http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html for the Business of Being an Artist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4212 Alyson B. Stanfield Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:54:48 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html#comment-4212 Barbara: And I found it fascinating that she was reading the teepee as a hand. That wouldn't occur to us sighted folks either. Tina: Good for you! It sounds like a wonderful charity. Barbara: And I found it fascinating that she was reading the teepee as a hand. That wouldn’t occur to us sighted folks either. Tina: Good for you! It sounds like a wonderful charity.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4211 Tina Mammoser Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:02:57 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html#comment-4211 This is so wonderful to see! Over here in the UK we have the Living Paintings Trust (a registered charity I support, http://www.livingpaintings.org/) that produces 'plaques' for the blind for museum art collections as well as a free national library of books that are both raised and visible so blind and sighted families can read together. It's such a great endevour and I'm glad to see an artist creating these kinds of images. Those of us with sight problems can appreciate the value of Ann and LPT's wonderful work. I hope museums and foundations are supporting her work and helping make it accessible. Bravo Ann! This is so wonderful to see! Over here in the UK we have the Living Paintings Trust (a registered charity I support, http://www.livingpaintings.org/) that produces ‘plaques’ for the blind for museum art collections as well as a free national library of books that are both raised and visible so blind and sighted families can read together. It’s such a great endevour and I’m glad to see an artist creating these kinds of images. Those of us with sight problems can appreciate the value of Ann and LPT’s wonderful work. I hope museums and foundations are supporting her work and helping make it accessible. Bravo Ann!

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-4210 Barbara J Carter Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:51:35 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/teaching-the-blind-to-look-at-visual-art.html#comment-4210 Wow, what a fascinating peek into a world where the visual cues we sighted people take for granted must be "learned" by the blind like learning to read. It simply never occurred to me, but of course for someone who has never been able to see, the idea that things farther away "get smaller" would be utterly foreign. Mind bending! Thanks for that Alyson! Barbara J Carter www.barbarajcarter.com Wow, what a fascinating peek into a world where the visual cues we sighted people take for granted must be “learned” by the blind like learning to read. It simply never occurred to me, but of course for someone who has never been able to see, the idea that things farther away “get smaller” would be utterly foreign. Mind bending! Thanks for that Alyson! Barbara J Carter http://www.barbarajcarter.com

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