Kay Slater

Kay Slater is a multidisciplinary artist, accessibility consultant and arts worker. As a consultant, they work directly with artists and organizations to build accessibility in at the planning stage and to incorporate sustainable, grassroots strategies that support evolution in artistic presentation. Their work is rooted in anti-oppression practices, and they employ open-source and community-engaged approaches to support ongoing knowledge transfer with makers and creators at all stages of their careers. They have been the Exhibitions Manager and co-founder of the Accessible Exhibitions and Public Events (AEPE) project at grunt gallery for the past five years. They are a proud volunteer and social coordinator at Queer ASL, and have completed the Rick Hansen Foundation’s Accessibility Certification program. They are a co-founder and active member of The Papercut Arcade artist collective. Kay is passionate about sharing knowledge with the wider arts community. Kay is queer and hard of hearing. They use They/Their/Theirs pronouns as they fumble and learn as an uninvited “guest” across Coast Salish territory. Kay subscribes to the philosophy of the New Sincerity, which strives to “be more awesome.”

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Photo credit and description:

Photo courtesy of Kay Slater.

Photo taken by Kay 2023, at their studio.

Image description: A close-up head and shoulder selfie of Kay. A white person with grey hair shaved on the sides grins at the camera. With their head tilted slightly,  their bright eyes crinkle at the corner, and their top row of teeth are exposed. They sport a pair of nose rings on the right side of the face and a pair of studs in their bottom lip on the left. Their black t-shirt features a white graphic of a pair of broken handcuffs with tears raining down. Behind them are wire shelves filled with art supplies.