October 23, 2007 Schedule
James A. Michener Art Museum Presents The "Creative Spirit: A Symposium for Artists with Visual Disabilities"
The Anne and Herman Silverman Pavilion, James A. Michener
Art Museum
138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown
Directions
1:00 to 3:00 pm
The James A. Michener Art Museum presents "The Creative Spirit: a Symposium for Artists with Visual Disabilities", an exciting program featuring collage artist Robert Jackson who will give a presentation on “Collages and Assemblages: Having Fun.” Jackson will share some of his extraordinary work and discuss his creative process.
The symposium will be facilitated by Dr. Richard Goldberg and will include a panel of artists who will discuss their work and the challenges and accomplishments they have experienced as artists working with various visual impairments. Members will include Ashby Saunders, Vince Ceglia, Will Ursprung, John Sears, Robert Fluhr and Barry Snyder. A mini-exhibition of the artists’ work and light refreshments will follow the program.
Free Admission (Museum admission not included)
Advance Registration Required – 215-340-9800
Other accessibility available
The Michener is an accessible destination for visitors of all abilities: reserved parking is provided, electronic doors, accessible restrooms and wheelchairs free of charge. Arrangements may be made for sign-language-interpreted tours. Materials and special tour programs are available for visitors who are visually impaired.
Free Library of Philadelphia’s Author Series Presents Talking Hands:What Sign Language Reveals about the Mind
Central Library
1901 Vine Street, (between 19th and 20th on the Parkway),
Philadelphia
7:00 pm
The Free Library of Philadelphia's Award-winning Author series features Margalit Fox reading from her new book Talking Hands:What Sign Language Reveals about the Mind. In Talking Hands Fox, a New York Times journalist trained as a linguist, accompanies a team of researchers to a remote Bedouin village in Israel, where a remarkable sign language has arisen on its own and is used by deaf and hearing villagers alike. The human mind is hard-wired for language and with Talking Hands, Fox transports the reader to an exotic place to illuminate a family of languages largely overlooked by science and provides an extraordinary window into how all human language works inside the mind.
Free Admission
"The Poets’ Challenge" at International House
International House, The South America Room
3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
7:00 pm
Poets and Prophets will present "The Poets’ Challenge", a poetry event featuring disabled poets, many of whom have previously read for the organization at other venues. The poets for this event are: Marie Kane, Joanne Marinelli, and Scott Norman Rosenthal.
Tickets $5
Tickets available at 610-328-POET or by e-mailing bobthepoet@yahoo.com
Philadelphia Theatre Company Opens New, Accessible Suzanne Roberts Theatre with New Musical Revue Being Alive by Stephen Sondheim
Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Suzanne Roberts
Theatre
480 South Broad (Broad and Lombard Sts.), Philadelphia
running through December 2
Times: Tues, Thurs, Fri at 8:00 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm,
Wednesday at 1:00 and 7:00 pm; Sat at 2:00 and 8:00 pm except Sat, October
27 (8:00 p.m. only)
Conceived and directed by award-winning musical theater performer Billy Porter, Being Alive blends the songs of Stephen Sondheim with the poetry of William Shakespeare to tell the universal story of man’s seven ages in African-American musical idioms including soul, jazz, blues, R&B, hip-hop, and gospel. Showcasing many of Sondheim’s most popular songs in a new and thrilling way, this musical revue is certain to have a big future beyond Philadelphia.
Tickets: $51 to $63; Festival discount $5 off single tickets (cannot be combined with any other offer) Not valid on Saturday evenings.
Single Tickets Available after October 1 at www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org or 215-985-0420
Box Office will be located at the NW corner of Broad & Lombard Streets
Box office hours: 10am to 5pm
Venue is fully wheelchair accessible. (Ticket windows at wheelchair
height, bathrooms are fully accessible. Elevator to all floors. Wheelchair
seating in both Orchestra and Mezzanine levels).
Assistive listening devices will be available at every
performance.
An Audio Described performance will be held on Saturday,
November 24th at the 2pm matinee. An Open Captioned performance will be
held on Saturday, November 17th at the 2pm matinee. Large Print and Braille
Programs will be available at every performance.
"Art Beyond Sight: Focus on Art and Vision" 2007-08 - National Exhibit by Blind Artists
Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne PA
Through October 23
NEBA (National Exhibit by Blind Artists) along with the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Wayne Arts Center present this year’s “Art Beyond Sight,” a juried, national exhibition of the work of artists who are blind or who have low vision.
Free Admission
"All About Art" at The Philadelphia Foundation: An Exhibition of Visual Art from Moss Rehabilitation Hospital’s Permanent Collection
The Philadelphia Foundation’s Community Art Gallery
1234 Market Street, Suite 1800, Philadelphia
Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm by appointment only;
If you would like to schedule an appointment to visit
the gallery during this time, please contact Chrissie Bonner at cbonner@philafound.org
Evening hours 3:00 to 6:00 pm open viewing: Wednesday.
October 24; Thursday November 1; Wednesday November 7; Thursday November
15
Moss Rehabilitation Hospital inaugurated its first exhibition of the work of professional artists with disabilities in 1979, the first show of its kind on the East Coast. "All About Art", part of Moss Rehabilitation Hospital’s permanent art collection, consists of original artwork by professional artists with disabilities working in many different artistic mediums.
As part of its mission to help donors harness their generosity and support programs that are vital to the region, The Philadelphia Foundation, Southeastern Pennsylvania’s leader for community philanthropic engagement, established the Community Art Gallery in 2000 for local arts organizations, artists and patrons to promote the power of the arts in community development, education, celebration and empowerment. The Gallery also highlights the Foundation’s Arts & Culture Fund, a permanent endowment that supports local arts organizations’ efforts to build community through the arts. This fund is one of over 750 that the Foundation manages with its more than $325 million in charitable assets.
The Philadelphia Foundation is a proud sponsor of Independence Starts Here: A Festival of Disability Arts and Culture.
Free Admission
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital’s Award-Winning "Art Ability" at Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall
15th and Broad Streets, 5th floor, Philadelphia
Exhibit continues through November
9:00 am – 5:00 pm weekdays
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital presents "Art Ability", an international exhibition of art and fine crafts that features work by artists with physical and related cognitive disabilities, hearing and visual disabilities.
Free Admission
Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Tour of Work by Artists with Disabilities from Permanent Collection
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
October 1 through November 30
Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday – 10:00 am to
9:00 pm, Closed Mondays
The world-renowned Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a Self-Guided Tour of works by artists in the museum’s permanent collections who have or had disabilities including Edgar Degas, Horace Pippin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Vincent Van Gogh, among others. Patrons may pick up a preprinted tour at the Accessible Entrance or at the West Entrance Information Desk
Admission: Members Free at all Times; Adults: $14; Seniors (ages 62 and over)
$12; Students (with valid ID)
$10; Children (excluding groups) ages 13-18: $10; ages 12 & under: free
Sunday: pay what you wish all day
Other accessibility available
The museum has a barrier-free entrance and accessible parking on a first-come, first-served basis. There are also drop-off only spaces, allowing a driver to enter the Upper Terrace parking area to drop off a disabled passenger at the Accessible Entrance without paying the parking fees. Wheelchairs available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. The museum also has accessible restrooms, drinking fountains and public telephones, including a TTY.
Other accessibility is available through the Office of Accessible Programs at 215-684-7602 or by TTY at 215-684-7600.
Inglis House Opens its New Inglis Art Gallery
Inglis Art Gallery, Inglis House
2600 Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia
Hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday
Inglis House opens its new Inglis Art Gallery and festival long show exhibiting art created by artists with disabilities, both Inglis residents and artists from the broader Philadelphia community.
Free Admission
Inglis Foundation is a proud sponsor of Independence Starts Here: A Festival of Disability Arts and Culture.
"Inspiration" at National Liberty Museum
National Liberty Museum
321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm 7 days a week
The National Liberty Museum’s permanent exhibition, "Inspiration", honors 45 Americans of different backgrounds, ages and professions who live or have lived with physical or cognitive disabilities. The exhibit dispels stereotypes and educates the general public about the achievements of these outstanding Americans.
Admission: Adults $7.00, Seniors $6.00, Students $5.00, Children ages 5 – 17 with an adult $2.00, Children under 5 no charge. $15 Family Admission includes two adults and their children. Museum members free.
Arden Theater Company presents An Empty Plate in the Cafe Du Grand Boeuf
Arden Theatre Company
40 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia
Running October 11 through December 2
Arden has been one of the theatre community’s leaders in accessible programming through its Arden for All Program. Now they add another element—audio description for audiences who are blind or who have low vision--to an already great program.
This all-new production of Michael Hollinger’s first play at the Arden is a delicious, dark comedy celebrating the joys of cooking, sex, bullfighting and the collected works of Ernest Hemingway.
Tickets: Single Tickets $27-$45
Tickets available at Box Office: 215-922-1122 or at http://www.ardentheatre.org/tickets/
Captioned Performances: November 17- 8:00 pm and November 18 – 2:00
pm
Audio Described Performances: November 17 - 8:00 pm and
November 18 - 2:00 pm
The Touch Gallery: Selected Works from National Exhibit for Blind Artists
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
919 Walnut Street, First Floor, Philadelphia
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm weekdays
NEBA (National Exhibit for Blind Artists) along with the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Free Library of Philadelphia presents the work of visually-impaired artists
Free Admission