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Visual Arts
A textured version of Velázquez’s The Triumph of Bacchus (1628–29) for blind audiences; courtesy of Musee del Prado, Spain.
No longer can art museums ignore the breadth of their audiences. In recent decades we have seen the rise of specialist led tours and new technologies that assist the sight impaired to access artworks held in our collections. We have also seen, in some institutions, the introduction of Braille wall text and commissioned artworks designed for “hands-on” interaction.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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