Services
A nonprofit staffer and individual consultant for over 15 years, I bring my lived experience as a queer and disabled artist to every project.
Regardless of the field you’re working in, inclusion is a radical act of creativity.
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Accessibility Planning
Comprehensive assessments, strategic ADA access planning, and targeted consultations to supercharge disability inclusion and disability representation for your organization or project.
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Accessibility Trainings
Interactive disability inclusion and accessibility education trainings customized for your team or community of practice. Participants love my signature open and entertaining presentation style.
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Public Speaking
An award-winning storyteller and (recovering) cabaret emcee, I offer a wide variety of DEI speaking engagements on disability, accessibility, queer community arts, and grantmaking.
Scott Artley, a white masculine-presenting person with a buzzed bald head and short orange beard. Scott laughs in a vintage pink cardigan over a striped shirt and tie, his art-filled living room slightly out of focus behind him. Photo: Trista Marie Photography
Why Work with Me?
If you feel most driven by community, we’re on the same page. If you think authenticity and humor are key to getting it done, we’ll make some magic together.
I’ve been around! Whether it’s a rural community library, or a premiere metropolitan museum, context matters, and I meet people where they’re at.
My style is facilitative. I don’t give you the “right answers,” I know my clients know their community best, and I provide tools to discover the way forward.
I value a working relationship that is thorough, organized, flexible, and communicative.
Results
Scott Artley smiling in a casual outfit and baseball hat. Photo: Ivory House Photography
“I wanted to make sure and email you a HUGE THANK YOU message because you did an excellent job! You were authentic, charismatic, easy to understand, thought-provoking, relatable, heart-felt, imaginative, etc, etc. Somehow, you did all of that in 15 minutes!”
— Rhea Beto, North Dakota Council on the Arts
Learning can be fun! Participants consistently rate me highly for both content & delivery.
“This was, by far, the BEST session I attended for my purposes. There was a lot of new information, actionable ideas, and great tools. Thank you SO much Scott!”
– Art-Reach (Philadelphia) Cultural Accessibility Conference attendee
“The speaker was very engaging and provided the content in manageable action steps, even though it's a big topic to cover.”
– Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference attendee
“This was one of the best accessibility presentations I've seen.”
– Art-Reach (Philadelphia) Cultural Accessibility Conference attendee
“I took a lot of notes and am eager to implement some of the tactics that were presented. Very applicable content regardless of org type or mission focus.”
– Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference attendee
“I keep hearing from people who have attended a recent workshop on how well equipped they’ve felt after leaving. Congratulations! Keep up the great work.”
– Hunter Gullickson, Accessibility Manager, Guthrie Theater
Scott Artley and colleague Elizabeth Ralston co-leading a capacity building workshop for the Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD) annual conference. Photo: Victoria Hamilton
Headshot of Scott laughing into the camera wearing a casual jewel-toned outfit. Photo: Trista Maria Photography
Artists from "Lightning Rod" (Patrick's Cabaret 2017) sharing a moment of joy while hanging out in the audience seats. Photo: Ari Newman