Our Mission:
Create Mad Historical Awareness
Build Personal Advocacy
Expand Cultural Expression
Engage in Community Activism
Vision Statement:
The Center for Mad Culture envisions a world where madness is recognized as a rich and complex cultural identity, not a condition to be silenced or controlled. Through art, education, and activism, we strive to reclaim mad histories, amplify mad voices, and build a future where those labeled as ‘mad’ are seen, heard, and valued. We are committed to fostering radical inclusion, challenging psychiatric oppression, and creating spaces where mad expression thrives as a vital force in shaping culture and community.
Our Board of Directors
The Center for Mad Culture’s board exists to support and guide our mission of creating mad historical awareness, building personal advocacy, expanding cultural expression, and engaging in community activism. Our board members bring diverse expertise in art, disability culture, education, and activism, ensuring that our work remains rooted in community, critical thought, and meaningful impact. Together, we challenge psychiatric oppression, foster creative resistance, and sustain a space where mad identity is celebrated and valued.
Sandie Yi
Matt Bodett
Matt Bodett is a mad artist, activist, and educator dedicated to exploring madness as a cultural identity. As the founder and director of the Center for Mad Culture, he brings his experience as a practicing visual artist and advocate to challenge dominant psychiatric narratives and uplift mad voices. His work has been exhibited internationally, and he has been an artist in residence at MacDowell and Surf Point.
Sandie Yi is an artist, scholar, and disability culture activist specializing in disability aesthetics and access in art. She teaches Disability Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is deeply involved with Access Living. Her creative work and research focus on disability identity, accessibility in artistic spaces, and the intersection of disability and mad culture.
Megan Sterling
Megan Sterling is a printmaker and educator with a passion for socially engaged art. She teaches Printmaking at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago, bringing her expertise in visual storytelling and critical making to the Center for Mad Culture. She is committed to fostering dialogue around madness, identity, and artistic expression.
Margaret Fink
Margaret Fink is the director of The Disability Culture Center at the University of Chicago, where she advocates for disability inclusion and cultural recognition within academic spaces. As the treasurer of the Center for Mad Culture, she brings a deep understanding of accessibility, community organizing, and the intersections of disability and mad identity.
Myron Beasley
Dr. Myron Beasley is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Sexuality Studies at Bates College, with a research focus on performance studies, cultural politics, and community-based art. His work explores themes of identity, social justice, and the role of the arts in activism. His contributions to the Center for Mad Culture strengthen its engagement with critical scholarship and cultural advocacy.
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