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Monica Lazzari Untitled 2024 on paper 50 x 35 cm ML24-0002
Monica Lazzari, Untitled, 2024

From the Margins to Mainstream: Contemporary Art and Disability

Join us for a talk by Tom di Maria, Emeritus Director of Creative Growth, a groundbreaking studio based in Oakland, California, that supports artists with disabilities.

Reflecting on the organisation’s 50-year history and its commitment to elevating disability-led practices in the art world, di Maria will highlight the studio’s recent partnership with SFMOMA, marking a turning point for inclusion in contemporary art institutions. Following the lecture, di Maria will join Liz Nowell, Executive Director of Arts Project Australia, which also turns 50 in 2024, for an in-depth conversation. They will discuss the transformative impact of Creative Growth and Arts Project’s work, the growing recognition of disability-led arts, and the pressing need to reconsider representation, creativity, and access in contemporary art.

This program is presented in partnership with Arts Project Australia as part of the exhibition Symbiosis: The Northcote Penguins from 20 November – 8 December 2024.

Meet the Speakers

Accessibiliy

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Auslan interpreter available on request

Buxton Contemporary is fully wheelchair accessible.

Download the Ground Level Access Map and Level One Access Map for detailed information about access throughout the building.

Social scripts, large format wall labels and sensory maps are available to download on current exhibition pages.

Access is an open conversation. Buxton Contemporary welcome all feedback about their available resources at buxton-contemporary@unimelb.edu.au or on 03 9035 9339.

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