A Blind Spot Blog Post About the Conference
After spending a few days recovering from the conference, Hannah has written a blog post describing her emotional response to the conference.
View ArticleConference Account by Naomi Foyle
One of our creative writers, Naomi Foyle, has written a very thoughtful response to the conference here. Many thanks Naomi!
View ArticleUK Press Coverage
We are delighted that Hannah's article about the conference was published this week in The Guardian. Read the article here. A French summary of the article is here.
View ArticleBlog Post from Maria Oshodi
Many thanks to Maria Oshodi from Extant who has written a blog post about the conference and the wonderful Flatlands demo. Read the blog post here.
View ArticleExciting News about the Next Conference!
We are delighted to announce that plans are underway for the Paul K Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University and Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired to host the...
View ArticleAnnouncement of Lecture
On Tuesday 13th October, at 6pm, one of our speakers, Dr Simon Hayhoe (FBCS, FRSA), will give a Fulbright Lecture entitled 'Why do we think that Blind People cannot understand Visual Art?' in the...
View ArticleArt Beyond Sight Awareness Month Crash Course
On Wednesday 21st October 2015, from 6-9 pm GMT, 8 participants from Blind Creations will be sharing their thoughts on the relationship between blindness and creativity. Callers from outside the US and...
View ArticleJacques Lusseyran and Jérôme Garcin
One of the highlights of the Blind Creations conference was Zina Weygand's keynote speech about the blind French resistance hero Jacques Lusseyran. (The recording of Weygand's talk is available on this...
View ArticleVictorian Blindness at the National Archive
On Thursday 3rd December, 2015, Dr Heather Tilley is giving a public lecture on 'Victorian Blindness: A History of Advocacy':Blindness in the Victorian era was an issue of popular - and often fraught –...
View ArticleDavid Johnson back at Royal Holloway
Hannah was feeling nostalgic about the conference yesterday when David Johnson came back to Royal Holloway to discuss his art works (including Too Big to Feel) and to run another collaborative...
View ArticleCreations off the Beaten Path
On Thursday February 25th 2016, 3:15-4:45pm, six Blind Creations attendees will discuss the conference in a round-table entitled 'Creations off the Beaten Path: A Discussion on Disability and the Arts:...
View ArticleColloquium on Jacques Lusseyran, Paris, 28 June 2016
Zina Weygand, who gave a wonderful keynote address at Blind Creations, is organising a colloquium on Jacques Lusseyran in Paris on 28 June 2016. Several Blind Creations delegates, including Celine...
View ArticleToo Big to Feel becomes part of Royal Holloway's Art Collections
David Johnson's giant outdoor art installation 'Too Big to Feel' caused quite a stir when it landed at Royal Holloway on 12th June 2015. We are delighted that the College has agreed to keep the piece...
View ArticleCall for Papers: Tactile Reading
Here is news of a conference which may be of interest:Tactile Reading will take place in Stockholm April 5–7, 2017, bringing together people working with children and youth with visual impairments and...
View ArticleNew Extant production: The Chairs
Extant is Britain's only professional performing arts company of visually impaired creators. Many attendees at Blind Creations enjoyed their fascinating Flatlands workshop. Extant's new production, The...
View ArticleAudio Description: the Art of Access CFP
Audio Description: the Art of AccessFriday October 21st, 10am-6pm, central London (venue to be announced)Sponsored by Royal Holloway University of LondonOrganised by Hannah Thompson and Eleanor...
View ArticleBlindness Art: Call for Proposals
Proposals are sought for a Special Issue of Disability StudiesQuarterly devoted to the exploration of the relationship between visual disability and the creative arts. This issue, guest edited by Dr....
View ArticleAppel à collaboration : « Cécités et créations ».
Revue canadienne des études sur l’incapacité Appel à collaboration : « Cécités et...
View ArticleJacques Lusseyran Colloquium: recordings available
Video recordings of all the papers at the Jacques Lusseyran Colloquium which was held in Pairs on June 28 2016 can now be accessed by following this link.
View ArticleAudio Description: The Art of Access: Podcasts Now Live
Many thanks to all the speakers and participants who made our workshop on Audio Description on October 21st, 2016, such a success! We are confident that many conversations and collaborations will...
View ArticleOur second anniversary letter
Dear Blind Creations speakers and delegates,On this, the second anniversary of Blind Creations, we would like to thank you once more for your contribution to the conference and its legacy. Many of you...
View ArticleExhibition on 'Les Deux Orphelines' opens in Montreal
[Cliquez ici pour un billet en français sur l'expo]Delegates and post-conference listeners who enjoyed Bérengère Levet's talk on nineteenth-century French melodrama Les deux orphelines (The Two Orphan...
View ArticleResearch seminar in Paris
Blind Creations speaker Anne-Lise Mitout is organizing a research workshop on "Blind People and Music: a Franco-Japanese perspective" that will take place on October 18th at the Université...
View ArticleResearch News from Conference Delegates
We are pleased to share some Blind-Creations-related news from delegates:Virginia Kastrup and her team have published an article that reports on a computer game which uses tactile radar to improve...
View ArticleBlindness Arts: Special Issue of Disability Studies Quarterly
We are delighted and proud to announce that a special issue of Disability Studies Quarterly entitled 'Blindness Arts' is now available here. This issue - which is co-edited by Blind Creations...
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