[nfbwatlk] FW: Next Week - SAM Art Beyond Sight Tour

[Nightingale, Noel]

From: Kelsey Donahue [mailto:KelseyD at SeattleArtMuseum.org]
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 3:03 PM
Cc: Jenny Woods
Subject: Next Week - SAM Art Beyond Sight Tour

It's not too late to register for next week's Art Beyond Sight tour! The tour for visitors with low or no vision will take place on Wednesday, October 19th at 1:30 pm at the Seattle Art Museum located at 1300 First Ave., Seattle 98101. Visitors will be greeted at the Museum entrance on First Ave. and Union St. Docents can assist with coat check and escort visitors to the Arnold Board Room where the tour will begin. Those taking ACCESS transportation may request that someone meet them outside, please indicate your preference when you register. The tour starts at 1:30 pm and lasts approximately 1.5 hours. Arrive early at 1 pm for social time and light refreshments beforehand.  The October 19th tour will include visual descriptions of objects from the exhibition Go Tell It-Civil Rights Photography.

Art Beyond Sight tours are open to anyone who might benefit from a visual description based tour. Art Beyond Sight tours are free of charge, but advance registration is required. Spots are limited, so reservations operate on a first come, first served basis.  To register for a tour, email access at seattleartmuseum.org<mailto:access at seattleartmuseum.org> or call Kelsey Donahue at (206) 654-3133. Attendees are welcome to bring a companion on the Art Beyond Sight tour free of charge. Please let us know when you register if you will be bringing a companion.

Additional Art Beyond Sight tours this year are scheduled on:

SAT, November 19, 2016: Yves Saint-Laurent - the Perfection of Style
SAT, January 21, 2017: African Art from SAM's Permanent Collection
WED, February 15, 2017: Big Picture:  Art after 1945
SAT, March 18, 2017: Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Collection
WED, March 29, 2017: Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
WED, April 19, 2017:  Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Collection
SAT, May 20, 2017: Native American Art from SAM's Permanent Collection
WED, June 21, 2017: Works at the Olympic Sculpture Park

All tours take place at Seattle Art Museum from 1:30-3:00 pm, unless noted otherwise.

I would like to extend a warm invitation to you to attend an upcoming Art Beyond Sight tour -and please share this information with other individuals that you think would be interested. Feel free to contact me with any questions.  We look forward to touring with you!

KELSEY DONAHUE
Museum Educator, School & Educator Programs

Seattle Art Museum
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