From fnugg at online.no Mon Jul 4 08:34:09 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 10:34:09 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Blind Fans to Revel in the Art of Pro Wrestling, museums, galleries, artists Message-ID: <3b2077e7-9823-8787-15ff-1999ae672e24@online.no> A New Way to See Art http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/multisensory-art/486200/ Storytelling, Characters Allow Blind Fans to Revel in the Art of Pro Wrestling http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2634955-storytelling-characters-allow-blind-fans-to-revel-in-the-art-of-pro-wrestling The Usual Rule Is Hands Off, But DAM's Tactile Tables Wants Everyone To 'See' Visual Art "Blind since birth, there?s nothing worse for 8-year-old Chloe Poston than being at a museum where all the signs say ?Do Not Touch.? A curious child, Poston asks lots of questions and wants to be a doctor someday. The best way for her to learn is hands on -- an opportunity the Denver Art Museum recently gave her. The Lakewood third-grader got to walk right past those ?Do not touch? signs and actually handle some of the art." http://www.kunc.org/post/usual-rule-hands-dams-tactile-tables-wants-everyone-see-visual-art#stream/0 Art exhibtion opens at Bradford College http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14550734.Blind_artist_s_loss_of_vision_influenced_her_exhibition_work/ Blind artist teaches local kids to use senses to paint http://wsls.com/2016/06/10/blind-artist-teaches-local-kids-to-use-senses-to-paint/ Artist Roy Henry Vickers on making art, beating addiction and turning 70 http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-june-9-2016-1.3623796/artist-roy-henry-vickers-on-making-art-beating-addiction-and-turning-70-1.3623808 Artist's workshop shows world of possibility to the blind http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/downtown/artist-s-workshop-shows-world-of-possibility-to-the-blind/article_06b706af-63f2-5ca7-9204-6490b056a23d.html Revolutionary glasses help color blind man see the world in color for the first time http://bgr.com/2016/06/08/color-blind-glasses-toledo-art/ Opening up a world of art for the blind with 3-D technology http://q13fox.com/2016/06/30/opening-up-a-world-of-art-for-the-blind-with-3-d-technology/ Back Tactile Vision Graphics' Campaign on Indiegogo Now to Further Accessibility for All with First Braille-Friendly 3D Printer https://3dprint.com/139957/tactile-vision-braille-3-d-printer/ Paper Money ? Tactile Features Coming to United States Currency http://www.coinweek.com/recent-articles-video/paper-money-tactile-features-coming-united-states-currency/ 3D Printing Lets Blind People ?See? Paintings http://www.collective-evolution.com/2016/06/16/3d-printing-lets-blind-people-see-paintings/ Please Touch All Of The Art At This West Hollywood Show http://laist.com/2016/06/16/please_touch_the_art.php Artists Make Tactile Art for the Fingertips of the Blind http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/artists-make-tactile-art-for-the-fingertips-of-the-blind From fnugg at online.no Mon Jul 4 10:34:48 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 12:34:48 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] trains, bills, art, innovation Message-ID: <41fb071d-7c42-6a65-cfad-82797cf7ffe5@online.no> An Artist Is Making Portraits the Blind Can ?See? with Their Hands http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/tactile-portraits-the-blind-can-see Watch: Blind Man Surprised with Portrait He Can ?See? Through Touch https://www.visualnews.com/2016/05/13/watch-blind-man-surprised-portrait-can-see-touch/ http://socialnewsdaily.com/62810/blind-man-experiences-self-portrait-for-the-first-time/ Please touch the art http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/tactile-aids-visually-challenged-please-touch-the-art-2792373/ Virgin Trains unveils tactile station maps for visually impaired travellers http://www.transportrail.com/virgin-trains-unveils-tactile-station-maps-for-visually-impaired-travellers054/ http://thebiguknewsroom.co.uk/member-news/virgin-trains-unveils-tactile-station-maps-for-visually-impaired-travellers/ They are helping blind walk safely, and this new innovation by IITians will now help them read effortlessly! http://www.businessinsider.in/They-are-helping-blind-walk-safely-and-this-innovation-by-IITians-will-now-help-them-read-effortlessly/articleshow/51995055.cms Local assistive technology specialist receives $10,000 award for innovation http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/local-assistive-technology-specialist-receives-award-for-innovation/article_152cc132-f3eb-5463-a55a-51820af94fe2.html New $5 note is a reminder that beauty goes beyond aesthetics http://www.smh.com.au/comment/new-5-note-is-a-reminder-that-beauty-goes-beyond-aesthetics-20160413-go5au9.html From fnugg at online.no Mon Jul 4 13:40:27 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (Lisa Yayla) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 15:40:27 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Canada, Bangkok, TouchMapper, Getting in Touch - Children's Braille Book Series Message-ID: A tactile tale http://www.nationmultimedia.com/sunday/A-tactile-tale-30289616.html Include, Not Exclude: Italian Designers Allow the Blind to Appreciate Caravaggio Through 3D Printing https://3dprint.com/128202/blind-caravaggio-3d-printing/ Mass Portal & Tactile Eyesight 3D print tactile books for visually impaired children http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160401-mass-portal-tactile-eyesight-3d-print-tactile-books-for-visually-impaired-children.html Enhanced Reading for Blind in Latvia: Mass Portal Teams with Tactile Eyesight & Students for 3D Printed Books https://3dprint.com/127514/blind-latvia-3d-printed-books/ Novel Tactile Designs Go on Show at Bangkok Art and Cultural Center BANGKOK - A dozen well-known Thai artists who donned blindfolds to draw alongside visually impaired children are now displaying their tactile art at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Center (BACC) in the Thai capital. The artists, including Thai National Artist Itthipol Tangchaloke and cartoonist Chai Rajvatr, last week put on blindfolds and gathered with 20 visually impaired children to create drawings using a velcro pad and yarn, or Lensen kits, developed by the Thai Klongdinsor Company. http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2407970&CategoryId=13003 Canadian museum presents exhibit that blind people can "see" Breakthrough technology by U.S. start up 3DPhotoWorks LLC enables the visually impaired to experience art on an equal basis with the sighted. "CMHR is the first museum in the world to showcase three-dimensional tactile fine art printing developed by 3DPhotoWorks of Chatham, New York. This recently patented technology is considered a major breakthrough for people with vision loss ? allowing them to "see" photographs and fine art with their fingertips. Inspired by research conducted by neuroscientist Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita of the University of Wisconsin, 3D tactile printing is based on the concept of neuroplasticity. As Dr. Bach-y-Rita's research within the blind community confirms, "The brain is able to use tactile information coming from the fingertips as if it were coming from the eyes. That's because we don't see with our eyes or hear with our ears, these are just the receptors, seeing and hearing in fact goes on in the brain."" http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canadian-museum-presents-exhibit-that-blind-people-can-see-300237176.html Learning complex tasks 'SUPERCHARGES' the brain: Difficult skills make minds more flexible and powerful by linking regions * Scientists taught sighted people to read Braille - a complex tactile task * Found the activity activated the visual cortex, as well as the tactile one * Researchers said the finding should lead to a re-think of how brain works You might imagine the brain to be divided into specific areas responsible for processing different senses. But researchers have now shown how we can 'supercharge' our minds and break down its barriers so it becomes more flexible. Scientists taught sighted people to read Braille and found the complex tactile task surprisingly activated the visual cortex, as well as the tactile one. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3491899/Learning-complex-tasks-SUPERCHARGES-brain-Difficult-skills-make-minds-flexible-powerful-linking-regions.html Visually-impaired and blind students test modified 'tactile' games http://kimatv.com/news/local/visually-impaired-and-blind-students-test ASU staff and students innovate solutions ... Alternative Format Lab "?When Braille was created, even when math Braille was created in 1972, nobody anticipated the advances in sciences like DNA. We almost had to create her books from scratch.? Newton helped to develop the process for doing tactile diagrams, which weren?t even provided when she was a student. One way to do it is to print complicated graphics onto heat-encapsulated paper, which is then run through a machine dubbed ?the toaster,? which heats the paper and raises the ink so the image can be felt. Images also can be embossed." https://asunow.asu.edu/20160309-solutions-making-textbooks-accessible-all The Tactile Technology That's Helping Blind People Experience Priceless Paintings This Canadian company creates reproductions of famous paintings that are designed to be touched. http://www.fastcodesign.com/3057221/the-tactile-technology-thats-helping-blind-people-experience-priceless-paintings Touch Mapper: 3D Printed Tactile Maps Allow the Visually Impaired to Orient Themselves in Any Location https://3dprint.com/121736/3d-printed-tactile-maps/ Blind artists share their vision Visitors encouraged to touch photos http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/blind-artists-share-their-vision-369073041.html 3D printed tactile picture books entertain and teach visually impaired children The digital files for the tactile children?s books have all been made open source and are available to download via the Tactile Picture Books?s online library, meaning that just about anyone, from educator, to parent, can create a book for their visually impaired child. 3D printing has helped those working in the field of visual impairments make some big advancements. For instance, we learned about pieces of fine art being turned into tactile 3D printed artworks to be experienced by the blind, as well as a whole new form of 3D printed music notation to help visually impaired musicians read music. Just this week as well, Linespace, a tactile display system using a 3D printer print head meant to help the blind read maps and images, was unveiled. As the technology continues to develop there is no doubt that treatments and opportunities for the visually impaired will also improve. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160209-3d-printed-tactile-picture-books-entertain-and-teach-visually-impaired-children.html https://3dprint.com/118521/3d-printed-tactile-books/ http://www.tactilepicturebooks.org/ Free and open source online 3D modeling tool CraftML launches beta version Opening up a world of art for the blind with 3-D technology 'I had never felt anything like this before' http://www.ksat.com/health/opening-up-a-world-of-art-for-the-blind-with-3d-technology Painters? Paintings: From Freud to Van Dyck ? review https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jun/26/painters-paintings-freud-to-van-dyck-national-gallery-review TVMA Open Extra Hours http://www.courierjournal.net/this_week/article_7bcbc602-3703-11e6-ac57-27edc134f076.html New braille printer at SA vision-impaired school opens world of reading to students "We print textbooks, from maths, science, anything that primary or high school kids use, as well as fiction and tactile books. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-27/sa-vision-impaired-students-benefit-new-braille-printer/7546678 Lee Littlewood: Novelty Books to Make Summertime Rock http://www.noozhawk.com/parent_nooz/article/lee_littlewood_novelty_books_to_make_summertime_rock_20160612 Getting in Touch: How We Were Inspired to Create a Children's Braille Book Series http://www.dk.com/us/explore/education/an-intro-to-dk-braille-books/ Norton Middle School DEAR ZOO Tactile Picture Book https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1593270 ?Please Touch the Art?: A Short Documentary With an Impactful Message http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samantha-matcovsky-/please-touch-the-art-a-sh_b_10030456.html Blind photographer who uses cameras to 'bring the world in' speaks at human rights museum http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blind-photographer-speaks-cmhr-1.3587800 Blind artist brings exhibit on light and dark to Joliet?s Gallery Seven http://buglenewspapers.com/blind-artist-brings-exhibit-on-light-and-dark-to-joliets-gallery-seven From fnugg at online.no Fri Aug 19 09:33:23 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:33:23 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] {Spam?} 3D maps, station maps, photography, description Message-ID: Texas A&M sophomore develops tactile maps to help visually impaired people "While most university freshmen spend their first year adjusting to life away from their families and the rigors of higher education, Texas A&M mechanical engineering major Tyler Wooten set out to do more. After taking a 3D printing course in the Engineering Innovation Center, Wooten decided he wanted to use his newfound knowledge on a project that would help others. He eventually came up with the idea of designing a 3D-printed tactile map of Texas A&M's campus for visually impaired students..." http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/texas-a-m-sophomore-develops-tactile-maps-to-help-visually/article_95fd3d93-369e-5311-8ddb-58a30fa38e7f.html Texas A&M student 3D prints tactile maps of campus for the visually impaired http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160807-texas-am-student-3d-prints-tactile-maps-of-campus-for-the-visually-impaired.html Aggie-developed Maps For Visually Impaired http://www.aggienetwork.com/news/143295/aggiedeveloped-maps-for-visually-impaired/ Visually-impaired students call lack of Braille script in SLC unfair KATHMANDU, April 1: Visually-impaired students appearing in School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams have complained of inconvenience while writing answers in lack of Braille script.According to the Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE), blind students can get an assistant writer but the writing helps are not allowed to draw figures and diagrams even in subjects such as Science, Social Studies, and Environment, Health and Population. There is no system of taking exams using Braile script in SLC exam although courses taught in Braille at some schools."I am sorely disappointed as I have to skip questions that involve drawing maps and figures. This will surely decrease my marks and percentage in the SLC result," said Anamika Chaudhary, of Laborotary School in Kirtipur of Kathmandu. http://admin.myrepublica.com/society/story/39756/visually-impaired-students-call-lack-of-braille-script-in-slc-unfair.html Virgin Trains unveils tactile station maps for visually impaired travellers http://www.transportrail.com/virgin-trains-unveils-tactile-station-maps-for-visually-impaired-travellers054/ http://thebiguknewsroom.co.uk/member-news/virgin-trains-unveils-tactile-station-maps-for-visually-impaired-travellers/ 3D maps, wind chimes help visually impaired Texas A&M students http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/3D-maps-wind-chimes-help-visually-impaired-Texas-AM-students-376426821.html A feel for campus http://www.thebatt.com/news/a-feel-for-campus/article_4b5e8180-fc7f-11e5-82f6-cf2f04a2bce2.html 3D printed teaching aids enhance education for visually impaired students http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160605-3d-printed-teaching-aids-enhance-education-for-visually-impaired-students.html Pornhub launches explicit audio for the visually impaired https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/jun/15/pornhub-launches-porn-blind-described-video Photography of legally blind woman on exhibit in Cave City http://www.bgdailynews.com/community/photography-of-legally-blind-woman-on-exhibit-in-cave-city/article_9ffea0a0-4584-11e6-a28b-5f0299bd9f2a.html Visually impaired photographer does not let disability hold him back as he scoops prize for Photograph of the Year http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/14633401.Visually_impaired_photographer_does_not_let_disability_hold_him_back_as_he_scoops_prize_for_Photograph_of_the_Year/ From fnugg at online.no Fri Aug 19 12:03:52 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:03:52 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] {Spam?} Sound of Antarctica, London Sound Survey, Silhouette artist, Emilie Gossiaux the Metropolitan Museum of Art Message-ID: New exhibits provide art access for all abilities http://www.inforum.com/variety/4070246-new-exhibits-provide-art-access-all-abilities Blindness no roadblock for this artist The idea of a blind artist might seem like an oxymoron. But internationally recognized artist John Bramblitt doesn?t see blindness as a roadblock. In fact, losing his sight led him to the artist?s path. The Dallas, Texas, artist, whose work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim and many metro museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, purposely sought out the Salida Arts Festival, which took place Saturday and Sunday in Centennial Park. http://www.themountainmail.com/news/arts_entertainment/article_05533c5c-479e-11e6-b3ff-3349405f3c31.html How being blind became a 'gift' for author Barbara Blackman http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/how-being-blind-became-a-gift-for-artist-and-author-barbara-blackman-20160404-gnxklq.html An Artist made a 3D Portrait For A Blind Man To See By Touch http://www.m2now.co.nz/4-artist-made-3d-portrait-blind-man-see-touch/ Blind artist records sounds of nature Juan Pablo Culasso is blind, but he's developed an unusual skill recording the sounds of nature across South America. CCTV America travelled exclusively with him, as a guest of the Uruguayan government, to listen to the world's last truly unexplored continent: Antarctica. Despite being blind since birth, sound recordist Juan Pablo Culasso loves to travel. Now, I'm going with him to film a very special mission. "The first time I ever heard about Antarctica was when I was 12 years old. I saw a documentary, which showed the expedition of Scott and Amundsen. I said to myself then that, one day, I would go to that continent........." Culasso said. "I don't consider myself an artist in the normal definition of the word. For me, the artist is nature, and I just capture these moments." "Behind me is Maxwell Bay, and this is King George Island on the Western Peninsula. And it is here that Juan Pablo Culasso is undertaking his pioneering work to capture the sounds of Antarctica. "My mission is for these invisible sounds to become visible for everyone," Culasso said. We received an invitation to visit the neighboring Chinese Great Wall base. "You are welcome at the Great Wall." "I was born to do this. To record sounds. To share them. To teach others that it is possible to enjoy any type of landscape. Without the need to see it," Culasso said. http://english.cctv.com/2016/05/23/VIDETrsRRe8AmB5xHBahNxAg160523.shtml London as you've never heard it before http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06/arts/music/london-as-youve-never-heard-it-before.html?_r=0 London Sound Survey http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/ http://www.soundsurvey.org.uk/index.php/text/home/ http://www.curbed.com/2016/8/11/12421522/city-sounds-field-recording-london-sound-archive This Artist Creates Portraits For The Blind Using Something You Have In Your Tool Box http://q108.com/ryan-and-gretchen/this-artist-creates-portraits-for-the-blind-using-something-you-have-in-your-tool-box/ Artist Madeleine Sabo featured at Capitan Public Library http://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2016/04/13/artist-madeleine-sabo-featured-capitan-public-library/82975198/ Pintores holds local artist showcase http://cnjonline.com/2016/04/13/pintores-holds-local-artist-showcase/ Silhouette artist: a master at paper cuts .... "I started as a kid," Johnson says. "My father did them. He got me started about age 10. Professionally I've been doing them since about 1986." Johnson did his first job when he was a "starving art student" and began working at Dolly Parton's amusement park, Dollywood. "I've been doing them ever since," he says with a laugh. He says he took to cutting silhouettes quickly, partly because he's blind in one eye. "I was fortunate in the fact that I was born blind in one eye. So I see the world two-dimensional. I don't have binocular vision, like most people, so I don't see in the round. So I took to it like a fish to water." He says he averages about 100 silhouettes a day but has been known to do twice as many. In the decades he's been cutting, he estimates that he's made more than a million shadow portraits at state fairs, toy stores and parties across the country. He insists his hands never get sore." ...... http://www.oregonlive.com/multimedia/index.ssf/2016/04/silhouette_artist_a_cut_above.html Artist Refuses to Let Blindness Derail Her Career Sculptor Emilie Gossiaux is exhibiting her work and teaching at the Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.wsj.com/articles/artist-refuses-to-let-blindness-derail-her-career-1469822409 From fnugg at online.no Fri Aug 19 13:10:54 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:10:54 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] {Spam?} Benode Behari Mukherjee, Inner Eye Message-ID: Hi, Link to a wonderful documentary, Inner Eye, by Satyajit Ray about the artist Benode Behari Mukherjee. Wonderful film, wonderful art. Inner Eye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjaSB7JkFqU Benode Behari Mukherjee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benode_Behari_Mukherjee The Inner Eye http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068741/ Please Touch the Art: This Artist Creates Tactile Portraits for the Blind Please Touch the Art: This Artist Creates Tactile Portraits for the Blind Andrew Myers uses screws to make 3-D masterpieces for curious fingers Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/artist-making-tactile-art-blind-using-screws-180959716/#6e8BzWT5MODmOhS2.99 Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/artist-making-tactile-art-blind-using-screws-180959716/?no-ist TCC lets you put your hands on art at new exhibit http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/artsandentertainment/tcc-lets-you-put-your-hands-on-art-at-new/article_3e5f6e92-5e64-5d57-a48a-7c24d4fc9fc4.html Must-See Projects and Events During the Berlin Biennale *?Ryan Gander *, ?The Connectivity Suite (and Other Places),? Esther Schipper, June 3?August 27 Outside the main biennale circuit, Esther Schipper presents a new body of work from the inventive British artist Ryan Gander , including a film, descriptively titled ?A portrait of a colour blind artist obscured by flowers,? and other works that further develop the artist?s imagined creative utopia, ?Culturefield.? http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1418648/must-see-projects-and-events-during-the-berlin-biennale Art?s Festival: A Blind Potter?s Vision Completed http://www.harrisburgmagazine.com/Culture/May-2016/Arts-Festival-A-Blind-Potters-Vision-Completed/ Local arts and entertainment: May 27 through June 3 ? Nocturne ? Through June 4, Gallery Seven, 116 North Chicago St., Joliet. Pastels by Dr. Rita Rogan. Paintings by blind artist John Bramblitt. Call 815-483-4310, email gallery7 at ymail.com or visit www.galleryseven.net . http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/05/25/local-arts-and-entertainment-may-27-through-june-3/a595bzn/ Canvases on celluloid The art film genre can be divided into several subgenres, says cultural commentator Sadanand Menon. There are descriptive films, like Satyajit Ray ?s /The Inner Eye/, that provide historical context to an artist and his or her creations. Ray?s 1972 documentary on a blind artist and teacher, Benode Behari Mukherjee, from Visva-Bharati University comes with the filmmaker?s own sonorous, weighty commentary. Arun Khopkar?s /Figures of Thought /on Bhupen Khakar, Nalini Malani and Vivan Sundaram, and /Colours of Absence /on Jehangir Sabavala are the most celebrated and cerebral documentaries on Indian artists. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/movies-on-artist-canvases-on-celluloid/article8656462.ece From fnugg at online.no Tue Aug 30 09:46:15 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:46:15 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] {Spam?} {Disarmed} The Blind Photographer, TouchBase Message-ID: <0127bc5c-962a-f6b0-4541-5391a11bb7dd@online.no> Virtual reality film to show life through visually-impaired man's eyes There was some cutting-edge technology being used at the University of Regina on Tuesday. A production crew is shooting a virtual reality film about a man who recently arrived in Saskatchewan from Syria. Hani al Moulia is a visually-impaired photographer who has come to national prominence for his work capturing photos of his experience as a refugee. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/virtual-reality-film-visually-impaired-man-eyes-1.3733340 Finding Refuge | The story of Hany al Moulia, Syrian Refugee 21-year-old Hany al Moulia is a Syrian refugee who now lives in Regina, Sask. Al Moulia captured life in a refugee camp in Lebanon in a series of images, from his little brother's shadow to a makeshift barber shop. His stunning images record life in a refugee camp that are both heartbreaking and beautiful, revealing both hope and despair, but what makes it particularly remarkable is that al Moulia is legally blind. He suffers from nystagmus, an eye condition that causes rapid eye movement; in his case, everything is out of focus unless it?s 10 centimetres from his face. http://www.cjfe.org/almoulia Seeing in the dark: blind photographers talk about their work hotography has allowed me to be visually impaired,? says Tanvir Bush. ?You can feel very looked at when you are out with your guide dog taking pictures and it is good to be able to direct that energy back just by returning that gaze with your camera. In a very real way, photography has freed me.? Bush is one of several photographers from around the globe whose work features in an intriguing new book from Redstone Press entitled /The Blind Photographer/. Like many of the practitioners therein, whose work ranges from staged art photography to straight documentary and portraiture, she is not totally blind, but suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease that leads to loss of peripheral vision and eventual blindness. ?I had worked previously as a film producer and had always deferred to the director and cinematographer,? she says, ?so it was very exciting for me to find my own unique voice though photography. It was a huge creative breakthrough for me.? ... Like others in the book, both Smithen and Bush use photography as a liberating means of self-expression, even though it is not their primary medium. ?I?m a novelist, first and foremost,? says Bush, ?and interestingly, it would never enter my mind to consider myself a blind novelist. Because photography is not the thing I aspire to, I don?t mind the description so much, but if it was my life the way writing is, I would not allow anyone to put me in that box.? /The Blind Photographer is published by Redstone Press (?29.95) on 8 September. To order a copy go to //www.theredstoneshop.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/aug/20/blind-photographers-talk-about-their-work http://www.ojosquesienten.com/?webSyncID=c720ada1-a061-bde0-d60b-70bb2207cb5b&sessionGUID=e716ed4c-0b1d-ecad-8b2a-ece68b973426 http://www.ojosquesienten.com/fotografia-sensorial/ TouchBase ? A multi-sensory project with Sense UK A sensory photography project for people who are deafblind or with sensory impairment. https://photovoice.org/sense/ A sensory photography project for people who are deafblind or with sensory impairment. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-painting-helped-blind-artist-see-the-light-1-8084800 Blind artist with a unique view on life + Turkish Baths fiasco http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/blind-artist-with-a-unique-view-on-life-turkish-baths-fiasco-1-8079236 From fnugg at online.no Tue Aug 30 10:42:41 2016 From: fnugg at online.no (fnugg at online.no) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:42:41 +0200 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Comics, color blindness, Brambitt, Visually impaired artist l motion images to 'Morgan' Message-ID: Seeing art with eyes shut in new exhibit Close your eyes. Disavow your sense of sight. Now, get to know a work of art. That is the mission of the exhibit ?Let?s Keep in Touch,? which grew out of Whitney Mashburn?s work as a graduate student in curatorial studies at University of Louisville. She wanted to tackle the issue of accessibility in art institutions. Of course, because of the Americans with Disabilities Act, most public places and businesses now must have ramps for people who can?t walk and businesses must make accommodations before people who cannot see or hear. But what is the extent of an art museum?s duty to accommodate all visitors so that they can experience art? http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/arts/visual/2016/08/18/seeing-art-eyes-shut-new-exhibit/88798046/ Comics Empower brings comic books alive for the blind If you're a fan of comic books, you can easily take in the sight of the bright red suit that The Flash wears; the sleek, dark look of the Bat mobile; or how webs jet out from the palms of Spider Man. But for those who are blind, reading and enjoying comic books can't happen the same way. One comic book lover is now helping to change that. His name is Guy Hasson, and he's the creator of Comics Empower . http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2016/08/17/51330/comics-empower-brings-comic-books-alive-for-the-bl/ Comics Empower http://comicsempower.com/ Imagined Narratives: Artist Mark Liam Smith transforms colour-blindness into strength Canadian artist Mark Liam Smith has taken the art scene by storm with his latest body of paintings, Imagined Narratives . The surreal, photorealistic paintings are painted in non-local colours, a signature Smith developed as a result of his colour blindness. He explained: ?As a colour-blind artist, I long had to rely on colour-mixing formulas to recreate skin tones. Later in my practice, I realised that local colours served only to restrict my expression. By viewing my colour-blindness as a strength rather than a weakness, I?ve embraced the use of non-local colours to develop my work.? http://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/imagined-narratives-artist-mark-liam-smith-transforms-colour-blindness-into-strength/ Members of the Kent Association for the Blind?s (KAB) Medway Art Group will experience the Guildhall Museum?s Prehistoric Medway exhibition Historic items normally only available to look at are being unlocked to allow people with sight loss to explore a museum?s treasures. Members of the Kent Association for the Blind?s (KAB) Medway Art Group will be able to experience the Guildhall Museum?s Prehistoric Medway exhibition by touching the collection. The group, who all either have full or partial sight loss, will then make artwork in response to what they have felt and experienced through the sessions. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/museums-touching-gesture-for-art-100767/ Painting allows blind artist to see a world of color http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/12/health/turning-points-blind-artist-john-bramblitt/ Visually impaired Beaver County artists share vision with others http://www.timesonline.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/visually-impaired-beaver-county-artists-share-vision-with-others/article_6d0a898c-543b-11e6-9a61-43ac5ddcb996.html Visually impaired GIF artist lends haunting motion images to 'Morgan' George Redhawk , a motion effects artist who is legally blind, created a few of his signature eerie GIFs for /Morgan/, the upcoming 20th Century Fox thriller about a young, possibly synthetic woman with extraordinary powers ? and the struggle to control her. http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/george-redhawk-gif-artist-morgan/#MOIKioIxmuqg 'Please Touch The Art', How One Art Show Is Changing The Way We See Art http://socialnewsdaily.com/64491/please-touch-the-art-how-one-art-show-is-changing-the-way-we-see-art/ What pigeons taught us about art The art world's favorite rule: "Don't Touch the Art," is well intentioned but can have unintended and harmful side effects. Like the fact that a blind man feels like he has less access to public artwork than a pigeon. That is awful, but it doesn't have to be this way. http://www.cantorfineart.com/story/please-touch-the-art-show/ Storytelling, Characters Allow Bline Fans to Revel in the ARt of Pro Wrestling http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2634955-storytelling-characters-allow-blind-fans-to-revel-in-the-art-of-pro-wrestling From karen.sorensen at pcc.edu Tue Sep 20 21:19:05 2016 From: karen.sorensen at pcc.edu (Karen Sorensen) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:19:05 -0700 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Database of images and image descriptions Message-ID: Hi - Is the Art History through Touch and Sound online database defunct? It seems to be. Is the information available elsewhere? Our art history instructors would really like to access that. And is the six volume set entitled, "Art History Through touch and sound" still available to purchase? I can't find it anywhere. Thank you. Karen Karen M. Sorensen Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses www.pcc.edu/access Portland Community College 971-722-4720 Twitter: @ksorensun From elisabethaxel at aol.com Tue Sep 20 21:25:27 2016 From: elisabethaxel at aol.com (Elisabeth) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:25:27 -0400 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Database of images and image descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Karen hi The link is down on the site; we've been trying to fix it. The volumes are available for purchase, but we have such limited quantity, we'd like them to go to places like yours with ongoing students. The audio is on cassette abd it needs to be brought to a present day usable format. I am forwarding your email to the best person to help. Ultimately if anyone on the list has ideas, we'd appreciate someone putting it all on line to be available free to all Best, > On Sep 20, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Karen Sorensen via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: > > Hi - Is the Art History through Touch and Sound online database > defunct? It seems to be. > Is the information available elsewhere? > Our art history instructors would really like to access that. > And is the six volume set entitled, "Art History Through touch and sound" > still available to purchase? I can't find it anywhere. > Thank you. > Karen > > Karen M. Sorensen > Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses > www.pcc.edu/access > Portland Community College > 971-722-4720 > Twitter: @ksorensun > _______________________________________________ > Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list > Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/elisabethaxel%40aol.com From karen.sorensen at pcc.edu Tue Sep 20 22:43:43 2016 From: karen.sorensen at pcc.edu (Karen Sorensen) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:43:43 -0700 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Database of images and image descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Elizabeth, We would be happy to convert the audio cassette(s) to a DVD if that would help. We have folks who could do that very professionally and send you or ArtBeyondSight a copy. We are a large college of 90,000 students and our library is part of a consortium that shares books and resources with many other college libraries. We have tactile geography atlases that we purchased from The Princeton Braillists that we share with other college libraries. We would be honored to be able to purchase the 6 volume set and make it available for other college libraries in our system to also borrow them. Regarding the online database of Art History through Touch and Sound, I couldn't find any information on how to subscribe to the online database, so I assumed it was no longer available. It would be very exciting if it still were available. Thank you! Karen Karen M. Sorensen Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses www.pcc.edu/access Portland Community College 971-722-4720 Twitter: @ksorensun On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Elisabeth wrote: > Karen hi > The link is down on the site; we've been trying to fix it. > > The volumes are available for purchase, but we have such limited quantity, > we'd like them to go to places like yours with ongoing students. > The audio is on cassette abd it needs to be brought to a present day > usable format. > > I am forwarding your email to the best person to help. > > Ultimately if anyone on the list has ideas, we'd appreciate someone > putting it all on line to be available free to all > > Best, > > > > > On Sep 20, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Karen Sorensen via Art_beyond_sight_educators > wrote: > > Hi - Is the Art History through Touch and Sound online database > defunct? It seems to > be. > Is the information available elsewhere? > Our art history instructors would really like to access that. > And is the six volume set entitled, "Art History Through touch and sound" > still available to purchase? I can't find it anywhere. > Thank you. > Karen > > Karen M. Sorensen > Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses > www.pcc.edu/access > Portland Community College > 971-722-4720 > Twitter: @ksorensun > _______________________________________________ > Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list > Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > Art_beyond_sight_educators: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/ > elisabethaxel%40aol.com > > From ann at acunningham.com Tue Sep 20 23:08:32 2016 From: ann at acunningham.com (Ann Cunningham) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:08:32 -0600 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Database of images and image descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Have you tried using the black and white images as swell paper pictures? Does the texture work? Do you have the original audio recording that you could post with the pictures? It would be nice to keep all that work in circulation. I still use our books in art class at the Colorado Center for the Blind. I have a set of blocks that we use to reinforce the architecture chapter, I even have a set to create some arches. Very fun. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2016, at 3:25 PM, Elisabeth via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: > > Karen hi > The link is down on the site; we've been trying to fix it. > > The volumes are available for purchase, but we have such limited quantity, we'd like them to go to places like yours with ongoing students. > The audio is on cassette abd it needs to be brought to a present day usable format. > > I am forwarding your email to the best person to help. > > Ultimately if anyone on the list has ideas, we'd appreciate someone putting it all on line to be available free to all > > Best, > > > > >> On Sep 20, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Karen Sorensen via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: >> >> Hi - Is the Art History through Touch and Sound online database >> defunct? It seems to be. >> Is the information available elsewhere? >> Our art history instructors would really like to access that. >> And is the six volume set entitled, "Art History Through touch and sound" >> still available to purchase? I can't find it anywhere. >> Thank you. >> Karen >> >> Karen M. Sorensen >> Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses >> www.pcc.edu/access >> Portland Community College >> 971-722-4720 >> Twitter: @ksorensun >> _______________________________________________ >> Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list >> Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/elisabethaxel%40aol.com > _______________________________________________ > Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list > Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/ann%40acunningham.com From elisabethaxel at aol.com Tue Sep 20 23:53:27 2016 From: elisabethaxel at aol.com (Elisabeth) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:53:27 -0400 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Database of images and image descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Anne You're right and We actually ALSO have images for most of the history of art prepared for swell paper, in addition to the ones created for the overlay print method that the book was published in To be honest we would need either a grant of money or really robust team up of colleagues to meaningfully do something with this vat of love that Lou, Francesca, Teresa and I with so many art historians and people who are blind created.... > On Sep 20, 2016, at 7:08 PM, Ann Cunningham via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: > > Have you tried using the black and white images as swell paper pictures? Does the texture work? Do you have the original audio recording that you could post with the pictures? > It would be nice to keep all that work in circulation. I still use our books in art class at the Colorado Center for the Blind. I have a set of blocks that we use to reinforce the architecture chapter, I even have a set to create some arches. Very fun. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 20, 2016, at 3:25 PM, Elisabeth via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: >> >> Karen hi >> The link is down on the site; we've been trying to fix it. >> >> The volumes are available for purchase, but we have such limited quantity, we'd like them to go to places like yours with ongoing students. >> The audio is on cassette abd it needs to be brought to a present day usable format. >> >> I am forwarding your email to the best person to help. >> >> Ultimately if anyone on the list has ideas, we'd appreciate someone putting it all on line to be available free to all >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> >>> On Sep 20, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Karen Sorensen via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: >>> >>> Hi - Is the Art History through Touch and Sound online database >>> defunct? It seems to be. >>> Is the information available elsewhere? >>> Our art history instructors would really like to access that. >>> And is the six volume set entitled, "Art History Through touch and sound" >>> still available to purchase? I can't find it anywhere. >>> Thank you. >>> Karen >>> >>> Karen M. Sorensen >>> Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses >>> www.pcc.edu/access >>> Portland Community College >>> 971-722-4720 >>> Twitter: @ksorensun >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list >>> Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org >>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/elisabethaxel%40aol.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list >> Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/ann%40acunningham.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list > Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/elisabethaxel%40aol.com From elisabethaxel at aol.com Tue Sep 20 23:54:16 2016 From: elisabethaxel at aol.com (Elisabeth) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:54:16 -0400 Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_educators] Database of images and image descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <13FE2F2D-A421-4746-ABB1-B7C375EE87DB@aol.com> That would be terrific! Let's be in touch tomorrow? > On Sep 20, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Karen Sorensen via Art_beyond_sight_educators wrote: > > Hi Elizabeth, > We would be happy to convert the audio cassette(s) to a DVD if that would > help. We have folks who could do that very professionally and send you or > ArtBeyondSight a copy. > We are a large college of 90,000 students and our library is part of a > consortium that shares books and resources with many other college > libraries. We have tactile geography atlases that we purchased from The > Princeton Braillists that we share with other college libraries. We would > be honored to be able to purchase the 6 volume set and make it available > for other college libraries in our system to also borrow them. > Regarding the online database of Art History through Touch and Sound, I > couldn't find any information on how to subscribe to the online database, > so I assumed it was no longer available. It would be very exciting if it > still were available. > Thank you! > Karen > > Karen M. Sorensen > Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses > www.pcc.edu/access > Portland Community College > 971-722-4720 > Twitter: @ksorensun > > >> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Elisabeth wrote: >> >> Karen hi >> The link is down on the site; we've been trying to fix it. >> >> The volumes are available for purchase, but we have such limited quantity, >> we'd like them to go to places like yours with ongoing students. >> The audio is on cassette abd it needs to be brought to a present day >> usable format. >> >> I am forwarding your email to the best person to help. >> >> Ultimately if anyone on the list has ideas, we'd appreciate someone >> putting it all on line to be available free to all >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 20, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Karen Sorensen via Art_beyond_sight_educators >> wrote: >> >> Hi - Is the Art History through Touch and Sound online database >> defunct? It seems to >> be. >> Is the information available elsewhere? >> Our art history instructors would really like to access that. >> And is the six volume set entitled, "Art History Through touch and sound" >> still available to purchase? I can't find it anywhere. >> Thank you. >> Karen >> >> Karen M. Sorensen >> Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses >> www.pcc.edu/access >> Portland Community College >> 971-722-4720 >> Twitter: @ksorensun >> _______________________________________________ >> Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list >> Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> Art_beyond_sight_educators: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/ >> elisabethaxel%40aol.com > _______________________________________________ > Art_beyond_sight_educators mailing list > Art_beyond_sight_educators at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Art_beyond_sight_educators: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/art_beyond_sight_educators_nfbnet.org/elisabethaxel%40aol.com