Helen Keller International Award

Friday 3rd April '09

Helen Keller International Award returns to Glasgow

The Helen Keller International Award: funded and supported by ITV, the Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow's Concert Halls.

Dates: 4th April – 4th May 2009

Two Exhibition Venues:

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Café Bar and Mezzanine Galleries), 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY

Additional work displayed at Sense Scotland's TouchBase resource; Milnpark Street entrance (between Portman St. & Middlesex St.), Kinning Park Glasgow G41 1EE

Concert Hall opening times: Monday – Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday openings vary so call ahead on telephone: 0141 353 8000

TouchBase is open: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Free entry to both venues

This year, the judges are:

Pauline McLean – Arts Correspondent

Monica Callaghan – Head of Education, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Amanda Catto – Head of Visual Arts, Scottish Arts Council

Keith Salmon – an artist who has a visual impairment

The 8th Helen Keller International Award, runs at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and TouchBase in Kinning Park. The judges will reveal the shortlisted artists at the exhibition launch on Saturday 4th April 12 noon. The winning work will then be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday 18th April. Run by charity Sense Scotland, the exhibition features work from across the world that aims to challenge perceptions of deafblindness and sensory impairment. Sense Scotland works with people who have communication support needs because of deafblindness, sensory impairment, learning and physical disabilities.

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