Events and Partnerships

elephant is extremely grateful for the ongoing support, resources and advice given by the community groups (listed in workshops and links ) we are currently working with.

In addition to these groups elephant is working with a growing number of galleries during 2006 and 2007. These partnerships are built upon a shared aim, to provide visually impaired and blind people with increased opportunities to visit contemporary galleries within their communities, for exhibition tours, discussion forums, and the chance to make new work in response to current exhibitions of contemporary art. The community groups elephant currently works with, are all invited to attend these events and many are open to independent participants. Please contact elephant for forthcoming events.

Fabrica, Contemporary gallery, Brighton

‘Second Sight’ events occur twice during each of Fabrica’s four exhibitions a year. ‘Second Sight’ is an informal event involving an exhibition tour and discussion forum in response to the current exhibition. This event has been attended regularly since it started in 2003 by elephant’s Brighton groups as well as independent participants.

Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool, Liverpool

elephant and LVSB participated in Bluecoat’s ‘Way finding’ project in July 2006. During the dramatic redevelopment of their grade one listed building Bluecoat selected artists to collaborate with community groups in the liverpool area. Through workshops, each group explored and commented on the wider issues of access to a gallery space, in anticipation of Bluecoats reopening in 2007.
There are also plans for future events involving local visually impaired and blind people, elephant and the reopened Bluecoat Arts Centre. See 'workshops'to view images from the project.

Manchester Gallery, Manchester

elephant is currently developing a series of exhibition tours / workshops with Manchester Gallery. See 'workshops'to view images from the tours so far.

Tate Gallery, Liverpool

elephant is currently developing a series of exhibition tours / workshops for LVSB, Liverpool groups, due to take place at tate Liverpool during the Liverpool 2006 Biennial.

Research Project

elephant is seeking funding to work collaboratively on a long term research project. To explore the fusion of contemporary art and multi sensory perception, with Dr Charles Spence, Oxford University, who works in the field of experimental psychology, specialising in the senses.