@appleyardfox
Passionate about Museums and Galleries; particularly in making them more porous and representative of the diverse and vibrant communities they serve. Currently leading Screen South's Accentuate programme, heading up ACE funded Curating Visibility.
Call for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists!
Take part in an online workshop - Uncomfortable Bedfellows - an arts-led exploration into the challenges faced by disabled people in healthcare environments. Learn more and apply by 7 March (BSL avail): shorturl.at/fpso5
I'm very excited to have my first book chapter published!
Check out an interview with Anahita Harding, Curating Visibility Fellow at @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social as she discusses her work exploring the link between food poverty and disability, and sharing disabled narratives around accessing food and cooking: shorturl.at/b7ZNY
Lovely write-up for Mapping an Uneven Path in The Herts Advertiser, featuring some wonderful photos from the Private View: www.hertsad.co.uk/news/2477429...
I can't believe I've been leading the Accentuate programme for 15 years now! It's been fantastic to see the development and growth of our work and impact in the sector.
Do you want to get behind the scenes at a museum?
Do you want to shape museum outputs?
Do you just want to work with me?
Do you identify as deaf, disabled and/or Neurodiverse?
Now is your chance! But time is running out!
Recruitment will close next week!
More information and apply now! ⬇️
Portrait poster for the exhibition Mapping an Uneven Path: Stories of Health and Disability at Verulamium. In the foreground an illustration of a Roman man with a bandaged leg and walking staff walks along a jagged path. In the background, several other illustrated characters - such as a doctor, a mother and child - stand behind a green mist. Some butterflies float around the image.
A tabletop case containing a number of museum artefacts and labels. They include a small metal votive foot, some coins depicting the Roman goddess Salus, and a 20th century prayer card from a psychiatric hospital.
Two portrait panels on a wall with colourful illustrations. One depicts her mother handing her child to a wet-nurse. The other depicts two Roman veterans; one with a prosthetic arm, the other with scars along his back.
Label in a display case showing some Roman bath tiles. The label is written by a disabled person, and talks about physical access to the baths and body image in the Roman world.
Come visit my current temporary exhibition:
MAPPING AN UNEVEN PATH: STORIES OF HEALTH AND DISABILITY AT VERULAMIUM
15th November 2024 - 23rd February 2025
Explore what archaeology can tell us about Roman ideas about health and disability.
www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/map...
Digital Day at Screen South! #CuratingVisibility fellows explored Green Screen, VR, AR & immersive soundscapes. Thanks to Manuel Vason from Studio Radar for sharing his insights on virtual environments. We hope to amplify disability perspectives through digital innovation in museum collections.
Excited to announce a funded PhD studentship for the project: Signing Sound: Deaf Gain within Inclusive Co-created Audio Descriptions of Museum Experiences.
With @aud2526.bsky.social @johnnyravo.bsky.social @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social @sim-manchester.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW721/p...
In #DisabilityHistoryMonth, we’re thrilled to share that Round 2 #CuratingVisibility Fellowships received 103 applications! This demonstrates a huge range of talented D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people seeking employment as curators. Thank you to all who applied!