Jeff Kasper

Jeff Kasper (he/him/his) is an artist, writer, and educator. Through public art, publications, participatory learning, and design, he works to make tangible the creative potentials of accessibility, social support, and trauma-aware culture. His artworks center dialogical, reflective, and instructional texts that prompt contemplation, relationship building, and serious play. Recent projects have been presented with New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, ArtBridge, and Meta Open Arts, moCa Cleveland, DisArt at ArtPrize, and Queens Museum. He has received fellowships and awards from National Arts Strategies, MASS MoCA Assets for Artists and the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and New England Foundation for the Arts. Kasper has served as a peer-mentor and facilitated workshops throughout the United States and internationally. He often collaborates with institutions and organizations to develop meaningful engagements with disability culture and community. Kasper is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the Department of Art. 

Available Arts Services & Programs

Active Listening and Dialogue Workshops
Art and design professionals engage in listening strategies applicable to their work with public agencies, clients, collaborators, communities, and co-workers.
[Sliding Scale, Grant Funded, or Artist Fee]
This service requires a host institution or organization

Critique As Support
Workshop or range-term consultation on trauma-informed practices for studio instruction and critique in community settings and higher-ed, including: pre-professional, vocational arts instruction, and artist professional development.
[Sliding Scale, Grant Funded, or Artist Fee]
This service requires a host institution or organization

Cultural Accessibility & Disability Justice Consulting
Audits on the integration of accessibility and disability justice principles in organizational culture.
[Contract-based or Grant Funded]
This service requires a host institution or organization focused on arts and culture or design 

Strategic Planning for Engagement
Working with organizations and movements to develop requisite skills and long-term plans for community based programs and civic engagement.
[Contract-based or Grant Funded]
This service requires a host institution or organization