Visible/Invisible
Vision-impaired invited to join tactile arts workshop
Tuggeranong Arts Centre invites members of the blind and vision-impaired
community to take part in Visible/Invisible, an art workshop that uses
scented and textured paints to encourage involvement in the arts.
The project, led by visual artist Sarah Hutchinson, allows for colour to be
perceived in an alternative way, with the participants' work driven by their
senses of smell and touch.
With red paint that smells of strawberries, white paint that smells of
coconut and many more colours to choose from, the workshop provides a great
opportunity for blind and vision-impaired people to express themselves
artistically and have a lot of fun in the process.
Visible/Invisible is an initiative of Tuggeranong Arts Centre's Community
Cultural Inclusion Program (CCIP), an ACT Government initiative that hopes
to give every ACT resident a unique opportunity to contribute to the
community's artistic and cultural landscape.
The project has been developed in partnership with the Canberra Blind
Society, with support from Canberra CBD, the Australian Government's
Regional Arts Fund and Bailey's Corner.
How to get involved?
To become involved, please contact the Tuggeranong Art Centre's Community
Cultural Inclusion Officer, Jorge Bagnini, at ccip@tuggeranongarts.com or on
(02) 6293 1443. The free workshops will begin with an information session at
10am on Monday, 12 May, at the Canberra Blind Society, Griffin Centre,
Civic. The workshops will continue for another eight weeks every Monday
between 10am-12pm at Shop 39, Ground Floor, Bailey's Corner, Petrie Plaza.
Places are strictly limited.
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