are the imagined participants of art? How can curatorial and exhibition practices support a culture of inclusion and interrogation of material and ecological sustainability?
OCAD U\xe2\x80\x99s vision is that everyone in the community can participate in all our learning & teaching experiences, facilities & spaces, events and professional opportunities. We do not live up to this ideal yet, because there are structural, technological, systemic and cultural barriers that exclude people with disabilities from making their best contribution to OCAD U.
We understand inclusion of staff, instructors and students with disabilities as a matter of human rights and that OCAD U should be structured and designed for inclusiveness, rather than assuming that accessibility is just a matter of special modifications that leave our underlying patterns, spaces, systems and culture unchanged. We recognize that inclusive classrooms and studios support deeper learning, greater learner engagement, richer research, and more powerful artistic expression.
The Graduate Research Assistant, with faculty support by Criticism & Curatorial Practices Graduate Program Director Suzanne Morrisette, will work with the Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives (ODESI) by assisting with research, writing, and curation to identify, develop, and recommend standards for inclusive design, accessible and sustainable exhibition design that will then be compiled into a guidebook for OCAD U exhibitors. This research may also connect, consult, and collaborate with the existing Galleries system within OCAD U. The guidebook would include recommendations such as for planning processes, spatial practices, and material choices that incorporate the .
Project team:
The Graduate Research Assistant will be supported by:
Suzanne Morrisette, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts & Science, School of Graduate Studies;
Cathy Cappon, Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives (ODESI); and
Victoria Ho, Advisor, Strategic Sustainability, Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives (ODESI).
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