OFF CAMPUS LOCATION: Mason Exhibitions Arlington

From curation to practical application, how can visual art spaces enhance immersive experiences for all patrons? What are the latest trends and limitations in accessibility tools? How can curators both support and serve as advocates for accessibility in the visual arts? Speakers will discuss practices for integrating assistive technologies and other techniques that advance accessibility in the visual arts, ensuring galleries are welcoming and inclusive. Guests are encouraged to bring additional questions to pose to the speakers, to expand and enhance the conversation for everyone involved. After the event concludes, guests are welcome to continue the conversation and explore the gallery’s current exhibition.

Presented by George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, this conversation will be led by:

Alissa Maru - Associate Curator, Exhibition Manager, Mason Exhibitions Arlington George Mason University

Korey Singleton - Deputy ADA Coordinator for Accessibility and ATI Manager, Assistive Technology Institute George Mason University

This event will be hosted live and in person at Mason Exhibition Arlington on George Mason University’s Arlington, VA campus, as well as being live-streamed.

This event will be recorded for later release on Mason Arts Amplified, the digital venue from Mason Arts at George Mason University.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Live-stream access will be shared with all registered guests.

More about our speakers:

ALISSA MARU

Alissa Maru is a seasoned art administrator, event producer, and curator. Maru is the Associate Curator and Exhibitions and Program Manager at Mason Exhibitions Arlington, a contemporary art gallery at George Mason University. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor at the university, developing experiential learning in the gallery through graduate courses in the Arts Management program. Before joining George Mason, she served as the Special Events Manager for the National Cherry Blossom Festival and Downtown DC BID, where she provided coordinated production for the festival’s famed Parade and community stages. Maru also served as Director at Dupont Underground, an abandoned streetcar station turned arts event space and gallery, where she grew the performance art programs and curated the digital projection exhibitions.

KOREY SINGLETON

Korey Singleton is the Deputy ADA Coordinator for Accessibility and Manager of George Mason University’s Assistive Technology Initiative (ATI). The ATI operates under Mason’s Office for Access, Compliance, and Community and reports directly to the ADA Coordinator. He has worked in the digital accessibility field, specifically higher education, for over 17 years. Prior to his time at George Mason, he spent 8 years working for the Commonwealth of Virginia as an AT Specialist supporting blind and low vision individuals at school, home, and in the workplace. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the College of Education and Human Development’s Learning Design and Technology Program, having taught courses on Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility & Design.