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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Kelsey Donahue [mailto:KelseyD@SeattleArtMuseum.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:37 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Access<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Limited Space Left - Sign Up Now for Art Beyond Sight!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join us at the Seattle Art Museum for our next Art Beyond Sight Tour! Art Beyond Sight is a free tour program for visitors with low or no vision and sighted guests. On Wednesday, February 20 from 2-3:30 pm,
we’ll explore SAM’s Japanese exhibition <a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=62143">
Noble Splendor</a>. We’ll explore illuminated objects from SAM’s collection from premodern Japan, including
<a href="http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/9097/moonlit-bamboo-grove?ctx=6807ef6b-cbe9-4afd-9d60-2e49f96375b1&idx=0">
screens</a>, <a href="http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/21095/the-infant-shotoku-taishi-in-mantrachanting-form-namu-buts?ctx=979e54b9-a86d-4bce-b1f1-388403d8009b&idx=0">
sculptures</a>, and <a href="http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/21804/tebako-cosmetic-box-with-design-of-urashima?ctx=662b0a21-f110-47c9-a88d-006d9b502046&idx=0">
everyday objects</a> (if you were part of the elite class, that is). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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 </span><a href="https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Documents/Low_Vision_Map_online3.17.17.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">clicking here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. At around 2:15 pm we head up to the galleries where we
provide folding stools to make the tour a more comfortable experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Space for Art Beyond Sight Tours is limited and advanced registration is required. To register, email
</span><a href="mailto:access@seattleartmuseum.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">access@seattleartmuseum.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">or call Kelsey Donahue at (206) 654-3133</span></span>. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sat March 23 2-3:30 pm
</span><a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=60750"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sat April 27 2-3:30 pm
</span><a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=59512"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lessons from the Institute of Empathy</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wed May 22 2-3:30 pm North American Art<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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
</span><a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/seattle-art-museum#par"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">clicking here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We look forward to touring with you soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">KELSEY DONAHUE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Museum Educator, School & Educator Programs<br>
Access Team Member</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Seattle Art Museum<br>
p: 206.654.3133 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://seattleartmuseum.org/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">seattleartmuseum.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44C7EA">JEFFREY GIBSON</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#94226C">
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">/ Seattle Art Museum / Feb 28 – May 12 2019<br>
Get tickets at </span><a href="http://visitsam.org/gibson"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">visitsam.org/gibson</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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