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Institution Guide
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 Art Beyond
Sight / art education for the blind
Information on Art Beyond Sight
They produce the most used tactile reproductions of
existing artworks. Originally formed in New York, US
, in 1987 as Art Education for the Blind by Elizabeth Axel for her
grandmother, an art historian who was going blind, the organisation
is now concerned with tactile courses, museum education and awareness
issues as Art Beyond Sight.
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Eco Sound Logo
To contact us:
E-mail:
editor@blindnessandarts.com
We are based in:
Leicester, UK
Eco
Ancient Greek, Verb, pronounced Ekh-o. The
Transliterated word is Echo. New Testament Greek Lexicon
“[To] have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to
have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions,
etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or
consider or hold as.”
Source: http://www.crosswalk.com
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 Living
Paintings trust
Information on Living Paintings
Trust
Formed in London,
UK, in
1989 by the art historian Alison Oldland, this
British project is similar to Art Education for the Blind’s tactile
pictures project, but does not participate in training or museum
education. It provides materials to schools and individuals.
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 Toronto university at scarborough
(PSYC54 Cognition and Representation)
Information on Toronto
University at Scarborough
Probably the leading course for those wishing to
develop an academic understanding of art for and by blind people, based in
Toronto, Canada. It has been developed
by John Kennedy, the leading psychologist, and based on the book Art
Beyond Sight.
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 National
exhibits by blind artists
Information on National Exhibits by Blind
Artists
Founded in Philadelphia , US,
1975, this institute organises serious exhibitions of work by blind
artists based on a belief that there was not enough representation for
this group of painters and sculptors. It has since evolved to exhibit work
on its website and run an annual competition.
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 Blind art
Information on Blind Art
Founded in London, UK, in 2005 by Sheri Khayami, this organisation organises an annual competition
for artists creating work that can be appreciated by both blind and
sighted people alike. They hold these pieces in a permanent collection,
and hold an annual touring exhibition of the finalists’ work.
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 Accessible
images
Information
on Accessible Images
This Norwegian
based email listing was formed by Lisa Yayla. It
provides a free listing of news and articles of interest from around the
world, with a specific interest for those who work with blindness and the
arts.
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Blind With
Camera
Information on Blind With Camera
This Indian based organisation
is run by the photographer and technologist, Partho
Bhowmick. It runs courses in photography for
people who are blind and visually impaired, with its main project
providing cameras for students in a school for the blind in Mumbai and
asking them to record their lives in and around the institution – a sample
of these images are available in our gallery.
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SEEING WITH
PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIVE
Information
on Seeing With Photography Collective
This
organisation is a collective of 18 photographers from New York, US,
who are registered blind or visually impaired. They produce mainly
monochrome work, and exhibit regularly. In addition they run courses and
workshops for people who are blind and visually impaired. Members of the
collective are also featured in the book Shooting Blind, published in
2002.
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seeing beyond
sight
Information on
Seeing Beyond Sight
This
organisation is run by the artist and lecturer Tony Deifell
from San Francisco, US. It promotes photography
for people who are blind and visually impaired. Tony taught children from Governor Morehead School
for the Blind, and his organisation has widely exhibited the work he
collected from projects with these children. These photographs have also
been presented in a book, entitled Seeing Beyond Sight.
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