VisualEyes Without Your Eyes

Pete Brown, VisualEyes Without Your Eyes art exhibit and  Heather Quigley-Allen, President of the BosmaVisionary has details about an interactive art show which creates an opportunity for people who are visually impaired to engage in the conversation and interpretation of visual art. The exhibit, created by Pete Brown, opens at Gallery 924 on Oct. 5.

BLIND. VisualEyes Without Your Eyes is different than most art exhibits. At this show, guests are encouraged to touch, feel, listen and interact. The pieces are created using different techniques and materials offering distinct textures to help people who are blind a chance to experience the work through touch. Unlike traditional exhibits where you are discouraged from physically engaging with the artwork—BLIND is an exhibition where physical interaction rounds out the whole experience.

BLIND was created from the beginning with the input of people who are blind. A committee of people from varying backgrounds and experiences were brought together bimonthly to talk about how they experience art and life. Brown then took this information and began to create pieces that allow people of varying abilities to engage with the art.

For the first time, an artist has eliminated the barriers that are often found in art museums and created an avenue for all people to engage in the conversation about visual art. A person with a visual impairment will be able to contribute to the interpretation of visual art.