LAB is an online community that hosts a series of monthly gatherings for Disabled artists.
The community is made up of and welcomes anyone who experiences disability, including but not limited to those who identify as chronically ill, neurodivergent, with learning or intellectual disabilities, MAD, Deaf/deaf/HOH, Blind, low vision, and so on.
This cross-disability space welcomes all who are unsure or who might not yet identify with disability identity.
Upcoming Sessions:
Friday, August 28, 2-4 pm ET
Online via Zoom
Precious Pérez: Art, Identity & the Joy of Becoming
Join Latina artist, songwriter, author, educator, and disability advocate Precious Pérez for a candid and interactive conversation about creativity, identity, accessibility, and finding joy in the journey.
Through stories from her life and career, Precious will explore the experiences that have shaped both the artist and the person she is becoming — from navigating the music industry as a blind Latina creative to using art, education, and advocacy to create space for herself and others.
Come with your questions, your own experiences, and an open heart. This is more than a conversation about one artist’s journey; it’s an invitation to reflect, connect, laugh, learn, and celebrate the many ways we each find our voice and make room for ourselves in the world.
All are welcome. All are celebrated.
Access: You can find LAB access info and the community agreements here: https://bit.ly/AccessComtyInfo
*It is asked that folks review the community agreements before attending the session. Please note, Kinetic Light does not consent to the use of AI notetakers in its meetings. If this is an access barrier, please don’t hesitate to contact LAB’s Co-Producers at lab@kineticlight.org.
Registration is required (but it's completely fine if you RSVP "yes" and cannot attend).
If you have any questions or thoughts related to this session or LAB in general, please contact lab@kineticlight.org.
Can't make this Friday's Zoom, but want to stay in the loop for future LABs? Sign up for the mailing list.
About Kinetic Light
Kinetic Light is an internationally recognized disability arts ensemble. Working in the disciplines of art, technology, design, and dance, Kinetic Light creates, performs, and teaches at the nexus of access, queerness, disability, dance, and race.
They are led by disabled artists; disabled artists create, design, and perform the work. Their work speaks to and emerges from disability aesthetics and disability culture. It is connected to the rich traditions and exciting contemporary conversations of disabled artists in all artistic fields.
Founded in 2016, Kinetic Light artists are Alice Sheppard, Laurel Lawson, and Michael Maag; Kayla Hamilton is a collaborating artist for the work The Next T.i.M.es. Jerron Herman joined the company for Wired 2019-2023 and appears in territory. Kinetic Light also includes a talented team of administration and production professionals who work behind the scenes and a roster of additional artists who join and contribute on a project-by-project basis.
