Art and Artists

Web-Based Organizations and Resources

Art Beyond Sight
http://www.artbeyondsight.org
Coordinated by Art Education for the Blind, Inc., Art Beyond Sight Collaborative is dedicated to making the visual arts play a vital role in the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired. The Collaborative includes community-based groups and local affiliates of national agencies, museums and other arts-related organizations, elementary and high schools, colleges and universities, national and international advocacy groups, and blind, visually impaired, and sighted art enthusiasts. Internationally, the Art Beyond Sight Collaborative provides a forum for ongoing interdisciplinary dialogues among researchers and practitioners who share expertise and materials. On the local level, the collaborative assists museum professionals and educators, parents, artists, and art lovers to create vehicles for lasting change in their communities.

Blind Art
http://www.blindart.net
Celebrating art for and by the visually impaired and challenging perceptions of artistic vision. BlindArt is a charitable organisation based in UK whose aim is to encourage participation and interaction of the visually impaired in the sighted domain of the visual arts. BlindArt promotes artists; both sighted and visually impaired, to showcase their work through competitions, exhibitions, fairs, shows and private commissions.