CANADA
Founded in 1975 as the In-Definite Arts Society, the National accessArts Centre (NaAC) is Canada’s oldest and largest disability arts organization – and in 2020, became the country’s first multidisciplinary disability arts organization.
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Today, the NaAC supports more than 300 artists living with developmental and/or physical disabilities through on-site studio supports and workshops, and an even broader community of Canadian artists with disabilities through immersive programs delivered online.
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NaAC will be creating online and in “safe/live” situations by pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with artists who are living with disability.
VALLEY 7 - ENLIGHTENMENT
In this final valley, the Hoopoe tells us:
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“In this calm sea, a man, at first, experiences only humiliation and overthrow; but when he emerges from this state, he will understand it as creation, and many secrets will be revealed to him.”
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Duke shared his wonderful new poem, Mother Earth, inspired in part by this project (the greatest creation).
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We also looked to the worlds of Carl Sagan: In our obscurity – in all this vastness – there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
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In the journey we have travelled, it seems the time has come to be both humble and bold. Humble in knowing that we are not everything and yet bold in our commitments to caring for our earth and each other.
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As we land in Glasgow, alongside COP26, our final making request of the birds was to make a pledge to the planet: our world, our communities.
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