Shush Snip Rip

Shush, Snip, Rip.

A Disability Arts and Archive Showcase.

Fri 12^th, Sat 13^th, Sun 14^th July 2024, then til December displayed in various locations around the Explore York Library and Archive.

York Explore Library and Archive, Library Square, Museum St, York YO1 7DS.

Come discover histories of disabled people at York Union Workhouse in the Victorian times. Explore current issues with local Disability Artists and the Mother Carer.  Question what has changed, or not and imagine with us a brighter, inclusive future.

This exhibition creatively presents some ‘irregularities’ reported at York Union Workhouse in 1899, as well as other, ‘current’ issues for disabled people and their families.  Read here the newspaper article that inspired us.

To promote ‘Shush Snip Rip’ we are creating handprinted flyers on recycled paper using a reclaimed Adana 8 x 5 letterpress printing machine. Look out for us at various locations in York do this.

Watch this space for more, but for further information contact Shushsniprip@sidbaility.net.

Explore York is a National Portfolio Organisation (NPOs) designated by Arts Council England. The funding recognises Explore’s cultural contribution in creating and promoting artistic experiences, supporting artists, and engaging communities.