Here's and interesting blurb about photography and the blind. I thought some of you may have students/clients who might be interested. Ike Presley National Project Manager American Foundation for the Blind 100 Peachtree St., Suite 620 Atlanta, GA 30303 404-525-2303 FAX: 404-659-6957 presley@afb.net www.afb.org From: accessibleimage-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:accessibleimage-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Yayla Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:58 AM To: accessibleimage@freelists.org; Access to Art Museums; art_beyond_sight_learning_tools@nfbnet.org; Art Beyond Sight Advocacy; Art Beyond Sight Educators List; Art Beyond Sight Theory and Research Subject: [accessibleimage] world's first non-visual residency program for artists, HBO Documentary, Lisa Fittipaldi HBO Documentary Films Sets Lineup of HBO2 Presentations for Second Half of 2010<http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/04/hbo-documentary-films-sets-lineup-of-hbo2-presentations-for-second-half-of-2010/59106> DARK LIGHT: THE ART OF BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS (Oct.) explores the artistry and innovation of blind photographers Pete Eckert, Bruce Hall and Henry Butler, whose luminous work can help others see the world through their eyes. The film asks the questions: Can vision succeed where eyesight fails? Can a blind person make meaningful photographs? How can the creator appreciate his own work? http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/04/hbo-documentary-films-sets-lineup-of-hbo2-presentations-for-second-half-of-2010/59106 NEW LIFE RESIDENCY is the world's first non-visual residency program for artists. The residency is organized by Wooloo as a work of Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, and will take place this fall in the Region of Murcia, Spain. For one week each, five artists will be selected to live and work in a dark, visually distorted exhibition space. To support them in their life and work for the week, the artist will collaborate with a local Murcian assistant who is blind. In cooperation with her/his assistant, the artist will use the one-week residency to create a guided tour of the non-visual space and experience in which s/he is living. The blind assistant will be the guide of this tour in darkness and the tour will be open to the biennial audience. Additional to the guided tour, the five selected concept proposals will furthermore be exhibited in one of the main museum locations of Manifesta 8 and will be on view throughout the biennial from September 30th, 2010 (preview) to January 9th, 2011. The five residency periods are: October 4th to October 9th, 2010 October 11th to October 16th, 2010 October 18th to October 23rd, 2010 October 25th to October 30th, 2010 November 1st to November 6th, 2010 Artists are invited to apply for participation in the residency at www.wooloo.org/residency<http://www.wooloo.org/residency> The deadline for work proposals is AUGUST 15th, 2010. http://artiseverywhere.wordpress.com/ link Blind Artist Lisa Fittipaldi Creates Extraordinary Paintings http://www.lifeartworks.com/blind-artist-lisa-fittipaldi-creates-extraordinary-paintings/