About the Series

Arts Access North Carolina presents the Series of Fortunate Events (SOFE) annually, to highlight the diversity and creativity that exists within disability communities. Arts Access NC uses SOFE as a platform to promote the work of artists and performers with disabilities.

About Arts Access

Arts Access NC is North Carolina’s only non-profit organization dedicated solely to making the arts accessible to children and adults with disabilities. The organization was founded in 1984 by a group of dedicated residents who were actively involved in North Carolina’s growing cultural arts community, but wanted to make sure the community was inclusive to everyone. They started with the simple action of donating wheelchairs to venues around the Triangle, and those small acts started a movement that led to Arts Access serving over 2,500 North Carolinians annually. Today, Arts Access is nationally recognized for its work at the intersection of arts and disability.

Arts Access has spent the past 38 years advocating for the rights of people with disabilities, working with cultural arts organizations to build inclusive programming, and working with schools to ensure K-12 arts curriculum is inclusive and accessible to students with disabilities.

2023 SPONSORS 

PARTNER SPONSORS

Durham County Library
NC Museum of Art

SERVICE SPONSOR

MAJOR SPONSORS

HONORARY SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Maggie Clay Love Consulting
Martha Needels Keravuori

PATRON SPONSORS

Brandon Cordrey & Brent Simoneaux
Eileen Bagnall

FRIEND OF ARTS ACCESS

Ken and Merrilee

ACCOMMODATIONS SUPPORT

Gary & Jane Smith