The Supported Art Studio – A Vehicle for Change
Samtal: The Supported Art Studio – A Vehicle for Change
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How do supported studios help to create a more socially equitable and representative art field? Join Lucy Smalley, curator of the exhibition “Speaking Volumes”, in conversation with representatives from the supported art studios in the USA, UK and Sweden that have made the exhibition possible.
The conversation will serve as an introduction to the role and function of supported studios. Together they will explore the potential these structures offer to artists with disabilities and discuss why supported studios are vital—not only for the advancement of contemporary art, but as catalysts for broader systemic change. The conversation will be held in English.
Through Speaking Volumes, Malmö Konsthall seeks to challenge normative ideas of how artistic quality is defined, and to create space for conversation about representation within contemporary art. Read about the exhibition.
Participants:
Kara Christine – CEO Artlink, Edinburgh
Anneli Aaltonen Krantz – Artistic Director at Inuti, Stockholm
Ella Ritchie – Co-Founder of Intoart, London
Nadia Ghani – Gallery Director at Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland, Kalifornien
Lucy Smalley – Curator of the exhibition Speaking Volumes, Malmö Konsthall
Information
What: Conversation (in English)
When: Saturday 13.9 at 13–14
Where: C-salen
Admission free, drop in
If you require accessibility adjustments, please email elina.norrmoersgard@malmo.se
More about the participants:
Kara has worked for Artlink in Edinburgh for 27 years and recently took over as CEO.
Artlink Edinburgh and Lothians is a Scottish arts organisation with a 40-year history of removing barriers to participation and supporting innovation in the arts, in collaboration with disabled people and the systems that support them. Artlink provides exciting new ways of experiencing and seeing the world around us and creates new possibilities for shared action.
Anneli is the Artistic Director of Stiftelsen Inuti in Stockholm. Established in 1996, today Inuti runs three daily activity centres in central Stockholm for artists with disabilities, alongside a gallery and an art collection of over 500 works. Anneli also sits on the board of “Kultur och Kvalitet” (Culture and Quality), a nationwide organisation working for the cultural rights of artists with disabilities.
Ella is the Co-Founder of Intoart – an art and design studio based in Peckham, London. Intoart is a pioneering visual arts organisation committed to equity, visibility and social justice, led by the creative ambition of learning disabled and autistic people as artists and designers. Established in 2000, the studio is a site of collective action and ambitious art, design and craft production.
Nadia has worked at Creative Growth Art Center since 2022. In her role as Gallery Director she is responsible for representing Creative Growth artists nationally and internationally. Creative Growth was founded in 1974 and is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. Creative Growth advances the inclusion of artists with disabilities in contemporary art and strengthens community by providing a supportive studio environment and gallery representation.
Lucy Smalley is Project Leader of Studio Syd and Curator of the exhibition Speaking Volumes. She has worked for many years as an artist and educator, focusing on issues of access and agency within contemporary art. Studio Syd is a new regional studio, gallery, and platform for artists with disabilities, launching in autumn 2025. The project is initiated by Malmö Konsthall with support from Allmänna Arvsfonden.
