Art exhibition explores climate crisis through the perspective of disability

When: 8th March – 20th April 2024

Where: Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin

Distinct, an art exhibition being held at Project Arts Centre as part of the Disrupt Disability Arts Festival, explores the climate crisis from the perspective of disability.

The exhibition, running until April 20th 2024, explores the intersections of climate change, disability, and art, and looks at how climate change disproportionately affects people with lived experience of disability. This includes a lack of accessible information on climate policy, increased vulnerability in extreme weather events, and the need to make sustainable ways of living more considerate of the disability experience (tackling the issue of ‘eco-ableism’).

Curated with accessibility in mind, the exhibition shows works new and reformulated works by Cecilia Bullo, Yvonne Condon, Richard Forrest, Michelle Hall, Vera Klute, Ruth Le Gear, Jane McCormack, David Parnell, Aisling Reina, Katherine Sankey and Suzanne Walsh.

AlanJames Burns, curator of the Distinct exhibition and Disrupt Disability Arts Festival Co-Director, says: “People with lived experience of disability are routinely and systematically not considered in climate action projects, policies, and discussions, yet people with lived experience of disability have expert skill sets which can be harnessed as catalysts for inclusive climate action including resilience, resourcefulness, community care and the ability to navigate barriers and obstacles. This knowledge can be used to collectively address the precarious environmental position we all find ourselves in.”

Entry into the exhibition is free and runs from 8 March – 20 April 2024 at Project Arts Centre.

Image: Distinct exhibition, Disrupt Disability Arts Festival