APH News & Press
Blind and visually impaired artists visit Louisville to receive awards
News Release: Louisville, Kentucky, October 12, 1998
Blind and visually impaired artists visit Louisville to receive awards at APH InSights '98 ceremony at Camberley Brown, 4th and Broadway, Crystal Ballroom Saturday October 17, 1998 at 11:15 AM Exhibit of art works, Friday, Oct. 16, noon - 4:00 PM and Saturday, Oct. 17, 1- 4:00 PM (after the awards ceremony)
Awards for APH InSights '98, the annual international art competition organized by the American Printing House for the Blind will be presented October 17 at a ceremony held during the annual meeting of the Ex Offico Trustees of the Printing House. Twenty-seven blind or visually impaired artists will be honored and some of them will come to Louisville to receive their awards in person at the 11:15 AM ceremony. Among the artist-attendees are Sabrine Thabata, an eight year old from Clifton, New Jersey, Carlie Forsythe, a seventh grader from Waupun, Wisconsin and Steven Parrish, an adult artist from Sterling, Colorado.
APH InSights is organized by the American Printing House for the Blind for visually impaired and blind artists of all ages. This project reflects APH's mission to "promote the independence of blind persons" by encouraging individuals to create original art.
InSights '98 features sixty-eight works by artists from the U. S. and Canada. This was the seventh year for the competition. Participants range from preschool children to senior citizens and include professional artists as well as hobbyists and school art classes.
Two judges from Louisville selected the art works from 396 entries in a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. First, second and third place winners were chosen in each of nine categories, along with a selection of entries to be included in the exhibition.
An exhibit of all sixty-eight art works, including the award winning works, will be shown on Friday, Oct. 16 from noon until 4:00 PM and after the awards ceremony on Saturday, from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM in the J. Graham Suite at the Brown Hotel. It is open to the public.
Since 1858, the American Printing House for the Blind has promoted the independence of blind persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.
Contact Roberta Williams, Public Relations Specialist, for more information. Telephone: 1 -800-223-1839 or (502) 895-2405; e-mail: rwilliams@aph.org