ArtsAbly

03/19/2026

This is the latest ArtsAbly newsletter.

The Music and Collective Access Symposium we organized in partnership with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on February 27 and 28 is still fresh in our minds. You will find the final report in this newsletter. We are looking forward to the next steps of the project.

We will now resume our workshops, podcast interviews and other activities. In the meantime, enjoy the past episodes and the resources available on our website.

At the end of this newsletter, you will find information about our partner Creative Connector's program for arts presenters and organizations who want to increase the representation of Deaf and Disabled artists on their stages. Please check it out.

https://www.artsably.com/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzMwLCJjM2VjOTNiYjliNzkiLDEsIjBmNmQ3YiIsMjUsMV0

03/04/2026

Thank you to those who attended the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, on February 27 and 28, online or in person in Vancouver, as a presenter or as a guest. Thank you also to the ASL interpreters, the live captioner and the audiovisual technical team. It was a successful event. Now we will work on the next steps. We don't know yet what those will be but there will be follow-up actions later this year. Don't forget the subscribe to ArtsAbly's newsletter on https://www.artsably.com/ to receive the symposium report and other related information by email. We will also update the event's website.

03/03/2026

The Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 in images. Thank you to the presenters and the attendees for a successful event.

03/03/2026

The Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026 in images. Thank you to the presenters and the attendees for a successful event.

02/21/2026

Tomorrow, Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, is the last day to register for our upcoming Music and Collective Access Symposium, a hybrid event organized by the University of British Columbia and ArtsAbly, on February 27 and 28, 2026. Registration will close on Sunday night at 12 PM PT.

More information and registration on https://musiccollectiveaccess.com/.

02/20/2026

From our community partner Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture. Just a few days left to register for the Music and Collective Access Symposium: https://www.musiccollectiveaccess.com.

Next weekend, the Music and Collective Access Symposium is taking place at UBC's St. John's campus! This FREE event will present a mix of lectures, lecture-recitals, and workshops, featuring keynote speaker Pamela Witcher on Feb. 27 and 28. The entire symposium will be hybrid, held in person and remotely via Zoom. ASL interpreters will be available.
Enjoy lectures on topics like:
- Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Knowledge-Making as Musical Practice
- The Silent Voice of East Asian Musicians in Vancouver, Canada
- Black Disabled Women, Mad Method, and Uses of Black Radical Creativity
- Disabled Classical Musicking in Canada and Access as Collective Care
And more!
Attendees can also go to workshops on subjects like Braille music discovery, American Sign Language (ASL) Music signing, and new technology and adaptive instruments, to name a few options.
Sign up via the Google form with the link in our bio. Registration is mandatory.
To receive the registration form in another format or links to the ASL descriptions for this symposium, email [email protected].
Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is proud to be a community partner on this project.

02/16/2026

Meet the team behind the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, a hybrid event organized by the University of British Columbia and ArtsAbly, on February 27 and 28, 2026. Today, meet the co-organizer Dr. Diane Kolin, a French-born Canadian singer, a music educator, and a voice teacher. She is the founder and director of ArtsAbly.

More information and registration on https://musiccollectiveaccess.com/.

02/15/2026

Meet the guests of the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, a hybrid event organized by the University of British Columbia and ArtsAbly, on February 27 and 28, 2026. Today, meet the workshop facilitator Ellen Waterman, Professor and Helmut Kallmann Chair for Music in Canada at Carleton University.

More information and registration on https://musiccollectiveaccess.com/.

02/14/2026

This ASL video presents the Music and Collective Access Symposium 2026, which will take place in Vancouver on February 27 and 28, 2026.

Watch the full version of the video produced by Pamela Witcher Arts and her team: https://musiccollectiveaccess.com/asl-presentation/.

Register for the symposium: https://musiccollectiveaccess.com/registration/