Chronically ill Artists Network
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Supporting chronically ill artists and arts professionals across the UK. Advocating change to the way the arts industry supports those with chronic illness
United Kingdom
Joined September 2021
We will now be taking a break for the summer to recharge and get ready for the autumn season. Have a wonderful summer. L&T
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Because the mountains we’re climbing are getting steeper every day. 🧵(3/3) #ClimbingTinyMountains #ChronicallyillArtistsNetwork #CIAN #DisabilityJustice
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✅ Share this campaign ✅ Call in your organisation ✅ Pay chronically ill artists ✅ Embed access, don’t bolt it on ✅ Make space for new ways of working ✅ Sign up to our newsletter, follow us, and donate to support our work if you are in a position to 🧵(2/3)
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All this week we’ve been posting the experiences and voices of chronically ill artists, shared with us by our members. Here’s what you can do now (especially non-disabled and non-chronically ill allies) 👇 🧵(1/3)
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Access isn’t optional. It’s not a ‘nice to have’. It’s a right. If your event, residency or opportunity isn’t accessible to chronically ill artists, then it’s not for all artists. 🧵(1/3) #ClimbingTinyMountains #ChronicallyillArtistsNetwork #CIAN #DisabilityJustice
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What if we designed the arts with chronically ill people in the room from the beginning? Let’s stop expecting chronically ill and disabled people to “fit in” to broken systems. Let’s build new ones. 🧵(2/2) #ClimbingTinyMountains #ChronicallyillArtistsNetwork #CIAN
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What if rehearsal periods were 8 weeks instead of 4? What if deadlines flexed around access needs? What if residencies happened from bed, not just a barn in the countryside? 🧵(1/2) #ClimbingTinyMountains
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Hiring a chronically ill artist isn’t a risk. It’s an opportunity to make your work more thoughtful, inclusive, and radically creative. #ClimbingTinyMountains 🧵(1/4)
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They still create. But the mountain is steep. They’re not climbing for inspiration. They’re climbing to survive. Are you a mountain climber? Share your experiences using #ClimbingTinyMountains, and sign up for our newsletter (link in bio) 🧵(4/4)
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Zaya’s work has won awards. But they’ve lost jobs after flare-ups. One organisation told them it was “too-hard” to accommodate their energy-limiting condition. Another called them a “trouble-maker” for asking to attend events online. 🧵(3/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains
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“For years I hid it. I thought I had to. When I finally told people, I found out that others had been hiding it too. We could have been supporting each other all along”. 🧵(2/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains
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Meet Zaya (she/they). Zaya has been making theatre and painting for 15 years. But no-one knew they were chronically ill - not even their collaborators. 🧵(1/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains
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Share your thoughts and experiences on the isolation and exclusion faced by chronically ill artists, using #ClimbingTinyMountains 🧵(4/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains #ChronicallyillArtistsNetwork #CIAN #DisabilityJustice
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We’re here. We’re working. We’re building whole worlds - in between symptoms, flare-ups, hospital visits, and rest. 🧵(2/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains
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