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In
Touch With Art 
An International Conference on Art, Museums and Visual Impairment
Wednesday
28th November and Thursday 29th November 2007
V&A, London
St Dunstan’s, V&A, Goldsmiths, University of London
In Touch With Art empowered arts organisations to engage creatively with visually impaired people through the visual arts.
Art
can open up rich and rewarding new learning experiences for visually impaired
people. We need to find ways to communicate this, and ensure our galleries
and museums are welcoming and stimulating places for people who may not
view themselves as visitors or participants.
Sighted and visually impaired people alike can benefit from the enhanced
quality of life, and thinking and learning skills, that art can bring.
Taking part in creative activities can improve sensory skills and self-confidence
for everyone.
Image: Cyrille Gouyette, Access Manager, Disabilities & Young People, The Louvre, Paris, and Marcus Weisen, former Policy Advisor, Inclusion & Communities, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
In
Touch With Art was the first collaboration between St Dunstan’s,
the V&A and Goldsmiths, and brought together an international line
up of artists, academics and staff from museum and galleries who are leading
the field in this area.
sam worked closely with all of the organisations to programme, organise and recruit for the event.
Through talks, touch tours and case studies, In Touch With Art:
•
examined models of best practice for the interpretation of visual arts
for visually impaired audiences
• investigated ways of teaching art to people with visual impairment
• explored experiences of practising artists with visual impairment
• identified how people with visual impairment can interact with
art in gallery and museum environments
• explored the personal, professional, physical and psychological
experiences of artists, educators, and visitors with visual impairment
Find our more by downloading the programme.
- Programme large print format.
- Programme for screen readers.
Image: Mark Ware, artist, and Lesley-Anne Alexander, Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People
