The 2014/15 Award "DISABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY. THE WORLD OF WORK"

2014 / 15 DISABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY. THE WORLD OF WORK

The participation of disabled people in the world of work is a problem that has only been partially solved, despite specific legislation on this topic ( in Italylaw 68/99, and subsequent amendments). The emphasis of legislation is on the abilities of disabled people, and on how the environment must be modified to take them into account: with subsidies to employers, with adaptation of the workplace, and with the possible involvement of colleagues. Depending on the type of disability, there are many activities that disabled people can do, but much depends on the cultural context. We all have direct experience of disabled people in work (for example: in the world of entertainment, in agriculture, in offices, in commerce, in teaching, in research, in catering, in housework). Through the development of this theme we want to highlight the problems that disabled people encounter if they want to work, but also to inspire new ideas for improvement.

The following Upper Secondary Art Schools participated in the seventh year of the Prize:

Apolloni, Fano; Mengaroni, Pesaro; Licini Preziotti, Fermo; Mannucci, Fabriano; Mannucci, Jesi; Scuola del Libro, Urbino.

43 entries were presented, as individual, group and class entries. The entries show a great variety of expressive techniques, from soundtracked videos, to goldsmithing, to sculptures in various materials, to graphic entries such as posters, photographs, comics, icons, performed with various techniques, e.g. ink, acrylic, engraving.

The prize giving ceremony will take place on the morning of April 30th, in the premises of the Exhibition, in the Collegio Raffaello, Piazza della Repubblica, Urbino, first floor.

The Jury is composed of a representative of the Councilor for Educational Policies of the Urbino local authority, a teacher from the ISIA (Higher Institute for Artistic Industries) of Urbino, the director of the New School House Gallery, York, a representative of Associations of disabled people, a member of the Worthington family.

Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors, it was possible to give 11 prizes, three of which are training internships of one month each at companies in the artistic field.

The Exhibition of all the entries will take place in the Collegio Raffaello, Piazza della Repubblica, Urbino, first floor. The Exhibition will be open from Monday April 27th to Thursday April 30th 2015, from 9:00 to 1:30 pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi0jSkZEZkc

Selected entries will be exhibited in the city of York, Great Britain, at the New School House Gallery, in an exhibition dedicated to the Prize, to be held in the first fortnight of June 2015

Both the Urbino and the York Exhibitions are curated by Nunzia Invernizzi, Artistic Director of the Eleanor Worthington Prize Association.