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29 Jun Meet Our Grants! Supporting Transitions

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[caption id="attachment_151251" align="alignnone" width="443"] MAC Conference © Jessica Bal[/caption]   Project Leader: Aliza Greenberg Project Manager: Arielle Lever Join MAC and the Supporting Transitions team for our Inclusive and Accessible Employment Series through the month of July! More information and link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-and-accessible-employment-series-tickets-157956296535 Announcing the Opening Panel: Confronting Ableism in...

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29 Jun Meet Our Grants! Foundations of Inclusion and Accessibility

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Project Leader: Toni Saia The Foundations of Inclusion and Accessibility: Building Organizational Capacity in Cultural Institutions grant project, supported by New York Community Trust, prioritizes training, audits, workshops, best practices, and resources to increase accessibility and build capacity within three cultural organizations across NYC -- Mark...

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29 Jun Meet Our Grants! Mapping Virtual Access in Cultural Institutions

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Project Leader: Bojana Coklyat The Mapping Virtual Access in Cultural Institutions (MVACI) has evolved since its initial inception. The project, which is funded by The FAR Fund, was created in response to the beginning of the pandemic. MAC wanted to be able to document how cultural...

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01 Aug #ADA30 Artist Spotlights – Weeks 3 & 4

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The end of July marks the end of most official celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but that doesn't mean we need to stop lifting up disabled creators in the arts and culture field! Check out the list below to...

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18 Jul #ADA30 Artist Spotlights – Week 2 Roundup

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July 26, 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which granted civil rights to people with disabilities across the United States. To celebrate this historic milestone, MAC will be featuring a different disabled artist on our social...

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11 Jul #ADA30 Artist Spotlights – Week 1 Roundup

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July 26, 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which granted civil rights to people with disabilities across the United States. To celebrate this historic milestone, MAC will be featuring a different disabled artist on our social...

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25 Jun

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Look for Artist Spotlights on our social media and weekly recaps right here on the MAC blog starting on July 1! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin!...

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12 Dec Member Spotlight: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

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Written by Charlotte Martin, Senior Manager of Access Initiatives At the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, we work to ensure that the Museum is physically, emotionally and intellectually accessible to all audiences, and that it fulfills its mission to promote the awareness and understanding of...

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20 Sep Member Spotlight: Mark Morris Dance Center

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According to choreographer Mark Morris, “Dance is for anybody.” In 2001, he opened the Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn to provide a home for his company, the Mark Morris Dance Group, and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich...

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09 Sep AileyDance workshops for Caregivers and Individuals with Dementia

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What is it about dance and music that lifts our spirits, makes us smile, and brings us together? While museums and botanic gardens offer programs for individuals of varying abilities, the performing arts has just begun exploring the idea, especially for families trying to cope...

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