Last week, the Tactile Revolutions exhibit at NKU’s Fine Arts Center came to a close. Having been open to the public for NKU students and community members to visit from August 27th to September 18th of this year, the exhibit reached hundreds of viewers, informing them of BVI accessibility and tactile design strategies that everyone can benefit from.

 

While the exhibit is now closed, the collaboration between NKU and Clovernook Center–and the impact made on the BVI community–is certainly something that calls for continued celebration. Luckily for anyone who didn’t get a chance to visit the exhibit while it was open at Northern Kentucky University, a selection of the presented artifacts will soon be moved to a smaller gallery inside the Clovernook Center main building. Starting October 20th, these select pieces will be available to touch and experience at any Clovernook Center Braille Printing House tour.

 

a photo of one of the walls of the Tactile Revolutions exhibit. This text on the wall highlights Clovernook Center's history as a braille printing house. There are multiple tactile artifacts available to hold and feel    students stand around a pedestal at the tactile Revolutions exhibit and discuss and feel the braille artifact    two visitors use the Brailler at the Tactile Revolutions exhibit at NKU    Three 3D printed action figures stand next to each other. Lalovavi models produced for the Cincinnati Opera.

 

Want to learn more about the exhibit?

Please access the links below for articles, photos, videos, and more.

WEKU article: “Touchable Art Exhibit on Display at Northern Kentucky University”

WCPO 9 News clip: “NKU Opens Interactive Art Exhibit for Blind and Visually Impaired”

WCPO 9 News article: “NKU’s ‘Tactile Revolutions’ lets visitors experience art through touch”

FOX 19 News article: “New partnership creates accessible hands-on exhibit at NKU”

 

Tactile Revolutions is an exhibit born from the need to make art more accessible for blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals. But everyone can benefit from inclusive tactile design practices—paintings you can feel, sculptures you can hold in your hand, and print/braille materials making it possible for BVI and sighted friends to read alongside each other! This exhibit demonstrates how Clovernook Center makes Tactile Revolutions possible by using BVI-friendly tactile design and production methods like 3D models, Swell Touch tactile graphics and large print/braille. Guests of the exhibit are encouraged to touch all artifacts on display—that is how they are designed to be experienced.