[bcab] FW: In Touch With Art - International Conference on Art, Museums and Visual Impairment

Final Information for 

'In Touch With Art - An International Conference on Art, Museums and
Visual Impairment'

By St Dunstan's, V&A, and Goldsmiths, University of London

Wednesday 28th November and Thursday 29th November 2007, at the V&A,
London, UK

 

In Touch With Art aims to empower arts organisations to engage
creatively with visually impaired people through the visual arts. 

Art can open up rich and rewarding new learning experiences for visually
impaired people. We need to find ways to communicate this, and ensure
our galleries and museums are welcoming and stimulating places for
people who may not view themselves as visitors or participants.
Sighted and visually impaired people alike can benefit from the enhanced
quality of life, and thinking and learning skills, that art can bring.
Taking part in creative activities can improve sensory skills and
self-confidence for everyone.

 

In Touch With Art is the first collaboration between St Dunstan's, the
V&A and Goldsmiths, and brings together an international line up of
artists, academics and staff from museum and galleries who are leading
the field in this area. 

 

Through talks, touch tours and case studies, In Touch With Art will:

* examine models of best practice for the interpretation of visual arts
for visually impaired audiences
* investigate ways of teaching art to people with visual impairment
* explore experiences of practising artists with visual impairment
* identify how people with visual impairment can interact with art in
gallery and museum environments
* explore the personal, professional, physical and psychological
experiences of artists, educators, and visitors with visual impairment

 

In Touch With Art aims to demystify what visual impairment means and
motivate and inspire you to think about different learning styles and
ways of seeing.

 

Download the programme and booking form in a range of formats from:

http://www.sam-culture.com/work-in-touch-with-art.htm

 

Or contact sam:

Helen Charlton, Projects Director, sam, 11B Dyke Road Mews, 74 Dyke Road
Brighton BN1 3JD. 

Tel: 01273 882112

Email: helen.charlton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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