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BlindArt @ Boundless Festival 1 – 5 May 2007   This May, BlindArt holds an exhibition of its Permanent Collection of inclusive artworks at the Menier Chocolate Factory as part of Boundless festival a celebration of inclusive arts, culture and sport in Southwark. www.southwark.gov.uk/boundless BlindArt is an innovative, all-inclusive charity, founded in 2004, that promotes contemporary works of art that can be explored through all five senses, especially touch. The BlindArt Permanent Collection is the world’s first permanent showcase of visual art accessible to visually impaired people, and includes paintings, sculpture, installations and other works of art. Promoting artistic excellence regardless of visual ability. The BlindArt Permanent Collection provides a platform for the works of both visually impaired and sighted artists on an equal footing, showcasing exceptional works that appeal to a multitude of senses; questioning the nature of artistic perception and whether visual ability is essential for artistic excellence and aesthetic appreciation. The exhibition is part of ‘Boundless’, a festival celebrating inclusive arts, culture and sport, in Southwark, which will take place across the borough in May and June. www.southwark.gov.uk//boundless After a successful run at the New York Public Library in October 2006, selected works from the collection will be shown at the Menier Chocolate Factory: the first exhibition of the collection in the UK. Address: Menier Chocolate Factory, 51-53 Southwark Street, London SE1 Tube: London Bridge Opening Hours: 10am-6pm Admission: Free The collection comprises 25 works, acquired from BlindArt’s Sense & Sensuality 2005 and 2006 exhibitions. Only three works were purchased through the BlindArt Permanent Collection purchase prize, all others were kindly donated by the artists, demonstrating great support for BlindArt’s work. “I am thrilled as I really believe in the work and approach of BlindArt, and know that Life Line 01 will have a good life in your hands.” Linda Lierberman, Artist “I’m really delighted that you’re happy to have Chromosphere as part of the BlindArt permanent collection. I know it will be put to excellent use so to speak. It makes all the hard work making it worthwhile.” Jenny Cordy, Artist All works in the collection come with visual descriptive text and large print and Braille labels to make them accessible to a diverse audience. All works can be explored through touch. BlindArt’s aim is to tour the collection nationally and internationally so that it can be enjoyed by as many people as possible. It will be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Wales in 2008. Please click here for press release. Please click here for PV invite. Please click here for information on Boundless. Please click here for address. |
BlindArt Collection Donated to
Moorfields Eye Hospital
October 2012
Link to press release
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ Banbury Museum
February - March 2011
Link to press release (word doc)
Link to press release (pdf)
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ Hove Museum & Art Gallery
June - September 2010
Link to press release
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ RNC
June 2009
Link to press release
BlindArt @ ART LONDON Fair
2 - 6 October 2008
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro
26 July – 4 October 2008
BlindArt Forum
Exciting new Feature
Link to press release
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ MOMA, Wales
March - April 2008
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ Catmose Gallery
January - February 2007
BlindArt Permanent Collection @ Menier Gallery
May 2007
Sense & Sensuality @ Richard Attenborough Centre
December 2006 - January 2007
Sense & Sensuality Debuts in New York
October 2006
Winners of Sense & Sensuality 2006
Joint First Prize
Mauro Perucchetti
Nick Hornby
BlindArt Purchase Prize
Andrew Senior
Sense & Sensuality 2006
Bankside Gallery
14 September – 8 October 2006
Link to leaflet
BlindArt in New York
BlindArt @ Art Beyond Sight
October 2005
Education Projects
Sense2Sense Education Project
4Senses Education Project
BlindArt Needs Volunteers
to help us TOUCH ART.
Please email info@blindart.net for details.
• Sense & Sensuality 2005 catalogue
• Sense & Sensuality 2006 catalogue
• BlindArt Permanent Collection catalogue
• Postcards
• Tactile images
available.
Support BlindArt
Please email info@blindart.net for details.
