Disability arts
Port Coquitlam: Artists not letting injuries stop them
Each of the six artists behind the Colourwheels exhibit at Leigh Square may have a different way of expressing their talents, whether with a brush on canvas or behind a camera lens, but they have at least one significant thing in common — none have let a spinal cord injury prevent them from doing what [...]
These shows are not about being disabled: People are just people and we just want to show what regular people are up to,’ creator of Spine says
Spine is about a guy going through a midlife crisis. Rick is about a teenager who likes to fish. Spatial Theory is about the diverse influences on an artist. They are not, their creators stress, about being disabled. The Paralympic Games begin tomorrow, and art exploring the disability experience is very much in evidence in Vancouver’s continuing [...]
Olympics inspire a group of artists
Something about the Olympic flame has intrigued David Cairns, so much so that the Langley man has created a torch sculpture from found objects, a torch and his own 2010 T-shirt design. “We’re going to cheer for Canada,” he said. Cairns is one of the clients for the Langley Community Living Association BridgeArt program. Adults [...]
