Audio-described Tour: Yucky

Gallery Tour
6 April 2024
This is a close-up photo of me (Sam) releasing urine from my catheter into a yellow water balloon. I’m wearing blue pants faded to purple, a grey plaid shirt and brown leather sandals. My Dystonic hand is visible from the top left corner, pushing urine out of my catheter bag.
This is a close-up photo of me (Sam) releasing urine from my catheter into a yellow water balloon. I’m wearing blue pants faded to purple, a grey plaid shirt and brown leather sandals. My Dystonic hand is visible from the top left corner, pushing urine out of my catheter bag.

Join us for an audio-described tour of Yucky led by public program curator Hen Vaughan.

When

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

6 April 2024

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Access

Yucky Public Program Curator, Hen Vaughan will share the knowledge they have learnt from liasing with the exhibition artists.

Yucky is a group exhibition that explores the personal and political complexities that exist as part of disabled experience. The exhibition’s premise and title has been led by artist Sam Petersen in conversation with ACE. This is a group exhibition featuring a custom made bench that can be sat on, a knitted jumper, photographs, a kinetic installation, ceramics, and poetry. 

There are also audio files of each artist statement and core exhibition information throughout the gallery space accessible via a QR code- you can access these at any time here

Meeting point: ACE art gallery, Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace. If you are unsure of how to find ACE, email Grace to arrange a meeting place on North Terrace.

Email contact for event enquiries: grace@ace.gallery.

Further accessibility details below.

Feature Image: Sam Petersen, 'Wee', 2020, digital photograph. Courtesy of the artist.

Accessibility

This is a walking tour through the gallery with stools or seats with backrests available.

There are also audio files of each artist statement and core exhibition information throughout the gallery space accessible via a QR code – you can access these at any time here. 

Meeting point: ACE art gallery, Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace. If you are unsure of how to find ACE, email Grace to arrange a meeting place on North Terrace.

Email contact for event enquiries: grace@ace.gallery

Lead Artist

Sam Petersen

Facilitators

Rayleen Forester,
Grace Marlow,
Patrice Sharkey

Public Program Curators

Hen Vaughan

Mentee Artists

William Maggs

Artists

Josh Campton,
Sophie Cassar,
Makeda Duong,
Lorcan Hopper,
Elizabeth Reed,
Finnegan Shannon

Sam Petersen has been supported by Creative Australia.
The Yucky Public Program Curators are supported by the Government of South Australia through the Richard Llewellyn Deaf and Disability Arts program.
This project is presented and supported by Adelaide Festival.
The Yucky Reading Room is supported by the City of Adelaide.
The Culture Brothers are supported by Tutti Arts.

ACE tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka panpapanpalyarninthi (inparrinthi). Kaurna miyurna yaitya mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu tampnthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pays respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.