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Curator Launches Exhibition for Authentic Diversity in Art

3/3/2026

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Curator Nathalie Boobis challenges the art world’s superficial diversity by launching the exhibition "I Need to Be More Than a Lesson You Learned" at Disability Arts Online’s dis_place.
The show features nine artists addressing inaccessibility and barriers, while celebrating intimacy and joy.
Boobis hopes the exhibition spurs genuine change, advocating anti-ableism training and protection against funding cuts.
The show sets accessibility standards with easy-read text and British Sign Language interpretation.

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Story summary

Curator Nathalie Boobis challenges the art world’s superficial diversity by launching the exhibition "I Need to Be More Than a Lesson You Learned" at Disability Arts Online’s dis_place.
The show features nine artists addressing inaccessibility and barriers, while celebrating intimacy and joy.
Boobis hopes the exhibition spurs genuine change, advocating anti-ableism training and protection against funding cuts.
The show sets accessibility standards with easy-read text and British Sign Language interpretation.