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Bold Ideas Need Bold Allies
With over 8 million people already identifying as having a disability, chances are if you don’t know someone with a disability, you will. That’s why our work matters – not just here, not just now, but for generations to come. Support our fight for more equitable and inclusive practices in the arts, and help us create space for more voices than ever before.
Our artists stand on the frontlines of change
Are you brave enough to stand with them?
Donate
Your support allows us to develop meaningful and responsive programs to advance artistic training, creation, exhibition, and presentation opportunities for our artists.
Sponsor
Your investment is impactful! At the National accessArts Centre, we host numerous events and plan initiatives locally, across the country, and around the world. You can help offset the costs of these events or initiatives by becoming a sponsor.
Volunteer
Become an agent of positive change by volunteering to support artists with disabilities in achieving their weekly art goals. Experience the joy of meaningful interactions with member artists as you provide encouragement, inspiration, and friendship in the classroom/studio.
We need your support
You’ve landed on this page because you’re wondering how you might be able to support the important work we do at the National accessArts Centre (NaAC). We are proud to be Canada’s oldest and largest disability arts organization — and now, with our new national mandate, we are also the country’s first multidisciplinary disability arts organization.
In 2020-21, public sector investments totaled under 40% of our revenues, with the rest coming from philanthropic grants as well as the generosity of individual and corporate donors. As we aim to support our growing community of more than 300 artists living with physical and developmental disabilities, this support is critical.
There’s a lot to unpack when we call ourselves a disability arts organization, but fundamentally, our vision is to provide our community with a platform to advance themselves creatively and stand strong on their merits and their efforts as artists – and this doesn’t just happen.
Your support allows us to develop meaningful and responsive programs to advance artistic training, creation, exhibition, and presentation opportunities for our artists — while also giving us the much-needed capacity to advocate for more meaningful, inclusive practices in our arts and culture sector that can shine a deserving light on the creativity of artists living with disabilities.
All of this work needs to be done to create a more just, equitable world for artists with disabilities — and we need your support. If you believe like we do that our artists need to be supported, celebrated, included, and showcased locally and around the world, then let’s talk.
JS
Commission an Artist
In recent years, the NaAC has increased partnerships with individual clients, organizations, and corporations who are interested in commissioning an artist for a custom piece of art. Every artist approaches these opportunities differently, so we encourage interested partners to contact us to learn more about this rewarding process.
Raewyn Reid
Director, Artist and Program Development
(403) 253 – 3174 ext. 7
Get Involved with our programming
We welcome artists to lead workshops, share deep insights into their own practice, and work alongside and learn from our artists’ perspectives. Are you a contemporary artists based in Canada or around the world? Check out our opportunities or reach out to Raewyn Reid (raewyn.reid@accessarts.ca) to get involved.
Get in touch with us
Jung-Suk Ryu
President and CEO
(403) 253 – 3174 ext. 1
js.ryu@accessarts.ca
Kylie Poppe
Coordinator, Stakeholder Relations
(403) 253 – 3174 ext. 104
kylie.poppe@accessarts.ca