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DESCRIPTION:The Public Reception for Insights 2009 celebrates the 20th professional 
 exhibition of works by blind and visually impaired artists presented by the 
 LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in partnership with the San 
 Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s Art at City Hall program. 
 \n----------------------------------------------------------------\nCelebrities, 
 blind and visually impaired artists come together for Insights 2009 SAN 
 FRANCISCO, CA - This year, familiar faces are lending their voices to 
 Insights 2009, the LightHouse’s 20th exhibition of works by blind and 
 visually impaired artists. Top Chef Season 6 contestant Mattin Noblia, 
 Starlight Room impresario Harry Denton, NBC Bay Area’s Traci Grant, 
 KALW’s David Latulippe and San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu 
 are among the celebrity presenters providing descriptive recordings on this 
 year’s audio tour. Sponsored by Acoustiguide, the audio tour accompanies 
 the juried exhibition, which kicks off with a reception on October 15 at 
 5:30 p.m. on the ground floor of San Francisco's City Hall. The reception 
 is free to the public. Wine and appetizers will be served, and artists and 
 audio tour celebrity presenters will be on hand to talk about their 
 experience with the show. \n “Not only is the Insights exhibition 
 compelling and visually stunning, the show’s commitment to accessibility 
 encourages dialogue about what it means to make the arts accessible to 
 people who are blind or visually impaired,” said Supervisor Chu.  
 “I’m honored to be featured on the audio tour, describing works by 
 artists Bobbie Gray and Kurt Weston, and also to serve on the Insights 
 Honorary Committee,” Chu said. \nThe LightHouse provides the free audio 
 tour each year as part of its commitment to making the arts accessible to 
 individuals with vision loss. In addition to descriptive audio, the 
 LightHouse offers Braille and large print versions of all Insights 
 materials, including the show’s catalog and all signage. Nearly 
 one-fourth of the works are touchable. Additionally, this year’s jury 
 included Ketra Oberlander, a visually impaired artist who has shown work in 
 past Insights exhibitions and is the owner of the Art of Possibility 
 Studios in Santa Clara. Oberlander was joined on the panel by Larry Rinder, 
 Director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Joyce Gordon, owner of Joyce Gordon 
 Gallery in Oakland.\n“We had over 200 mixed media pieces to choose from, 
 created by artists with a range of visual impairments, including artists 
 who are totally blind,” said Oberlander. “We selected work based on its 
 artistic merit and not with the individual’s disability in mind. It’s 
 important to clarify that first and foremost, Insights is a professional 
 exhibition featuring the work of national caliber artists. It happens to 
 feature the work of blind and visually impaired artists.”\nShowcasing 
 nearly 120 works by 38 artists from across the country, Insights is 
 presented in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s 
 Art at City Hall program and is one of the only professional exhibitions of 
 its size featuring the works of artists with vision loss while connecting 
 them with one another and to prospective buyers. The LightHouse assists in 
 facilitating sales but takes no commission. \n “The Insights exhibition 
 is a catalyst, bringing people together. That’s important because it’s 
 easy for blind people to be shut off [from their communities]. For me, 
 LightHouse is that way out, that avenue, that connection. There are a few 
 other exhibitions for blind people in the country, but this one creates 
 that sense of community,” said Charles Curtis Blackwell, a long-time 
 Insights participant and 2009 featured artist.\nFunded in part by the 
 National Endowment for the Arts, the San Francisco Foundation and Safeway, 
 Insights runs from October 5 through December 11, 2009. Audio tours will be 
 available from October 16 through December 10 between the hours of 9 a.m. 
 and 5 p.m. and can be arranged by calling (415) 431-1481. Tours can 
 accommodate individuals and groups of up to 25. \nThe LightHouse is a 
 nonprofit organization, promoting the independence, equality and 
 self-reliance of individuals who are blind and visually impaired and is the 
 largest provider of vision rehabilitation services, information and 
 advocacy for individuals with vision loss in Northern California. For more 
 information, call (415) 431-1481 or visit www.lighthouse-sf.org. \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/09/22/18622759.php
SUMMARY:Insights 2009-The 20th Exhibition of Works by Blind and Visually Impaired Artists
LOCATION:San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s Art at City Hall\nLower Level of 
 San Francisco City Hall\n1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94102
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