The Ethics of Exhibiting Artists with Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Disabilities

"Artists First Conversations: Inclusivity for Artists with Disabilities" is a three-part symposium series held in tandem with the Chicago Cultural Center exhibition "Artists First: 25 Years of Studio Art at Thresholds." The symposium's second panel-held on November 19, 2022-addressed the ethics of exhibiting artists with neurodevelopmental and mental health disabilities and featured the following panelists:
- Dr. Sonya Mathies Dinizulu, Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavior Neuroscience at the University of Chicago Medical Center
- Laura Bickford, Curator at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center
- Irene Haynes, artist
- Katherine Jentleson, Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art
- Vincent Uribe, Director of Exhibitions and External Relations at Arts of Life and Director at LVL3