DisArt
Artists and WritersMichigan, United States2-10 Employees
DisArt is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based production company and arts and culture organization focused on creating public art events that showcase high-quality contemporary art by Disabled artists from around the world. Its work aims to cultivate a Disabled cultural identity and communicate it to a broader audience, with the goal of moving society from awareness toward belonging and inclusive participation. Serving audiences interested in disability arts, the organization addresses how public art and cultural programming can reflect and support Disabled communities. DisArt operates within the artists and writers industry and positions itself as a producer of culturally oriented events, leveraging international disabled perspectives in its programming. Recent activity includes Le’Andra LeSeur’s presentation at the Upswell Conference in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas in November 2023, and the launch of the My Dearest Friends Project in April 2020, a collaborative initiative with artist Oaklee Thiele responding to the COVID-19 era.)