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Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba (AANM) is now accepting applications for the new fall mentorship AANM Art Salons. The Art Salons will feature three outstanding leaders in the disability community from different artistic practices. This program is for emerging artists (visual, literacy and performance based) to receive critical feedback and engage in group discussions about their work
Debbie Patterson will be working with 6-8 theatre artists, Yvette Cenerini will be working with 6-8 visual artists, and Kate Grisim will be working with 6-8 writers. These Art Salons will allow for participants to meet as a group to discuss and receive feedback on their artistic practice. There will also be one-on-one meetings with the leaders for each participant to receive more focused and detailed critiques. The first meeting for each group will be staggered during the fall/winter of 2020/21. Each group will have the opportunity to share their work in a public presentation. If you need any assistance with your application for any reason please contact Jenel Shaw at (204)336-2366 or info@aanm.ca . Preference will be given to Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) artists.
This call is open to all Deaf and/or disabled visual artists, writers and theatre artists.
Call For Writers
Writers Leader: Kate Grisim
![Headshot of Kate Grisim](http://www.aanm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Kate-Grisim.jpeg)
Kate Grisim has been part of the writers’ scene in Winnipeg for many years. In the Spring of 2014, Kate was the Guest Editor of Geez Magazine (Issue 33, Disability and Ableism). She was the writer-in-residence for the Manitoba Writer’s Guild in the Summer of 2014 where she met with 2-3 writers per week to provide them with a one-on-one critique of their work. Kateworked as a teacher’s assistant in 2014 at the University of Winnipeg for the ENG-39200 Cultural Representations of Disability in Literature and Text course. Kate’s writing includes Are there Cliques in Heaven? published in Prairie Fire’s Spring 2015 magazine, Why we Need to Change the Narratives Surrounding Disability published in Wordgathering’s September 2015 journal and Body as Beautiful which will be published in an anthology called Disabled Voices in March of 2020. Kate’s experience working as a writer-in-residence and as a teacher’s assistant make Kate an ideal choice to lead our writers.
Start Date: First group meeting will be Saturday October 3rd, 2020 from 12pm-3pm (location tba)
To Submit: Deadline September 8th 2020
Please send the following information to Jenel Shaw at info@aanm.ca
- CV
- Excerpt of written work (Maximum of 15 pages)
- Statement of Intent: Please include your main writing styles (i.e. fiction, biographical, short stories, etc.), what you hope to achieve/learn through the Art Salons, if you identify as a part of a marginalized community and any access needs that you require. 1 page max.
Call For Visual Artists
Visual Artists Leader: Yvette Cenerini
![Headshot of Yvette Cenerini](http://www.aanm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Yvette-Cenerini.jpg)
Yvette Cenerini has long been a pillar in the disability art community. After graduating with her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Manitoba in 2010, Yvette has had her artwork in group exhibitions in Manitoba, Ontario and Québec every year, including a solo exhibition in 2014 at La Maison des artistes visuels francophones. Yvette has worked tirelessly on the board of directors of many art organizations such as Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art and La Maison des artistes visuels francophone. Yvette has facilitated many workshops, including grant writing and artist statements. She earned her bachelor of Education from Université de Saint-Boniface in 2001, and is experienced in facilitating classes and workshops. Yvette has been on numerous peer assessment panels which has further honed her skill in the evaluation of artwork.
Start Date:
First Group Meeting will be on Saturday October 24th, 2020 from 12pm-3pm at the La Maison des artistes visuels francophone (101-219 Provencher Blvd.)
.To Submit: Deadline September 8th 2020
Please send the following information to Jenel Shaw at info@aanm.ca
- CV
- Images: Submit up to 5 images in the following format:
-JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
-1.5 MB max
-RBG colour mode (full colour mode)
-file names: 01InitialsYearTitle.jpg (Image number, applicant’s initials, year of the work, title of the work)
- Statement of Intent: include your artistic medium, what you hope to achieve/learn through the Art Salons, if you identify as a part of a marginalized community and any access needs that you require. 1-page max.
Call for Theatre Artists
Theatre Artists Leader: Debbie Patterson
![Headshot of Debbie Patterson](http://www.aanm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Debbie-Patterson.jpg)
As a well-known actor, director, and playwright, Debbie Patterson has long been a source of great strength and support for the disability community. In the early 1990s Debbie was one of the founding members of Shakespeare in the Ruins. In 2016 Debbie starred as Richard the III with Shakespeare in the Ruins which was the first professional Canadian production of Richard III featuring an actor with disabilities in the title role. Debbie has continued to push the boundaries for performing artists by founding the Sick + Twisted Theatre company in 2016. Sick + Twisted Theatre is dedicated to creating work exploring the experience of living with a disability. Debbie received the Activist of the Year Award from the United Nations Platform for Action Committee in 2014 and the Making a Mark award from the Winnipeg Arts Council in 2017. Debbie’s accolades and credits are too numerous to list here but a quick glance at her CV illustrates her incredible body of work. Along with Debbie’s experience with creating theatre as an actor, director and playwright, she has also dedicated a large amount of her time mentoring and coaching the new generation of performing artists with an emphasis on mentoring/coaching performing artists with disabilities.
Start Date: Deadline September 8th 2020
First Group Meeting will be on Saturday November 14th, 2020 from 12pm-3pm at Prairie Theatre Exchange(Unit Y300-393 Portage Avenue, 3rd level in Portage Place Mall)
To Submit:
Please send the following information to Jenel Shaw at info@aanm.ca
- CV
- Any relevant past work in theatre such as written works, set design, short clip of a performance, reviews, still photos, etc.
- Statement of Intent: include your theatre profession, what you hope to achieve/learn through the Art Salons, if you identify as a part of a marginalized community and any access needs that you require. 1-page max.