Chronically ill Artists Network

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Providing support, opportunities, information and advocacy for chronically ill artists and arts professional. Find out more and sign up to our newsletter at https://www.chronicallyillartistsnetwork.com/

A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing a hill, beyond this hill the landscape has flattened out, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. Black text reads “You’ve heard the stories. You’ve read the words. Now what?”
Image description: A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing a hill, beyond this hill the landscape has flattened out, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. Black text in speech marks reads: “Access is a collaboration. Just like other creative collaborations - it shouldn’t all fall on our shoulders”.
Image description: A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing a hill, beyond this hill the landscape has flattened out, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. Black text in speech marks reads: “Productivity ≠ Value. Chronically ill artists may work slower. That doesn’t mean the work is lesser”.
Image description: A pink pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing a hill, beyond this hill the landscape has flattened out, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. Black text in speech marks reads: “Chronically ill artists are not a “risk”. We are an opportunity for deep, flexible, radical creativity”.
Image description: A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing a hill, beyond this hill the landscape has flattened out. Black text reads “Let’s reimagine the landscape”. There is a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom.
Image Description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The following quote is in black text and speech marks “Chronically ill artists bring different timelines, different rhythms, different truths. That’s not a weakness, that’s innovation”
Image Description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The following quote is in black text and speech marks “We're not making a poor man's version of a show, we're making different and exciting work. There's creativity in limitation”
Image Description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The following quote is in black text and speech marks “How do we convince people that we are worth taking a risk on?”
Image Description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The following quote is in black text and speech marks “I lost a job I was actually really good at because of illness”
Image description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and backpack, climbing one of a series of 3 hills to the left. The black text on the right reads “Meet a Mountain Climber. Name: Zaya, Profession: Freelance theatre-maker and visual artist, Based on real experiences from CIAN focus groups”. The pink graphic gem logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network is in the top right and pink text along the bottom reads #ClimbingTinyMountains
Image description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The black text in speech marks reads “That fear isolates us, but together we’re louder”
Image description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The black text in speech marks reads “So many of us have hidden our illness out of fear. Fear of being labelled, overlooked, or seen as less”
Image description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The black text in speech marks reads “Chronically ill artists are chronically unheard”
Image description: a pink graphic line drawing on a white background, with a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. The black text in speech marks reads “It’s scary to fight your corner all the time when it’s already super hard to have a chronic illness”
A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. A quote in black text and speech marks reads: “We are not lazy. We are navigating inaccessible systems, one tiny mountain at a time”
A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. A quote in black text and speech marks reads: “When I’m really exhausted, working creatively becomes harder and harder”
A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. A quote in black text and speech marks reads: “Dealing with healthcare, benefits… getting the support you need - it’s rare for most of us”
A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. A quote in black text and speech marks reads: “It’s not just one barrier, it’s hundreds of small ones, every day”
A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure with a stick and a backpack climbing one of a series of 3 hills, with a pink gem-shaped logo for the Chronically ill Artists Network in the corner, and #ClimbingTinyMountains at the bottom. A quote in black text and speech marks reads: “It’s almost like climbing the tiny mountain, and then climbing the same mountain again and again”
Image description: A pink graphic line drawing on a white background, showing a figure climbing one of a series of 3 hills.The text reads ‘Climbing Tiny Mountains’.
A pink and purple page of illustrations on the theme of Navigating & Progressing in the Arts when Chronically Ill, including sections on change in the arts sector, discussions, systems being ableist, finding connection and community, learning to communicate your needs, and believing in the social model