[Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Fw: Visually impaired get hands-on craft show tour

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The Examiner, Washington DC, USA
Friday, April 20, 2007

Visually impaired get hands-on craft show tour

By Kate M. Bresnahan

Apr 20, 2007 3:00 AM (3 days ago)

WASHINGTON - The blind and visually impaired got a hands-on tour Thursday of 
this year's Smithsonian Craft Show.

The tour included clients of Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, a nonprofit 
based in Washington that provides a variety of programs and services in the 
region. It marked the first time a tour like this has occurred at the show, 
now in its 25th year, tour organizers said.

"I've never been to a craft show before," said Arlene Matthews, a Columbia 
Lighthouse client who said her love of crafts brought her to the event. 
"Some of these things I've never ever seen before."

Another tour participant, Charles Hill, said he enjoyed the show, especially 
Alex Mandli's pottery exhibit.

 "He showed me how the work is done and what it's like when the clay is 
wet," Hill said.

Mandli demonstrated to participants the process he goes through to make his 
art. He let participants feel raw clay, incomplete projects, damaged pots 
and final products.

Hill did not think he would have time to see everything at the show.

"It's really a very special event for them to attend," said Sherrie Borden, 
vice president of corporate communications and development for Columbia 
Lighthouse. She said that often visually impaired and blind people believe 
shows such as these are not accessible to them.

The show continues through Sunday at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. 
NW, Washington.



http://www.examiner.com/a-684887~Visually_impaired_get_hands_on_craft_show_tour.html

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