Keynote Speaker, Mural Dedication, Minneapolis Disability Mural

Ripple effect from the original Disability Mural! Minnesota was the site of activity in 2012 and 2013: Duluth, St. Cloud, St. Paul, and Minneapolis. Here is Frances Valesco's keynote address at the Minneapolis City Center on October 23, 2013.

Keynote Speaker, Disability Mural, Minneapolis MN

Grand Opening, Ed Roberts Campus and Permanent Display of The Disability Mural

CELEBRATION!
ED ROBERTS CAMPUS AND PERMANENT DISPLAY OF THE DISABILITY MURAL

WHERE: 3075 ADELINE ST., BERKELEY, CA
at the ASHBY BART Station
WHEN: Saturday, April 9.
Ribbon Cutting 1:00 pm.
Open House 2:00-4:00 pm.

MURAL COORDINATOR: Frances Valesco


As part of the grand opening of the Ed Roberts Campus,
The Disability Mural, an 11 year long project, is now on permanent
display. Original tiles are exhibited on both floors of the building.
Thirty tiles, fabricated in ceramic by Magnolia Editions, are displayed
on exterior walls.

Recommended to take BART to the event.

Mural Updates

Here is the display at Berkeley City Hall, 2007-2008. The chart included names of artists and a small thumbnail of the artwork, a good format for acknowledging participants.

Another way to display the mural is to extend the tiles in a long line (in this case, one tile high and twelve tiles long)

And...the Disability Mural is traveling. It will be part of Art After Dark, "Beyond The Ramp", at the new Tampa Museum of Art in Tampa, Florida. This event takes place in July, 2010, and the mural will stay on into October.

Mural Documentation Guidelines

If we have sent you a tile, there is a label on the back with a number on it. Please fill out as much information as you can. You can email it to info1@cforat.org or fvalesco@cforat.org or include a printed copy of this sheet in your package.

Tile Number (on the back of the tile) __________

Top Section
First name ______________________________
Last name ______________________________
Date __________________
Phone/TTY _____________________________
Address _______________________________
City ___________________________________
State __________________
Zip ____________________
Email _________________________________

Bottom Section
Please try to think of at least three keywords that describe your tile. Examples might be family, wheelchair, overcome. You can add more information on a separate piece of paper. This might include a description or explanation of the subject in your tile, something about you or the person who made the tile, and anything else you would like us to know.

Keyword #1____________________________
Keyword #2 ___________________________
Keyword #3 ___________________________

Let us know if you have used any of the materials listed below to finish your tile. If you prefer, we will put a protective seal on your work.

Acrylic varnish (some good brands are Liquitex, Golden, Nova)____gloss _____ matte_____ other (please specify)

Anti-graffiti varnish ______________________________brand

Please varnish tile for me ____________

Additional information
Materials used in the work (paint, markers, collage, etc.) __________________________________________
Title (if any) _______________________________________

If you are sending us your own tile that meets the guidelines (see "The Disability Mural Technical Guidelines"), include the above information on a separate piece of paper with your tile. You can also attach a label to the back of your tile.

Return all material to:
CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
2547 8TH STREET, SUITE 12-A
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94710

If you have any questions, email us at info1@cforat.org, visit the website, http://www.cforat.org, or call 510-841-3324 (voice) or 510-841-5621 (TTY)

Updates on the Disability Mural

The Disability Mural is now back at CforAt after the exhibit at Berkeley City Hall opposite the 5th floor elevators (displayed from August, 2007 to August, 2008). Look for its permanent installation at the new Ed Roberts Campus at the Ashby BART Station, Berkeley, CA, now under construction. Installation photos will appear on this blog when the building is completed and the mural in place. In this photo, from left to right, are Dmitri Belser, President at Ed Roberts Campus and Executive Director at Center for Accessible Technology, Ed Roberts Campus, an overview of the Ed Roberts Campus construction site, and Frances Valesco, Disability Mural Coordinator.

Tile Making Workshop at City College of San Francisco - Click on all pictures for a larger view

Welcome to The Disability Mural

Welcome to the blog on adding your contribution to The Disability Mural. Included are written directions and photographic examples on how to create your own tiles, display your own mural, sample permission forms, and a list of keywords.

If you use these guidelines, please send us photographic documentation of your workshops and exhibitions. Any suggestions for making these directions clearer are greatly appreciated.

The Disability Mural is a unique expression of disability, the first community artwork created by people with disabilities. The Mural began in March 2000 as a 200 square-foot work, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Response to the Disability Mural has been so overwhelming that to date over 1000 tiles have been created to date. Individual 12" square tiles are painted or collaged to express the artist's experience with disability. The artists are people living with disabilities as well as individuals who do not have a disability but who have experienced disability through family or friends.

The goal of the Mural is to express the range of experiences and emotions of people touched by disability. The Mural has been compared to the Names Project Quilt; however, where the Quilt is a community expression of loss and grief, the Mural is a celebration of the lives and contributions of people with disabilities. The Mural is housed in the CforAT Access Studio in Berkeley, and has been displayed in a variety of venues including the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco, Oakland City Hall, the Richmond Arts Center, and the Olive Hyde Gallery in Fremont. The Mural will eventually be on permanent display at the Ed Roberts Campus, which will be built at the Ashby BART station.

For more information about CforAT, go to http://www.cforat.org, email info@cforat.org, or call 510-841-3224 (voice), or 510-841-5621 (tty). For more information about The Disability Mural, email fvalesco@cforat.org.

You can watch a short video about the mural at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxKX31nNKbg.