Festival of Disability Arts and Culture Opening Celebration

Bodies of Work is an eleven day, multi-venue Chicago event featuring visual and performing arts that highlight the work of artists with disabilities. Opening is hosted by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Ten cultural institutions and community groups are participating: Access Living's Disability Arts and Culture Project, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Hyde Park Art Center, Riva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, Lookingglass Theatre, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Poetry Foundation, Raven Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, and Woman Made Gallery. The 2013 Festival partners include all presenting venues plus Momenta Dance Company and University of Illinois at Chicago. All venues are wheelchair-accessible and have accessible restrooms. Many performances include audio description, word-for-word captioning, or sign-language interpretation.

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