Artist Panteha Abareshi confronts the complex systems of ableism that operate within the art space. With two consecutive sessions in the Field Workshop, Abareshi will foster a much-needed dialogue around misunderstandings of the disabled body and its exclusion in cultural spaces. She will begin with presentations from the disabilities perspective and open up the discussion. August 22: Abareshi examines accessibility in museums to discuss the prevalence of ableism in the architecture, curation, and critical discussions of contemporary art that affirm prevailing systems of inequity. What does accessibility truly look like in the art space? Where is change immediately possible through programs, education, and language? How does one reverse the resistance to and ignorance around disabilities in the cultural landscape? On-site attendance, please RSVP for Aug 22 Virtual attendance, use the Google Meet Link for Aug 22: https://meet.google.com/pjx-bpvi-jok August 23: Abareshi opens the discussion of disability in art practices and the importance of the embodied disabled experience. The audience will be introduced to the work of several ill/disabled artists as well as Abareshi’s own work which addresses ableism. How are able-bodied artists and the art world perpetuating an erasure of artists and audiences with disabilities? On-site attendance, please RSVP for Aug 23 Virtual attendance, use theGoogle Meet Link Aug 23: https://meet.google.com/pjx-bpvi-jok https://www.theicala.org/en/events/249-filling-the-void-confronting-ableism-in-the-art-space