@article{Odlum_Collett_2022, title={The Right to Play: Snakes and Ladders: A case study}, volume={7}, url={https://www.journalpublicspace.org/index.php/jps/article/view/1501}, DOI={10.32891/jps.v7i2.1501}, abstractNote={<p>This case-study will present learnings from the public art project ‘Snakes and Ladders’, a fifty metre, ground plane mural in Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney’s western suburbs. This was a collaboration between Digby Webster, an artist with Down syndrome, and Nadia Odlum, an artist without disability who specialises in playful, large-scale public art. Snakes and Ladders was commissioned by the Sydney Olympic Parks Authority (SOPA) as a result of a community consultation and co-design process, and was supported by Accessible Arts, the peak body for advancing the rights of New South Wales artists who have disability and/or who are d/Deaf. The result was a public artwork that functions as an inclusive playspace, supporting the right to play for all people who visit or live in Sydney Olympic Park.<br>The key achievements of this project were the meaningful inclusion of an artist with disability in a significant public art project, and the creation of an accessible and inclusive opportunity for play in public space. This case-study focuses on process, including the community consultation process that led to the commission; the role of peak body Accessible Arts in facilitating and guiding the commission; the methods used to ensure accessibility in the artwork design; and the collaborative process between Digby and Nadia, including the steps taken to support Digby’s access requirements and ensure his full participation in the commission from concept to delivery.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Read the full article in accessible html-format</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.journalpublicspace.org/accessibility/jps_7_2_2022/JPS_7_2_2022_15.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</strong></p>}, number={2}, journal={The Journal of Public Space}, author={Odlum, Nadia Rene and Collett, Morwenna}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={243–258} }