COVID lockdowns and social distancing measures have necessitated new ways of making: artists from all over the world and across different arts practices have been forced to exploit digital technologies to create solo and communal work. But what kind of opportunities and benefits are there in these new practices for creative collaborations both near and afar?
Going the Distance, a conference at Arts Activated 2021 Conference, tracked some these approaches by leading disability arts companies in South Australia and Korea (connect2abilities.com) as well as a disability-led collective of artists working across Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom (the deluge collective)
