Common Touch: Talking to the Fingers in the Language of the Eyes
17 May 2016
6pm
6pm
Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
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In conjunction with the Library Company of Philadelphia's ongoing exhibition Common Touch: The Art of the Senses in the History of the Blind, Pew Fellow Teresa Jaynes hosts a discussion about her artistic and curatorial process. Jaynes will discuss how the Library Company's collection of pre-Braille texts inspired her multi-year research project, and share her perspective on creating new artworks for the visually impaired.
Exhibition viewing and reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the artist talk at 6:30 p.m. This event free, please RSVP here.