Jan, 02, 2024
Local Artists Safety Blankets: Discourse on Neurodivergence
Safety Blankets: Discourse on Neurodivergence aims to disrupt misconceptions, spark connections and discourse, and challenge the meaning of neurodivergence. The installation, presented in PhxArt’s administration building, showcases quilt and textile works by 15 artists from Arizona and across the U.S. who depict their lives and experiences as neurodivergent people. Works include 10 intentional universal design elements for neurodivergent and disabled people, and their fabrics evoke an expanded understanding of encounters artists may have and what occurs within their minds and bodies.
Safety Blankets is organized by Charissa Lucille, an artist and arts administrator based in Phoenix who works with quilting, self-publishes zines, and explores genetics, access needs, and communication styles related to their neurodivergence through their personal practice. It is made possible in part by the City of Phoenix’s New Artist to Work Grant.
The installation is accompanied by an audio component, available via in-gallery QR codes. To learn more about the project and its forthcoming catalogue (May 2024), visit charissalucille.com and follow @safetyblankets on Instagram.
Featured Artists
Sheena Cly Wahid
Yolie Contreras
Alice Costas
Phoenix Alvarado
Alistair Malone
Layla Nieves
Ari Rendon
Caroline Wilson
Aaron Davis
Michelle Dawn
Chris Leon Armarillas
Maira McDermott
Janelle Novotny
vivid schisms
Charissa Lucille
