Jason Wilsher-Mills: Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? was a high-impact exhibition with access at its heart, exploring artist Jason Wilsher-Mills’ life as a working class disabled person, stories of disabled people and carers he has worked with, and his ongoing connection with Hull. A key work in the exhibition was “The Changing Places Argonaut”, a mega-scale inflatable artwork highlighting the campaign for fully accessible toilets.
The gallery worked with disabled and neurodiverse artists to deliver the exhibition’s public programme and developed inclusive interpretation and programming to engage with disabled communities, low-income families and non-art audiences. National and local organisations including Tourettes Hero and Sight Support helped develop interpretation and delivered engagement activities.
The gallery commissioned and acquired a new work for its collection, which took inspiration from Jason’s childhood connections to East Yorkshire and the Pre-historic Roos Carr Figures in its collection.
The exhibition had over 50,000 visitors and nearly 300 people participated in targeted SEND activity. The project has enabled the gallery to develop approaches and partnerships that it will embed in future programming – including implementing accessible interpretation across the museum service.
Are We There Yet? was shortlisted for the Championing Social Justice award at the Museums Change Lives Awards 2024.