NEBA has exhibited in more than twenty-five prestigious museums and
galleries over the past thirty years in America and abroad. NEBA has
given serious consideration to the cost and risk of shipping an exhibition from
museum to museum throughout a yearlong tour. In this burgeoning electronic age,
we believe now is the time to make a bold move from limited physical space to
cyberspace -- from the traditional museum to the Virtual Museum.
The Virtual Museum Tour is targeting the following populations:
Sighted Public. One of NEBA's purposes is to
break down the stereotypical view of a blind artist creating only three-dimensional
work such as sculpture, and not two-dimensional work such as painting. Although
ten percent (10%) of the blind community is totally blind, 90% have limited
visual perception or limited field of vision and may have the ability to
create two-dimensional art. NEBA aims to demonstrate to the public the value
and excitement of art by the blind, thus helping to create a market for
this work.
Blind Community. Many visually impaired artists
began losing their sight after they were old enough to be out of the educational
system. NEBA is eager to reach out to members of the blind community to
encourage them to pursue a calling in art or to resume a career in art that
may have been interrupted by the trauma of a visual disability.
Blindness Professionals. Many blindness professionals
and educators still retain the stereotypical view that art and blindness
do not mix. NEBA seeks to enlighten those who influence the self-concepts
of the blind.
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