The Marketplace and I Exhibition - Commercial experiences of disability explored through art
Sat, 09 Jul
|The Gregson - Main Hall
What is it like to shop when disabled? Celebrating the diversity of disability and prioritising ability over disability, The Marketplace and I exhibition explores disabled experiences in shops, pubs, theme parks and more
Time & Location
09 Jul 2022, 18:00 – 15 Jul 2022, 18:00
The Gregson - Main Hall, 33 - 35 Moor Gate, Lancaster LA1 3PY, UK
About the Event
Marketplace and I Exhibition - Commercial experiences of disability explored through art
On display Main Hall, Gregson from Friday 8th July @ 6pm until Friday 15th July at 11am.
Guided Tour - Saturday 9th July @10.30-11.30am
Launch Event and celebration - Saturday 9th July @ 6.30pm
What is it like to shop when disabled? Celebrating the diversity of disability and prioritising ability over disability, The Marketplace and I exhibition explores disabled experiences in shops, pubs, theme parks and more. Developed from a research project undertaken at Lancaster University throughout 2019. Persons with all types of disability (i.e. learning, physical and sensory) were asked to create artwork(s) that express their individual commercial experiences. This exhibition showcases song, dance, poetry, sculptures, paintings and installations, to not only explore disabled commercial experiences but to begin to challenge preconceptions towards disability.
This exhibition will be heading this summer to the Edinburgh Festival so catch it here in Lancaster first!