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PRESENTATION CONCERNING MACLAREN ACCESS ART
Tyler Durbano, Accessibility Coordinator for the MacLaren Art Centre provided a presentation regarding MacLaren Access Art. He commented that his role as Accessibility Coordinator at the MacLaren Art Centre was possible because of a grant received through the Ontario Trillium He advised that the MacLaren Art Centre really took the opportunity to look at ways to improve accessibility within the gallery spaces.
Mr. Durbano discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The background and history of the MacLaren Art Centre;
• Illustrations depicting past MacLaren Exhibitions;
• The educations programs offered at the centre;
• A description of MacLaren Access Art;
• The MacLaren Access Art Team;
• Illustrations depicting an introduction of Erika DeFreita’s art exhibition; and,
• Examples of the tools being developed to improve accessibility in the gallery spaces.
The members of Committee asked a number of questions of the Mr. Durbano and City staff and received responses.