The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read—a partnership with Arts Midwest—broadens our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors through the power of a shared reading experience. The goals of the NEA Big Read are to inspire meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity, elevate a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and build stronger connections in each community.
Our book of choice is Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig.
Events in the area relating to empowering individuals with disabilities include:
Download the St. Louis County Library Reader’s Guide for yourself or your boook club.
Left Bank Books
St. Louis Art Museum
Classic 107.3
Art Exhibition with Artist’s First
Oral History project focused on the words of those who are differently abled
Thank you to our volunteers!
For more information:
St. Louis Arts and Disability Organizations
Arts and Disability Resources
Disability & Philanthropy Forum Webinar: Disability, Arts & Culture
Ford Foundation Survey on Supporting Disability Inclusion Among Creative Groups
The Layered Onion — a community of artists with mental and emotional health challenges
Chronically Online Gallery — virtual gallery dedicated to showing work by disabled and chronically ill artists
Dear Artists — mental and emotional health awareness for artists
Disability Visibility Project — An oral history project, based on the Storycorps model, gathering narratives from people with disabilities
SICK Magazine — “a thoughtful magazine by sick & disabled people”
Universal Art Tutorials — free virtual tutorials created by artists with paralysis
Further Reading
Picture Book Creators Center Joy While Portraying Disability (School Library Journal)
13 Titles To Share Wither Older Readers During Disability Pride Month (School Library Journal)
7 Novels and Stories That Prove Fiction Can Grapple with Illness (Electric Literature)
I Sing The Body Poetic: Disability Pride Month Reading Recommendations (St. Louis Public Library)
Disability Visibility Project Book Circle
Disability and Neurodiversity Recommended Reading (Read in Color)
18 #OwnVoices Books About Disabilities (BuzzFeed)
10 Books To Introduce Readers To Disability Literature (Book Riot)