[Artists-making-art] Blind & Visually impaired Visual Artist and Tactile Artists Database project

[Lynda Lambert]

Thanks for getting this going and I think it could be something that could be beneficial – even if the the purpose of getting artists who are visually impaired together in some way. My focus is on exhibitions both national and international in scope. My interest is primarily  in participating in high quality juried exhibitions. This list could also be a resource for those of us who actively exhibit our work, a way of sharing information together to help us all to know where exhibition opportunities are and how to get involved in them.  

I thought of an opportunity for visually impaired artists that I wanted to share with you all.  
Each year the American Printing House for the Blind sponsors a juried art show that gets from 300 –500 entries each year, from artists all over the  world.  It is free to enter, too, which is amazing.  The selected works for the annual show are displayed in the Museum there, and the group sponsors a convention where the winning artists are guests at a special dinner one evening at a hotel when they have their Ex-Officio Trustees meeting. You can go to their website for information for the shows and you can enter one work  for the jury process.  They have several different categories for work submitted.  The show is in the fall – each year.  this year’s show is called, In-Sights 2014.  The show’s focus this year is:  Visions From the Mind.  It is the 23rd annual juried art competition and exhibition for artists who are visually impaired or blind.  They give very generous monetary awards to the prize winners!!!  
They have a section for adults, and one for pre-school – high school students.

Interested artists can visit the website at:
www.aph.org
The person in charge of the show is Roberta Williams.

Categories are  Craft, Sculpture, 2-D, and Other


Deadline for entering is in March 2015. If interested, you can get on their mailing list now to get information. You get notified in early July if your work has won, and they send you a check right away if you win a prize – they send it out as soon as they receive your work for the show.
I think this is a GREAT opportunity for artists who want to participate in it.

Hope this helps someone today who is wanting to get their work out to a good place.
Lynda
www.lyndalambert.com
On Facebook:  River Road Studio 


From: Ann Cunningham via Artists-making-art 
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:50 PM
To: Amber ; An exploration of art by and for blind persons 
Subject: [Artists-making-art] Blind & Visually impaired Visual Artist and Tactile Artists Database project

Ok sounds like it is a go! I am happy to start the ball rolling even though I think this may end up with Elisabeth Axel at Art Beyond Sight soon. If whomever is interested in getting listed in this database could please send me an email at 
ann at acunningham.com 
in the subject line put database
and then give me your name and email address in the body
Once we, Elizabeth and her team and I,  have configured the infomation fields that we are going to collect then I will send you a link to that form and we can make sure you are included.
If we have a large response for this idea I am sure it will help propel this project along. So please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested and encourage them to join us. Thanks, Ann

Ann Cunningham
Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!
303 238 4760
ann at acunningham.com
http://www.acunningham.com
http://www.sensationalbooks.com 



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  From: Amber via Artists-making-art <artists-making-art at nfbnet.org>
  Date: Wed, September 03, 2014 9:01 am
  To: blind artists making art <artists-making-art at nfbnet.org>


        I just love the idea of art as a way to both beautify a space and make that space more accessible for others.  I am mostly a visual artist myself, but I have been getting into some more textural stuff lately.  This discussion got me thinking about braille dots, which made me think of this artist I love, who does a tweaked sort of pointillism, which (bear with me) got me to wondering if one could use the braille as a starting point for a sort of raised-dot painting.  
       There are protectants that are designed to be removed so the piece of art can be cleaned, then the protectant reapplied.  Gloves are also a good idea.    I'm still experimenting with materials and ideas, (puff paint for fabrics makes some cool patterns, and it is meant to be cleaned.)...wish I had had something like this project done in my school! 
       Also, a database of artists would be a great resource.
  Hugs all,
  Amber


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