[NFBSea] Sign up Now! Art Beyond Sight Tour on April 27

Nightingale, Noel Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov
Fri Apr 5 18:20:03 UTC 2019



From: Kelsey Donahue [mailto:KelseyD at SeattleArtMuseum.org]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2019 10:43 AM
Subject: Sign up Now! Art Beyond Sight Tour on April 27

Join us at the Seattle Art Museum for an Art Beyond Sight Tour! Art Beyond Sight is a free tour program for visitors with low or no vision and sighted guests. On Saturday, April 27 from 2-3:30 pm, we'll explore SAM's contemporary African exhibition Lessons from the Institute of Empathy<http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=59512>. The cornerstone of this exhibition is Saya Woolfalk's installation ChimaTEK: Virtual Chimeric Space and you can hear the artist describe this in her own words by clicking here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDNXcqPY4Fc>. In addition to verbal descriptions we will be physically immersed in this art work!

Tours begin with light refreshments at 2 pm in Arnold Board Room, on the second floor of the museum. Volunteers and staff are stationed at entrances to help navigate and you can find Seattle Art Museum's Low Vision Map & Guide by clicking here<https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Documents/Low_Vision_Map_online3.17.17.pdf>. We will provide folding stools in the galleries to all visitors to make the tour a more comfortable experience.

Space for Art Beyond Sight Tours is limited and advanced registration is required. To register, email access at seattleartmuseum.org<mailto:access at seattleartmuseum.org> or call Kelsey Donahue at (206) 654-3133. Include details like: whether you will be bringing a guest or a guide dog and if we can provide additional accommodations, such as a wheelchair or a docent sighted guide to assist you with wayfinding. You can also sign up for upcoming Art Beyond Sight Tours when you register-see our schedule below.

Sat       April 27           2-3:30 pm        Wed     May 22            2-3:30 pm        North American Art

All tours take place at Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave Seattle, WA 98101. SAM's accessible entrance is located at First Ave and Union St. Access vans can drop off/pick up in front of the museum, on First Ave, midway between Union and University Streets, at Metro stop no. 190. For taxi and other rideshares, drop off is located on the southeast corner of First Ave and Union St, on Union. Please let us know when you register if you would like someone to meet you at any of these drop-off points. For visitors arriving with sighted guests, we can provide subsidized parking passes for Russell Investment Center Garage (below the museum). Find out more information on directions and parking by clicking here<http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/seattle-art-museum#par>.

We look forward to touring with you soon!

KELSEY DONAHUE
Museum Educator, School & Educator Programs
Access Team Member

Seattle Art Museum
p: 206.654.3133
seattleartmuseum.org<http://seattleartmuseum.org/>

JEFFREY GIBSON / Seattle Art Museum / Feb 28 - May 12 2019
Get tickets at visitsam.org/gibson<http://visitsam.org/gibson>

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