Exchange: Russia
Social Challenge: Social Inclusion
Artist: Elaine Cheung
Exchange: Russia
Social Challenge: Social Inclusion
Artist: Elaine Cheung
The Kremlin at night. Photo: My Destination Moscow
Sensing and Projection Mapping in Moscow
Elaine Cheung is addressing disability inclusion, working with those with physical or sensory impairments that in some way hinder or distort their ability to function, interact, and move through an able-bodied world. She is engaging with disabled and able-bodied participants to use new media art practice as a way to cultivate awareness, initialize dialogue, and suggest actionable steps towards inclusion and accessibility in Russia.
Community Projects
Emotional Clothes
Communicating emotions through transformational design The E-Clothes Team created wearables in the form of a jacket that allows people to...
The Traveller on a Wheelchair
Improving mobility conditions for wheelchair users This project is united by the common thread of giving freedom to people who use wheelchairs to...
Art to be Open
Crowdsourcing accessibility of cultural spaces in Moscow Art to be Open is a project consisting of an internet-based platform and mobile...
Everydayness
Creating sensory experiences to build empathy across abilities The team created a sensory quest, spread across three rooms, where visitors...
Blog
Making Change: Reflections on the Russian Incubator
The experience I’ve gained as an artist in the American Arts Incubator (AAI) program both abroad in Moscow, Russia and locally in the States has been a journey, to say the least. I’ve made many acquaintances and seen how different and similar it is to live in Moscow...
An Inclusive Showcase on Disability and Art: Presenting the Final Prototypes
The days between the development building phase and prototype presentations on April 22nd were absolutely crazy. The four project teams had a mere two weeks to design, build, and prototype their initial project ideas around themes of inclusion that could be...
Inclusion Design: Disability Meets Art, Design and the Space In Between
The community project descriptions below were written by participants in American Arts Incubator — Russia. All four projects explore aspects of inclusion through design prototypes that speculate what future inclusive programs could look like in local Moscow...
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
U.S. Embassy in Moscow — Russia | Krimsky Val, 9 строение 32, Moskva, Rusko, 119049 | |
Moscow, Russia | Moskva, Rusko | Exchange Location |
Moscow, Russia
Exchange Location
U.S. Embassy in Moscow — Russia
About Our Host Partner, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art is a place for people, art and ideas to create history. Founded in 2008 by Dasha Zhukova and Roman Abramovich, Garage is the first philanthropic institution in Russia to create a comprehensive public mandate for contemporary art.
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