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The art showcased is now amplified through audio and tactile guides.
Babylon ARTS Summer Open is levelling the playing field by featuring an audio guide and raised drawings, to offer greater access to art.
In compliance with their pledge towards boosting art accessibility, the Babylon Gallery has included these features in the ongoing year’s Summer Open exhibition.
This initiative follows Babylon ARTS’ ‘Inspired by Nature’ project, sponsored by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
During the ‘Sensing Nature’ exhibition, the organization collaborated with individuals from Camsight and Vision Norfolk, who had visual impairments.
Following such integration, Babylon ARTS has been striving to make its gallery and exhibitions as accessible as possible to all art lovers.
The current Summer Open Exhibition 2024, embraces an audio guide alongside a collection of raised drawings.
The slightly raised, A4-sized, black and white line drawings let the visitors perceive the images by touch.
The gallery showcases six such raising drawings, all converted by artist Kaitlin Ferguson.
The audio guide, an added feature, includes sound descriptions of eight displayed artworks.
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This audio resource, which comprises scripts written by local young creatives Stan Gordon and Bear Stephenson and voiced by Stan Gordon, can be enjoyed with headphones in the gallery or via Spotify.
Project coordinator Liz Falconbridge said: “We have benefited enormously from working collaboratively with those who are blind or with low vision and are committed to continuing to make the artworks in the gallery as accessible as possible to all our visitors,”
The Babylon Summer Open Exhibition 2024 will continue through Sunday, September 1, welcoming visitors from Tuesday to Sunday, 12pm to 4pm, free of charge.
Babylon Gallery encourages art access to all, promoting equality within the arts and culture sector.
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