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Created in 2015, the Arts Learning Community for Universal Access is a collaborative program between the City of Raleigh Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County that brings together like-minded arts and cultural administrators who want to improve how inclusive their organizations are of the Deaf community and people living with disabilities. The year-long program runs from July through June.
Learn more about the application process
Members
| Accessibility Asset | Organization |
|---|---|
| Betsy Ludwig* | Arts Access |
| Kari Martin Hollinger, Carly Jones, Meg Revelle* and Stephen Wall* | Arts Together |
| Brett Morris and Megan Sullivan* | Artspace |
| Amanda Bittner and Cameron Laws | Artsplosure |
| Nathalie Ray | Burning Coal Theatre Company |
| Sarah Preston | Cary Arts Center |
| Jaclyn Bowie, Krista Nance, and Gab Smith* | CAM Raleigh |
| Veronica Aguilar and Cecilia Saloni | El Pueblo |
| Ella Fang | International Focus |
| Janine Eash, Jordan Pearce, Ashley Peay-Bettini, and Shenette Swann | Marbles Kids Museum |
| Ai-Ling Chang, Kathleen Collier, and Emily Catherine Mealor | North Carolina Arts Council |
| Felicia Ingram and Melissa Roth | North Carolina Museum of Art |
| Liani Yirka | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |
| Rebecca Edmonds | North Carolina Opera |
| Liza Green | NC State LIVE |
| Dan Ellison and Hilary Leggette | NC State University Gregg Museum |
| Mia Self and Emilie Wood | NC State University Theatre |
| Ashley Blankenship, Meredith Laing, and Jason Spencer | North Carolina Symphony |
| William Henry, Donna Mullins, and Katrina Tarson | North Carolina Theatre |
| S.A. Corrin* | Raleigh Arts |
| Jamie Katz Court* and Courtney Wheeler | PineCone |
| Fidel Benton, Meredyth Pederson Cooper, and Alicia Grey | Raleigh Little Theatre |
| Julia Meder* | Sertoma Arts Center |
| Ragen Carlile* | United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County |
| Brandon Cordrey* | Visual Art Exchange |
| Cathy Gouge | Wake Forest Renaissance Centre |
| Johannah Maynard Edwards | Women's Theatre Festival |
Raleigh Convention Center Accessibility Overview Video
For their group project, a cohort of the 2021-2022 Learning Community created a “Welcome to Raleigh” video to enhance the Raleigh Convention Center’s accessibility information. This video provides an overview of the accessibility features at the Raleigh Convention Center, including drop-off areas, entrances, accessible restrooms, elevators and escalators, sensory kits, and rooms within the facility. The goal of the video was to provide visitors with a pre-visit view of the facility while answering many frequently asked questions. A different version of the video was recorded to provide more specific information to attendees of the LEAD® Conference in August 2022.
View the Raleigh Convention Center Accessibility Overview video
Learning Community Digital Scrapbook
Wanting to show that accessibility is within reach for any organization, the 2019-2020 Learning Community members created a Digital Scrapbook, capturing the processes and results of individual projects enacted at their organizations.
Application Process
The City of Raleigh Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County are partnering for a seventh year to offer a year-long arts learning community that uses a collaborative approach to advocating for and improving access to the arts for people with disabilities. Representatives of Raleigh and Wake County organizations are selected to participate in this program (maximum 2 representatives/organization) through an application process.
Eligibility
- Located within Wake County*
- A nonprofit exempt from federal and state income tax as either a charitable organization with 501(c)(3) designation by the Internal Revenue Service with established arts programming or a unit of municipal government
*Interested organizations located outside of Wake County should contact S.A. Corrin at sarah.corrin@raleighnc.gov to discuss their situation.
How to Apply
The 2022-2023 Learning Community application cycle has closed. The application form and guidelines posted below are for reference only until information about the 2023-2024 application process is posted in Spring 2023.
