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NEW VISUALITY, ‘FREE WHEELS’, YORK &
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SOME DESIGNS CREATED BY PEOPLE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FOR A SERIES OF EXHIBITIONS IN YORK, 2025
DESIGNED BY A COHORT OF LEARNERS AT BLUEBERRY ACADEMY, YORK, FISHERGATE
LED BY JOZSEF AND ALEX, BOTH BLUEBERRY ACADEMY LEARNERS, WE DISCUSSED THE NEW VIBE OF NEWER, SEXIER WHEELCHAIRS
‘EVERYONE WELCOME’? OUR REPRESENTATIVES SET UP IN LOCATIONS AROUND YORK AND DISCUSSED HOW LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY AFFECTS ALL OF US, WITH ARTISTIC RESPONSES FROM THE PUBLIC, WHEELCHAIR USERS, AND ARTISTS
WITH BLUEBERRY ACADEMY, YORK, AND DISABILITY YORK WE REIMAGINED A NEW TYPE OF ACCESS IN A NEW CITY, CREATING ART FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE COULD HAVE
Co-created collages and mosaics with Holgate Ward schools, learners with disabilities from Blueberry Academy, professional artists Richard Barnes and Jake Attree, and members of Disability York.
THANK YOU ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND’S NATIONAL LOTTERY PROJECT GRANTS FOR HELPING US ROLL INTO THE FUTURE. NEW VISUALITY, 2025