Dostępna – TAK czy NIE? Spotkanie wokół wystawy „TAXO. Sztuka dotyku”

What does the term accessible art mean? For whom do we create accessible art and who really needs it? Audio description, typhlography – support or cushioning the reception of art? How to develop and implement the accessibility of works of art in cultural institutions and universities? We will try to answer questions and make recommendations for different ways of sharing works of visual art.

The discussion will be attended by the authors of the exhibition "Taxo. Sztuka dotyku":

• Dr Tamara Sass 
• Dr Joanna Apanowicz 

and 

• Dr Adam Drozdowski from the Institute of History of Art. at the faculty of Philosophy and History, University of Lodz. 

The discussion will be moderated by Jolanta Sławińska-Ryszka from the Communications and PR of the University of Lodz, who is a cultural expert, a manager and a cultural animator.

The meeting around the exhibition and the artistic and social project "Sztuka dotyku" will be an opportunity to reflect on issues of inclusivity, a discussion between artists and a researcher regarding the accessibility of works of art for people with special needs. The event will be held at the University Wozownia 11 Gallary (Curie-Skłodowskiej 11) on Tuesday, 28 May of the current year at 7:00 p.m.

More information about "Sztuka dotyku" project. (in Polish)

Panellists

Dr Tamara Sass
Dr Tamara Sass is an artist specialising in painting and graphics. She has been teaching at the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of Lodz since 2010. She deals primarily with graphic techniques and design, complemented by sculptures and animations. Tamara Sass publishes in the field of art education. She runs her own artistic graphics and jewellery studio in Lodz. She has taken part in dozens of exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including: at the National Museum in Gdańsk and in graphic competitions, including, the International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms in Lodz, Eurografik in St. Petersburg and the International Biennial of Graphics at the Saint-Maur Museum in France.

Dr Joanna Apanowicz
Dr Joanna Apanowicz is an artist specialising in graphic design. She is also interested in teaching and artistic work. She has cooperated with the Faculty of Graphics and Painting of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, the Academy of Film, Art and Design in Łódź and the Warsaw School of Photography. She has presented her works at several dozen exhibitions and competitions in Poland and abroad, including: at the International Book Art Festival in Płock, Project Mail Art Books in the Netherlands, Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize in Great Britain, Polish Graphics Triennial in Katowice, Design and Art at the National Museum in Gdańsk, Signs, Codes, Messages at the Art Propaganda Centre in Lodz or the International Goldsmithing Competition in Legnica.

Dr Adam Drozdowski
Dr Adam Drozdowski is an art historian, a winner of the award for the best MA thesis defended at the University of Lodz in 2016. His doctoral dissertation entitled "Współpraca między łódzkimi zakładami włókienniczymi a Państwową Wyższą Szkołą Sztuk Plastycznych w latach 1945-1989", written under the supervision of Dr hab. Aneta Pawłowska, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz, concerned the issues of design of industrial textiles in Lodz. He is an employee of the international INNOVACONCRETE grant, dedicated to the post-war concrete heritage. Dr Drozdowski is committed to teaching methods of making art accessible to people with visual and hearing impairments. He is an organiser of the work of student audio description teams, collaborator in the grant "Sztuka łódzka na tle sztuki europejskiej. Wykluczeni/Włączeni". He is a member of the programme board of the ARTernatywa Foundation, dealing with the development and implementation of informal methods of teaching art history.

Source: Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz
Photo: Bartosz Kałużny, Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz