The Open Circle Hive is a place for artists with disabilities to
- Share upcoming events
- Attend and host Hive events
- Trade knowledge and skills
- Create a safe space to share experiences
- Celebrate disability culture and justice
The Open Circle Hive is a collective of independent artists. Open Circle Theatre endeavors to curate content on this site; however, it assumes no legal responsibility or liability for any postings.
Join the Hive
“As a disabled artist now working in New York, I feel strongly that Open Circle has given me the strength, confidence, and open-mindedness I needed to be able to “bet on myself” and further our collective community mission of fighting to make disabled artists present in mainstream media. Having a community of artists that I can fall back on when times are hard gives me the security and support I need to be able to be my strongest self in the world, knowing the power disabled art is capable of. I feel like I’ve found an artistic home with Open Circle.” —Hive Member Carrie Henley
Hive members can submit events to be posted on our Member Events Page and request to post below.
The Hive hosts two types of meetings
Hive Drop-In Safe Spaces
In these uncertain times—and in response to a request from a Hive member—we host a Zoom gathering every Sunday at 5 PM. This is a safe, unrecorded space where members can come together to share what’s going on in their lives. It’s a casual, open environment with no set topic—just a place to connect and be with others.
Hive Buzz
These are gatherings centered around a specific topic or guest speaker. Topics are suggested by members, so we encourage you to share your ideas below.