Against the Protocols of the Civilised Body: Online Reading Group with Access Lab & Library

Across May and June 2026 Access Lab & Library will lead a series of gatherings that foreground experimental access practice and theory. With opportunities for online, hybrid and in-person participation, this series will support deep engagement with contemporary disability thinking in the context of contemporary arts and museum practices. 

Online Reading Group  

Beyond compliance level accommodations, access thinking signals a mode of relationality and a critical field of practice in contemporary art. This reading group introduces key texts and concepts and is open to all interested participants.    

This reading group occurs fortnightly: Wednesday 20 May, 3 June and 17 June, 10am-12pm (AEST). 

Register your interest here. Texts will be distributed to participants on the 20 April, a month ahead of the first session. 

Workshop and Performance 

Last week of June, exact dates to be announced. 

Following the reading group Access Lab & Library will facilitate an in person, day long experimental workshop (participation via EOI) which will lead into a public performance the following day. Further details and EOI to be announced. 

Access Lab & Library (ALL) was created in 2023 to develop and nurture disability-led and artist-led access in creative settings. They approach access as a temporary, collectively-held space, as an experimental field, and as a platform for generosity. Access Lab & Library is co-directed by Fayen d’Evie and Jon Tjhia.