About Kickstart

Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is a Vancouver, BC based professional disability arts organization that has been supporting and promoting Mad, Deaf and Disabled Artists since 1998.
We are currently transitioning into an Artist-Run Centre (ARC). That means we are not just inviting artists to the table, we need your help building it.

Join us on our journey to becoming an ARC (Artist Run Centre).

Apply To Be Our New Executive Director

Applications close May 6, 2026

Become A Kickstart Member

Pay-What-You-Can to Access Membership Benefits

Join Our Board of Directors

Email hello@kickstartdisability.ca For More Board Info

Learn About Kickstart!

Our Mission & Mandate (Update in Progress)

At Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture, we have been working with the community to review and update our organization’s mission and mandate to be in better alignment with the needs and values of our members. This process is almost complete and its results will be accessible here soon.
Thank you for collaborating with us on this important update.

Kickstart’s History

Where We Are Heading

Article Written By Our Founders (2010):
FOCUS ON DISABILITY  &
DEAF ARTS IN CANADA

FAQs (2026)
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Meet The Kickstart Team

Allison Dunn, Operations Manager
Aly Laube, Marketing Coordinator
Angela Chalmers, Acting Executive Director
Anna Navarro, Community Outreach Assistant
Jess Sung, Access Coordinator

Jillian Christmas, Curatorial Director
Michael Denhamer, Community Outreach Coordinator
Monday Zankpe, Strategic Development Director
Sydney Day, Admin Assistant

Board Members

Kim Almond – President
Katarina Savitskaya – Vice President
Adrien Castle – Member at Large

Rachael Ransome – Secretary
Desirée Leal – Incoming
Hailey Wispinksi – Incoming