A New Kind of Listening

Join a diverse community of visual artists for an affordable class series taught by local professionals. "Saturdays in September" takes place at the Open Heart Arts Center in Asheville, NC and will be an opportunity to learn new techniques and exhibit your work at a local venue. Artists of all…

Polly is working on several community inclusive arts projects - one in Asheville, NC where she lives now, and a couple that have more regional/national implications. An inclusive visual arts class series, over 3 Saturdays in September in Asheville, is coming together after several previous tries. The workshops will take…

Being at national TASH last week was an amazing experience: 1000 advocates from all over, 100's of presentations, and lots of interesting and unique side events. Participants at my session about how to start an inclusive arts project were enthusiastic, and especially enjoyed the playful improv segment. Now I have…

The film and Inclusive Arts Campaign travel to the 2011 TASH Conference in Atlanta this week for two events. A New Kind of Listening screens on Thursday, Dec. 1st @ 4:45pm. A Q&A with Polly will follow. Visit the Conference Info Table more details about location/venue. And on Friday, Dec.…

At the Closing Ceremony of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Polly received the "Humanitarian Award". Thanks to the festival for honoring the film and its powerful message of inclusion. And thanks to everyone who helped in telling this important story and has supported the Inclusive Arts Campaign.

At Cinema Paradiso on November 11th, during the closing day of the 26th Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, A New Kind of Listening was given a standing ovation. Polly attended the Q&A and shared two comments from the audience: "This film should be seen by every human on the planet"…

Phil Hall has written a review on the  "Film Threat" website. “A New Kind of Listening provides a wonderful glimpse at [a] daring attempt to address harsh stereotypes regarding the developmentally disabled..." Read the full review here...

Polly was in Washington, D.C. Nov. 7th  for the 40th Annual Conference of the Association of University Centers on Disability – a very prestigious conference indeed! The film was selected  to screen in the conference's Media Room, which had a "disability and the arts" theme this year.  After the screening,…

Reminder about two upcoming events. Polly travels to the 2011 AUCD Conference in Arlington, VA for two screenings in the Media Room on Mon., Nov. 7th @ 1pm and Wed., Nov. 9th @ 3:20pm. She then heads down for a screening at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival on Fri., Nov.…