A stage can change a night. A studio can shape what comes next.
Think Out, Be Light showed us what can happen when people with disabilities are expected to show up fully, take creative risks and be seen as themselves.
TOBL Studio gives that community somewhere to go between the big moments.
Think Out, Be Light is the annual celebration. TOBL Studio is the community that continues after the lights come down.
A small group with room to know each other.
You do not need modeling experience. You do not need to know exactly what you're good at. Come because you want to make something, meet people, explore an interest or simply try something new.
We'll ask what helps you participate. Access is part of how we plan the Studio.
Make something. Try something. Meet somebody. Come back.
The Studio is not a fixed curriculum. What we make will grow from the cohort's interests and the people and organizations who build alongside us.
- Style + self-expression
- Photography + media
- Storytelling + communication
- Movement + performance
- Design + making
- Creative careers + work
- Friendship + community
- Trying something new
Start with relationship.
Bring something real.
A space. A skill. A challenge. A door into an industry. A creative brief. Resources that make participation possible.
The strongest partnerships give participants something meaningful to contribute to, not simply something to attend.
Help us build the spaces between the big moments.
Support helps us keep the founding cohort accessible, pay people for their expertise, remove participation barriers and document what we learn.
