Sacha Kopelow, Author at Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba

In front of a room whose walls are covered floor to ceiling with yellow sticky-notes, we read a promo for a Call to Photographers on a large yellow sticky note. Large blue lettering proclaims “DEADLINE NOV 20, 2024” at the top. Below a blue scribbled underline we find the rest of the info in plain bright pink font: “AANM IS PARTNERING WITH LA MAISON DES ARTISTES VISUELS FRANCOPHONE TO MOUNT A JURIED EXHIBITION IN THE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL. SELECTED ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE $462 CARFAC FEE TO EXHIBIT IN THE LA MAISON STUDIO GALLERY. YOU MUST IDENTIFY AS DEAF OR DISABLED TO APPLY FOR THIS SHOW. SEND TO PROGRAMMING@AANM.CA: ARTIST CV, PHOTOGRAPHY- UP TO 6 IMAGES, MAX SIZE 200MB.” In the lower right corner are the logos for Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba, Flash Festival, and La Maison.

Call to photographers: Flash Fest

October 16, 2024 Opportunities

Call to Photographers! FLASH Photographic Festival began as an annual event in 2014, to promote photographic artists through the presentation of multiple shows over one….

Surrounded by a background of dark grey-blue, the main image is a photo Kay Kassirer. Kay is young and white, crouched relaxedly atop a cement ledge, with a chain fence behind. They are wearing an oversized faded jean jacket, daisy-print pants, a black hoodie, a purple knit cap, and dark rimmed glasses. Kay’s head is turned towards us, their red curly hair peeking out from under the cap, with an open, friendly smile. The logos for Under the Table, the Province of Manitoba, and AANM appear along the bottom.

Kay Kassirer – Poetry

October 3, 2024 AANM Events

Statement This collection of poems by Kay Kassirer weaves together stories of disability, queerness, and sex work, examining the interconnectedness of these topics. Kassirer….

This is a promo for the visual art exhibition by Gabby Da Silva titled ‘FRIENDS OF A SICK GIRL’. This info is written in the centre of the image in pink type font, surrounded by colourfull digital drawings of body parts (purple brain, pink stomach, green lungs, red musculature, etc.) against a white background. Along the left side in pink font: OPENING APRIL 5, 6-9PM AANM GALLERY 329 CUMBERLAND AVE. WPG AND AANM.CA/ONLINE-EXHIBITIONS. Along the right side are the logos for Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba and the Province of Manitoba.

Gabby Da Silva – FRIENDS OF A SICK GIRL

April 5, 2024 Online Exhibitions

Friends of a Sick Girl (2022 –) Friends of a Sick Girl is a collection of live-action and animation shorts. Each short features a “friend,”….

This is a poster for a visual art show by Katrina Craig. The artist’s name and the show’s title (SICK PARTY) are written in thin black hand lettering atop a hand-drawn image in tones of peach, orange, and beige. In the image, two hands, each with fingers bowed and knotted like rubbery noodles, are raised up on long arms that are likewise woven and undulating. On a strip of dark brown at the bottom of the poster, the details of the event are written in beige: Opening March 1st, 2024, 6-9pm, Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba, 102-329 Cumberland Ave & aanm.ca/online-exhibitions, along with the logos for the Province of Manitoba and AANM.

Katrina Craig – SICK PARTY

March 1, 2024 Online Exhibitions

ARTIST STATEMENT Sick Party explores invisible illness and the ongoing pressure to perform ‘wellness’ in everyday life while feeling anything but well. The figures in….

This is a poster advertising Jude Palace’s digital drawing show at AANM Gallery102-329 Cumberland Avenue, opening October 6 from 6-9pm, and available online at aanm.ca/online-exhibitions. These details are displayed in lines of plain, bright high-contrast text, sandwiched between slices sampled from Palace’s work, along with the logos of the funder, Canada Council for the Arts, and AANM, as well as the title of the show, “I Do Not Make Art for Anyone; I Make Art for You.” Palace’s work is busy, exuberant, tragic, and appears as a chaotic jumble of bright colours, creating an intriguing narrative. Visible in the top image detail is a young, blonde boy with large blue eyes, calmly meeting our gaze, as the hands of someone in a white sweater studded with red hearts grasps his chin and hair as if preparing to wrench his head violently. The background is bright red with abstract lines snaking among orange and yellow star/explosions. In the image below that, we see a blue tiger sitting regally on a pink shabby sofa. A snake patterned with red, orange, and black is seen entering through a window and baring its fangs towards the tiger, who is sporting an award ribbon on his furry chest. The bottom image depicts a young Black boy in a yellow cap and green jacket, turning to meet our eye over his shoulder. On his collar in orange font is the word ‘lonely,’ in which the ‘o’ is denoted by a daisy. The boy is touching a wall calendar set to November, with a hand displaying bloody knuckles and multiple band-aids.

Jude Palace – I Do Not Make Art For Anyone; I Make Art For You.

October 5, 2023 Online Exhibitions

Bio My name is Jude Palace, and I am a Canadian digital artist. My practice involves a therapeutic approach to each piece, using complex personal….

Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba

Including artists and audiences with disabilities into all facets of the arts community.

Sacha Kopelow

Call to photographers: Flash Fest

Kay Kassirer – Poetry

Gabby Da Silva – FRIENDS OF A SICK GIRL

Katrina Craig – SICK PARTY

Jude Palace – I Do Not Make Art For Anyone; I Make Art For You.

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