Dialogue of the Spirit Able Art '97 Exhibition in TOKYO

Mizunoki Workshop + Chuichi Nishigaki

Chiba School for the Blind +Yohei Nishimura

Exhibition and Associated Events Programme

Symposium (Dialogue of the Spirit)

Gallery Talk:

by Chuichi Nishigaki, about the genesis of the artists and their works

Lectures:

"23 Years at the Chiba School for the Blind" byYohei Nishimura
"Outsider Art and Able Art" by Yasuo Harima, Julia Cassim

Workshops:

Sightless whole body techniques for creating artworks in clay
Leader: Yohei Nishimura

Guided Tours:

For Visually-Impaired Visitors:
Selected paintings will be interpreted using raised copies
Leader: Julia Cassim

For Mentally-Handicapped Visitors
Leader: Julia Cassim

For Children
Exploring the artworks with worksheets.
Leader: Kiyoko Okazaki

Pictures Talk:

A multi-slide installation of the artists at work by Shoichi Ono will be shown as part of the exhibition.

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