Brontë GrimmDec 4, 2022

My career as a disabled artist who makes art about my experiences as a disabled trans person can be summed up via an excerpt from the last grant rejection letter I received:

“…while the members of the selection panel felt your art was evocative, accomplished, and beautiful, we collectively felt the subject matter of disability would disturb and upset art patrons. Your work was ultimately rejected because we felt it wouldn’t resonate with the public.”

…My reality.

#MastoArt #disabled

Show threadanneeroper
#JasusWept !! I feel for you
@brontegrimm I too could find #documentary stories around #racism #asylum #WomensEquality #WomensHistory #Ireland abroad didn't quite gel with 'panels' while waiting around for new funding arbiters & more receptivity could take years off me 😂. But I am a persistent #SheDevil and the end products always did really well with audience numbers, thus suggesting sometimes the #makers& #creatives are more anticipatory of #Zeitgeist than #Manels & #Panels. #Resubmit ❤️
Dec 4, 2022 at 4:13pmWeb
Show threadBrontë GrimmDec 5, 2022
@anneeroper thank you so much 🖤🖤and that sounds like a fascinating documentary! I don’t know much about the history of asylums and institutionalization in Ireland, but I’m always eager to learn about disability history in countries that aren’t my own! If it’s available anywhere online, I’d absolutely love to watch!