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Esther Fox

@appleyardfox.bsky.social

Passionate about Museums and Galleries; particularly in making them more porous and representative of the diverse and vibrant communities they serve. Currently leading Screen South's Accentuate programme, heading up ACE funded Curating Visibility.

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Accentuate call out for deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists – Screen South

Call for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists!
Take part in an online workshop - Uncomfortable Bedfellows - an arts-led exploration into the challenges faced by disabled people in healthcare environments. Learn more and apply by 7 March (BSL avail): shorturl.at/fpso5

24.02.2025 14:32 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

I'm very excited to have my first book chapter published!

27.01.2025 10:58 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Check out an interview with Anahita Harding, Curating Visibility Fellow at @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social as she discusses her work exploring the link between food poverty and disability, and sharing disabled narratives around accessing food and cooking: shorturl.at/b7ZNY

19.12.2024 10:46 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Mapping an Uneven Path: Roman health and disability exhibition opens in St Albans The 'Mapping an Uneven Path' exhibition - exploring health and disability in Roman times - has opened at Verulamium Museum in St Albans.

Lovely write-up for Mapping an Uneven Path in The Herts Advertiser, featuring some wonderful photos from the Private View: www.hertsad.co.uk/news/2477429...

05.12.2024 17:22 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I can't believe I've been leading the Accentuate programme for 15 years now! It's been fantastic to see the development and growth of our work and impact in the sector.

05.12.2024 13:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Do you want to get behind the scenes at a museum?

Do you want to shape museum outputs?

Do you just want to work with me?

Do you identify as deaf, disabled and/or Neurodiverse?

Now is your chance! But time is running out!

Recruitment will close next week!

More information and apply now! ⬇️

03.12.2024 11:52 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Portrait poster for the exhibition Mapping an Uneven Path: Stories of Health and Disability at Verulamium. In the foreground an illustration of a Roman man with a bandaged leg and walking staff walks along a jagged path. In the background, several other illustrated characters - such as a doctor, a mother and child - stand behind a green mist. Some butterflies float around the image.

Portrait poster for the exhibition Mapping an Uneven Path: Stories of Health and Disability at Verulamium. In the foreground an illustration of a Roman man with a bandaged leg and walking staff walks along a jagged path. In the background, several other illustrated characters - such as a doctor, a mother and child - stand behind a green mist. Some butterflies float around the image.

A tabletop case containing a number of museum artefacts and labels. They include a small metal votive foot, some coins depicting the Roman goddess Salus, and a 20th century prayer card from a psychiatric hospital.

A tabletop case containing a number of museum artefacts and labels. They include a small metal votive foot, some coins depicting the Roman goddess Salus, and a 20th century prayer card from a psychiatric hospital.

Two portrait panels on a wall with colourful illustrations. One depicts her mother handing her child to a wet-nurse. The other depicts two Roman veterans; one with a prosthetic arm, the other with scars along his back.

Two portrait panels on a wall with colourful illustrations. One depicts her mother handing her child to a wet-nurse. The other depicts two Roman veterans; one with a prosthetic arm, the other with scars along his back.

Label in a display case showing some Roman bath tiles. The label is written by a disabled person, and talks about physical access to the baths and body image in the Roman world.

Label in a display case showing some Roman bath tiles. The label is written by a disabled person, and talks about physical access to the baths and body image in the Roman world.

Come visit my current temporary exhibition:

MAPPING AN UNEVEN PATH: STORIES OF HEALTH AND DISABILITY AT VERULAMIUM

15th November 2024 - 23rd February 2025

Explore what archaeology can tell us about Roman ideas about health and disability.

www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/map...

25.11.2024 23:25 — 👍 56    🔁 18    💬 4    📌 6
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Digital Day at Screen South! #CuratingVisibility fellows explored Green Screen, VR, AR & immersive soundscapes. Thanks to Manuel Vason from Studio Radar for sharing his insights on virtual environments. We hope to amplify disability perspectives through digital innovation in museum collections.

28.11.2024 11:31 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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PhD Studentship: Signing Sound: Deaf Gain within Inclusive Co-created Audio Descriptions of Museum Experiences at University of Westminster Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

Excited to announce a funded PhD studentship for the project: Signing Sound: Deaf Gain within Inclusive Co-created Audio Descriptions of Museum Experiences.

With @aud2526.bsky.social @johnnyravo.bsky.social @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social @sim-manchester.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW721/p...

29.11.2024 17:55 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 2
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In #DisabilityHistoryMonth, we’re thrilled to share that Round 2 #CuratingVisibility Fellowships received 103 applications! This demonstrates a huge range of talented D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people seeking employment as curators. Thank you to all who applied!

02.12.2024 10:31 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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