All this week we’ve been posting the experiences and voices of chronically ill artists, shared with us by our members. Here’s what you can do now (especially non-disabled and non-chronically ill allies) 👇 🧵(1/3)

Access isn’t optional. It’s not a ‘nice to have’. It’s a right. If your event, residency or opportunity isn’t accessible to chronically ill artists, then it’s not for all artists. 🧵(1/3) #ClimbingTinyMountains #ChronicallyillArtistsNetwork #CIAN #DisabilityJustice

What if rehearsal periods were 8 weeks instead of 4? What if deadlines flexed around access needs? What if residencies happened from bed, not just a barn in the countryside? 🧵(1/2) #ClimbingTinyMountains

Hiring a chronically ill artist isn’t a risk. It’s an opportunity to make your work more thoughtful, inclusive, and radically creative. #ClimbingTinyMountains 🧵(1/4)

Meet Zaya (she/they). Zaya has been making theatre and painting for 15 years. But no-one knew they were chronically ill - not even their collaborators. 🧵(1/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains

Fighting for your right to be here shouldn’t be part of the job description when working in the arts. Being chronically ill is already a full-time job. 🧵(1/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains

Being a chronically ill artist means waking up each day with no idea what your body will give you. It means exhaustion. Isolation. Starting over again and again. 🧵(1/5)

Climbing Tiny Mountains - a campaign by & for chronically ill artists. All this week we will be posting about the experiences of chronically ill artists, generously and courageously shared with us by our members. 🧵(1/4) #ClimbingTinyMountains #ChronicallyillArtistsNetwork #CIAN

ICYMI visual notes from our networking events this past year, all done by the wonderful Amber Anderson! We'll be sure to have more events in the new year, so follow us and keep an eye out for those announcements :)

Hello :) we're the Chronically ill Artists Network Formed in 2021 out of a frustration for the lack of support, awareness, and opportunities for artists and arts professionals working, or unable to work, in the arts with a chronic illness. Find out more below www.chronicallyillartistsnetwork.com