Chronic Collective
Chronic Collective is a disabled-led curatorial and artistic collective founded by myself, Tara Carroll, and Áine O’Hara, both queer, chronically ill artists. Our work centres disability culture, care, and collective access, creating spaces where sick, disabled, D/deaf, neurodiverse, and high-risk artists can participate in art on their own terms. Through exhibitions, workshops, mentoring programmes, and social gatherings, we challenge the structural barriers that exclude disabled artists from cultural life. Our projects foreground rest, flexible participation, remote access, and community care as essential artistic practices.
We collaborate with organisations including Pallas Projects/Studios, Project Arts Centre, Fire Station Artists’ Studios, and A4 Sounds. Alongside cultural programming, we engage in disability activism and advocacy, working with networks such as Disability Power Ireland and supporting wider campaigns for disability rights in Ireland.
Chronic Collective creates projects, events, and opportunities that centre accessibility, care, and disability culture in the arts. Our work includes:
curating exhibitions featuring sick, disabled, D/deaf, neurodiverse, and mad artists
organising accessible talks, discussions, and public events
hosting workshops and creative programmes for disabled artists
mentoring and networking initiatives connecting artists with curators and institutions
creating accessible social spaces such as masked events
collaborating with arts organisations to develop more inclusive programming
research and documentation exploring disability and artistic practice
advocating for disability rights and accessibility within the arts sector
supporting campaigns and grassroots organising around disability justice
If you are interested in collaborating, commissioning work, or inviting us to work with your organisation, you can contact us at: chronicartcollective@gmail.com
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