winnipeg working at artist-run centres such as A Space, CARFAC Ontario, Craft Action TO, Steps and MAWA. She enjoys speaking publicly about Craftivism and teaching craft based practices.
This is a photograph of Andi Leaf Pankratz during a performance. Andi is a white woman in her late 20s with long brown hair. The space is dark with a screen in the background which shows a projection of Andi wearing a white dress that is falling off her shoulders and chest. Her nipples are covered with red tape. In front of the screen Andi is on her knees and interacting with a metal circle with string attached like a net. Andi is wearing a wrap around her waist and is not wearing a top
Leaf Pankratz is an emerging nonbinary, HoH artist. Their work as an interdisciplinary creator and producer includes drag performance, contemporary dance, physical theatre, and circus arts. They first began training in theatre at the age of four, and have continued ever since expanding into improv comedy, physical theatre, and musical theatre. A recent graduate of the University of Winnipeg with a BAH degree in linguistics and theatre, and graduate of the previously offered Deaf Studies program through Red River College, Pankratz has also trained with SITI company, Prairie Circus Arts, and the National Ballet School of Canada. Pankratz’s short film, Adamah, has screened internationally as an official selection of the Circus International Film Festival, and in the Reel Pride Winnipeg shorts competition. Their live performance adaptation/continuation piece debuted at the Helmut Gallery in Leipzig, Germany.
This is a photograph of m. patchwork monoceros. mel is a black woman in her 40s or 50s and is smiling and looking directly at the viewer. mel is wearing a black hat with a rim, funky orange glasses, a black and white striped shirt and jewelry and piercings on ger ears and nose.
Currently based in Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, MB), m. patchwork monoceros is a poet and interdisciplinary artist exploring polysensory creation and somatic grief. Engaging poetry, memoir, textiles, and film, their work considers a collective qrip (queer+crip) consciousness by connecting to marvelous bodies living with complexity as sick or disabled. monoceros lives and works in Treaty 1/Winnipeg, MB; home of the Métis First Nation and the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Dene, Cree, Dakota and Oji-Cree Nations with their menagerie of dogs, cats, plants, corvids and works in progress.
This is a photograph of Ryan Smoluk in his studio. Ryan is a white man in his 40s. He is smiling slightly at the camera and stands with his arms crossed. Ryan has a shaved head and clean shaved face. He is wearing a black button up top. Ryan is standing in front of his artwork which features many intricate details.
Ryan Smoluk is a powerful self-advocate and a seasoned spokesman for Autism Awareness. His art has been showcased internationally. Ryan’s art has been featured on several television interviews, magazine articles and books including two beautiful art books titled, “Artism, The Art of Autism” and “The Heart of Autism” by Debbie Hosseini. Ryan continues to exhibit his artwork in galleries. Ryan has a very unique style that is original to him. His artworks feature multi-layered detail which explores the way that Ryan sees the world. Ryan feels that Autism is both a blessing and a curse.

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Adam Schwartz

This is a poster advertising the show of comedian Adam Schwartz. In the centre is his photo. He is a young man with short dark hair and a friendly smile. Discongruently, because he is wearing a casual polo shirt in grey and black stipes, he is also sporting a golden, bejeweled crown. A green blanket is tied over his shoulders like a cape. At the top of the poster in purple video-game font is Adam Schwartz’s name. To the right are two dialogue bubbles declaring “live standup“ and “cash bar.” To the left is the info: November 4, 7pm, and the venue address: 100 Arthur St. Output Venue, 2nd Floor Artspace Building. Below are the logos for Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba, and Canada Council for the Arts.

BIOAdam Schwartz is an autistic comedian, playwright, neurodiversity advocate and the founder of Neurohilarity. He has been using comedy to make sense of a crazy…

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Crip Strength: Art + Body + Mind

Crip Strength: Art + Body + Mind

Juried art exhibition Crip Strength: Art + Body + Mind will explore the concept of what is “normal” when it comes to disability. Through art, many…

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Troy Lindstrom – #NotA

This is a poster advertising the art show of Troy Lindstrom. His name is emblazoned at the top, in a white comic-book font with slight red glow, over a green background. Below is a self-portrait drawing in an ornate black frame. The artist is a middle-aged man sporting a beard and glasses. He has a severe expression. The drawing is titled with the phrase “I am a person with a disability”. In the bottom corner, on a green background, we find the show title: “#NotA,” and the information: opening Oct. 7, 6-9pm, 102-329 Cumberland Ave. Wpg and aanm.ca/online-exhibitions, as well as the logos for Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba and Canada Council for the Arts. The entire right side of the poster is filled with portions of his drawings, on which we glimpse words in various comic-book fonts: “Not A Monster, Not Weak, Not Soulless, Not a Joke,” etc.

STATEMENT: The #NotA series was created to confront implicit bias targeting people with a disability. As an artist, I want people to view these illustrations…

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Call for Submissions!

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The poster shows a bright yellow smiley face ballon headed figure in a powder blue long sleeved shirt. In its right hand it holds a…

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L.Zastre – 50 Plus

This is an advertisement for an art show by Lani Zastre. The title of the show, at the top of the poster in bold font reads: “50 PLUS.” Front and centre is a graphite drawing of an elderly heterosexual couple, in tones of grey. The two are depicted in bed, with blankets drawn up to their nude chests, clasping each other and laughing intimately, nose-to-nose. The man is bald, save some lower fringe; the woman’s hair is white. Show information is presented in shades of grey-blue text, reading: “A solo art show by Lani Zastre, inspired by the photography of Arianne Clement. Opening September 9, 2022, 6-9pm. 102-329 Cumberland Ave, Winnipeg, and aanm.ca/online-exhibitions.” Along the side of the image are logos for Canada Council for the Arts and Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba.

Painting by Lani Zastre BIO L(ani) Zastre is Manitoba born. She grew up in Alberta but made her way back to…

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Art Work Provides Insight into Mental Illness

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By Ryan Smoluk Insight into mental IllnessDownload

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