Accessing Art With Amy

By Accessible Media Inc.

Amy Amantea, who is blind, hosts a bi-weekly all-inclusive podcast featuring a wide variety of art forms through the lens of disability. Amy speaks with artists from all genres, and learns about what ... more

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How many episodes does Accessing Art With Amy have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Accessing Art With Amy episodes:

October 12, 2022 Haus of Dada
"Based in Toronto out of Lisa Anita Wegner’s Haus of Dada Studios, the Mighty Brave Productions team has been creating film and multimedia content since 1998. The group has evolved from a film production house into a diverse, community-focused collective that produces disability-led projects in all forms of media for the world stage. Come and explore Lisa’s unique universes.
Connect with the Artist:
https://linktr.ee/lisaanitawegner
www.lisaanitawegner.com
www.mightybraveproductions.com "
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27min
September 08, 2022 Built Different
Connor Runnings lives on Vancouver Island and studies theatre and acting at the University of Victoria. He brings his lived experience of autism into his writing and performing, and is an advocate for the representation of authentic storytelling. His show, Built Different, involved an entire creative team of people who identify as neurodivergent; what a powerhouse and he is only just getting started!
Follow Connor on Instagram: @connorrunn
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21min
August 11, 2022 Cast Glass: An Ancient Practice
Artist Sacha Kopelow is located in Winnipeg. Sacha puts her heart and soul into an artistic practice called glass casting, the process in which glass objects are cast by directing molten glass into a mould where it solidifies. This technique has been used since the 15th century BCE in both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia but is also alive and well in Winnipeg!
Visit Sasha's website: sachakopelow.wordpress.com"
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26min
July 14, 2022 Dirty Hands Bring Joy
Pottery making began in the 7th millennium BC. The earliest forms were hand-formed from slabs, undecorated, unglazed low-fired pots made from reddish-brown clays. How far we have come! Jenel Shaw, of Winnipeg, invites us into her world and shares the gifts pottery has brought into her life.
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30min
June 09, 2022 What’s in a Rhyme?
"Born in Liverpool, UK, Kevin Morris now lives in London. Kevin's interest in poetry started in his youth and was inspired by some of the “greats!"" Kevin has particular interest in rhyme, letting the words come to him naturally, not forced. Using Braille and screen reader technology, Kevin writes from the heart about his experiences, and the environment around him.
Visit Kevin's website: https://kmorrispoet.com
Purchase his book, The Selected Poems of K Morris: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WW8WXPP/
Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewdog2060_
Follow Kevin in Intagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmorrispoet/
Check out his Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-stephen-morris
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24min
May 12, 2022 Poke Me!
"Nicholas Fernette is a Vancouver-based artist with a real flare, and unique style of tattooing. Living with anxiety, Nicholas shares his journey as a tattoo artist and some of the additional consideration that living with anxiety brings to the work. Maybe he will inspire you to get your first tattoo!
Follow Nicholas on Instagram: @floridantetat2"
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22min
April 14, 2022 Laughter Connects us All
Alan Shain has been an artist, in many disciplines, for more than 30 years and has travelled the world with his comedy routines, including the 2000 Paralympic games in Australia. Navigating the stage with his power wheelchair and combatting ableism around his cerebral palsy accent, Alan is smashing stereotypes one audience at a time.
Learn more about Alan on his website: http://www.halicamedia.com/shain/
Check out some of Alan's standup routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2hHuUOHSek
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27min
March 03, 2022 There Plant Eyes
Dr. Leona Godin is a writer, performer, educator and the author of There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness (Pantheon, 2021). She is also a writer and performer; “The Star of Happiness,” about Helen Keller’s time performing in vaudeville, has been one of her great successes. Listen to Leona talk about her life as a blind academic, writer, performer and teacher, as she joins us from New York City.
Find out more about There Plant Eyes:
She is the founder of Aromatica Poetica
Visit her website
Follow her on social media: @drmlgodin
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29min
February 10, 2022 Autistic Animator
You don’t have to be a kid to like animation. It can be full of auditory, visual, extravagant movements and larger-than-life characters ... or it can be boiled down to the most simplistic element. Any way you consume it, you need your imagination to activate and to create it! Joining us today from Vancouver, is Erica Miles, who identifies as an Autistic Animator. Learn more at ericaanim.com or follow her on Instagram @ericaanim.
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27min
January 13, 2022 Shayla Shenanigans
Sometimes, you meet people who have a real infectious personality! Shayla Shenanigans brings a shimmy to everything she does as a drag queen and comedian. With a flare like no other, her boisterous personality and slightly raunchy stylings are aimed to please and delight audiences of all kinds!
WARNING: some mature content and topics that may be triggering for some
Website: Suntothfx.wixsite.com/home/about-shayla
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28min

FAQs about Accessing Art With Amy:

How many episodes does Accessing Art With Amy have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.