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ReVision Arts is Art for All! We are an inclusive organization that brings together people of all abilities to celebrate art. We focus on artists with all types of disabling conditions, and other artists who consider themselves underrepresented.

Please Support Our Upcoming Show!

ReVision Arts has the incredible opportunity to hold a three-month tactile art exhibit at King Street Station (303 S Jackson St, in Seattle, WA). The show, Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers, runs from October through December 2024.

This special exhibit will give invited artists a venue and opportunity to share their tactile art while introducing patrons to the concept of Please Touch and allowing them to engage with art as the kind of tactile experience that is rarely encouraged or even allowed. Please Touch improves art access for blind, low vision, and sighted patrons, by providing awareness and accessibility.

To make the exhibit successful, ReVision Arts is holding several fundraising events and also seeking event and exhibit sponsorship.

Would you be interested in:

Click here to donate, and thank you for your contribution!

High Tea Fundaiser!

Invitation to Please Touch 2024

New and old friends gather to support ReVision Arts’ continuing efforts to include tactile art as an artistic norm.

Our upcoming collaborative tactile art exhibit, Please Touch: Together, Breaking Barriers will be at King Street Station Gallery October – December 2024.

We'll be hosting four High Tea Parties, both in-person and online, in October and November, that will support our mission and this upcoming exhibition. We hope you can join us for a fun event with wonderful people, and help us in our mission at the same time.

To register, use the links below.

Friday, October 25th (Virtual)

Saturday, October 26th (In Person)

Thursday, November 7th (In Person)

Sunday, November 10th (In Person)

* Foggy Tea Shop is located at 602 2nd Ave. in Pioneer Sqare, and is owned and operated by ReVision Arts board member Michelle Ishimitsu.

Please Touch 2024 is Coming in July!

Poster for Please Touch 2024

Calling all patrons past and present!

July 2024 is officially our 10th Anniversary, and our tactile Art Exhibit featuring tactile artwork by 25 artists is again graciously being hosted as July’s Public Benefit Show by A/NT Gallery at the Seattle Center.

Now extended through August 23!

Show Hours:

Wednesday – Sunday, 11 AM to 6 PM.
A/NT Gallery
Seattle Center International Fountain Pavilion

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 6, 2024 5–8 PM

Featuring Work By:

ReVision Arts will offer tactile (sans visual) tours by ReVision Arts volunteer sighted guides for both our sight-challenged patrons and our sighted patrons. As part of the tactile tours, our sighted patrons are encouraged to use sleep shades to more fully experience the tactile opportunity to PLEASE TOUCH the art featured in our show. For reservations please text 206-734-1994.

Audio descriptions of the art pieces are available at our companion Website, ReVision Exhibitions: https://www.revisionexhibitions.org.

Please enjoy our 3 minute promotional video about the show:

Flowers, Flores & Ubaxyo now at Foggy Tea Shop

Poster for the Flowers, Flores & Ubaxyo exhibition 2024

Flowers, Flores and Ubaxya, ReVision Arts’ annual multicultural ode to spring, has moved to a new location for the month of June.

We hope you can join us at Foggy Tea Shop, located in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market. During the June Artwalk on Thursday the 6th the shop will also feature live music, tea, and chocolate samples.

Please tell your friends about this wonderful show.

Flowers, Flores & Ubaxyo
Works by ReVision Arts artists
Featuring Vivian Blanco

June Artwalk:
Thursday, June 6, 2024
4:30pm to 7:00pm

Gallery Hours:
Tues – Weds: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Thurs – Sat: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Closed Sun and Mon.

Location:
Foggy Tea Shop
602 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
https://www.foggyteashop.com

Visit Vivian's website
www.backtotheforest.net/art

Call for Tactile Art

Poster calling for submissions

ReVision Arts is now accepting submissions for our annual tactile arts exhbition, Please Touch, which will take place at A/NT Gallery in the Seattle Center, July 2024.

If you are an artist, or know an artist, who might be interested in submitting artwork for this juried show, please encourage them to participate!

Digital submissions are due by May 15th, 2024 at 5 p.m.

To apply to be a participating artist:

  1. Submit 1-3 pieces of art for consideration:
  2. Pay $25 submission fee:
    • Submission fee can be paid online here:
    • Financial assistance is available.
    • Your receipt will show South End Seattle Arts Center.

Artist will be notified of the jury’s decisions by Saturday, June 1st, 2024.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Celebrating Inclusion in Community: 50 Years of the Rehabilitation Act

Poster for the community event celebrating 50 years of the Rehabilition Act

The City of Seattle and many supporting organizations hosted Celebrating Inclusion in Community: 50 Years of the Rehabilitation Act, and we did a tactile pop-up with blind artists Coyote and Camille Jassny at the event.

January 20th, 2024
Noon – 4 p.m.
Magnuson Hangar, Building 30
6310 NE 74th St, Seattle 98115

For more information, see https://parkways.seattle.gov/2023/12/04/celebrating-inclusion-in-community-50-years-of-the-rehabilitation-act/.

Two visitors examine a book in both print and Braille
A visitor reads Braille dots on a stone
Two visitors, one blind and one sighted, examine a children's book in both print and Braille

We Are Family: Winter Art Show at Winderemere Real Estate Mount Baker

Poster for We Are Family Winter Art Show

A number of friends of ReVision Arts have works on display as part of Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker’s 2023 Winter Arts Show, We Are Family.

Artists include:

Location
Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker
4919 South Genesee Street
Seattle, WA 98118

Artists Reception
Thursday, Dec. 14th
5:30 - 8:30 pm

Contact
Susan Cole
(206) 915-3444
scole@windermere.com

It's that time of year … for CELEBRATING … and GIVING!!

Barbara Oswald with LorenzoLazo and sculpture

CELEBRATING …

PLEASE TOUCH 2023 — Was a rousing success! So much art to touch and experience, and so many who had the pleasure to experience them with senses other than sight. This piece of art named, "Pulpo de Colores," was created by artist Lorenzo Lazo (left in photo), with the children from the Jose Marti Child Development Center at El Centro de la Raza. An incredible experience for Please Touch as well as the students and artist!! It was one of two pieces created and exhibited. Barbara Oswald, ReVision Arts Executive Director (right in the photo) admires this fantastical creation!

TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF PLEASE TOUCH — 2024 will be the tenth anniversary of Please Touch. Great things are on the horizon and it promises to be the best show yet, to be held at two locations. Make sure to join us at our events to celebrate! More to come on this …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH — Please join us in wishing Barbara Oswald a very happy birthday this month! She is celebrating a sentinel birthday this year — her 70th!! She has been the brains and brawn behind ReVision Arts and is dedicated to making ART FOR ALL!! Perhaps a celebratory donation in her honor???

GIVING …

It is because of generous folks like you that ReVision Arts is able to continue engaging with, and bringing art to ALL in our community. As a non-profit organization, ReVision Arts relies on you and your kind generosity. THANK YOU.

PLEASE … Let’s all CELEBRATE by GIVING!!

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Please Touch — 2023

Front of postcard for Please Touch 2023

Please Touch is our annual tactile art exhibition, now in its ninth year. This year's theme is art equity, resilience, & collaboration.

This year the exhibition will run at two locations:

June 28 – July 28

Wednesday – Sunday
A/NT Gallery
Seattle Center International Fountain Pavilion
Opening Reception: July 1, 5–8 PM

July 29 & 30

Saturday and Sunday
El Centro de la Raza
Historic Building Room 310
2524 16th Ave S, Seattle

Each work on display is labeled in both print and Braille. In addition, audio descriptions are available at https://on.soundcloud.com/CmJD2.

2023 Rainier Valley summer arts and cultural events

Top of the 2023 Rainier Valley Summer Arts poster
July & August section of the 2023 Rainier Valley Summer Arts poster
June section of the 2023 Rainier Valley Summer Arts poster

ReVision Arts, with funding from Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, presents 2023 Rainier Valley summer arts and cultural events in 98118:

June Events

Flying Blind!

Presented by Anything is Possible Theatre
at Lakewood/Seward Park Community Center.

FCS Pride Disco and Art Night: LGBTQ+ Disco Party

Presented by the Filipino Community Center
at the Filipino Community Center Ballroom.
https://www.filcommsea.org/event-details/lgbtq-disco-party

7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

Presented by It Takes a Village
at Othello Park.
https://www.facebook.com/events/483861959425183

July & August Events

Summer Porch Festivals

Presented by Rainier Arts Center
at Columbia Park.

Cinema Under the Stars

Presented by Rainier Arts Center
at Columbia Park. Gather at 7:30pm.
Movies start at sunset.

Dance & Splash!

Presented by Inspired Child.
Locations vary. All events are on Saturday, 5:00–7:00pm
https://www.inspiredchild.org/danceandsplash

4 Black Women Talking Ugly Art

At Rainier Arts Center.

Featured Artist: Vivian Blanco

Photograph of artist Vivian Blanco

Vivian Blanco is a physician turned photographic artist. Her incredible pictures of nature speak to the heart!

She started, "Back to the Forest Photography," and her works are just stunning!

Any one of her pictures would make a fabulous Mother's Day gift&ellip;or an anytime gift for family, friends or yourself!

Here is a link to her website:

Back to the Forest Photography / Vivian Blanco

'Ice Queen', photography by Vivian Blanco

GiveBIG 2023

GiveBIG 2023 advertisement

GiveBIG to Revision Arts on May 2–3! Help us support artists and audiences of ALL abilities! We are fundraising for our accessible arts programs of 2023. Join the movement on May 2–3, or you can donate NOW with early donation.

To donate:

https://www.wagives.org/organization/revisionarts

GiveBIG is a statewide fundraising campaign where individuals and organizations come together across Washington to invest in our communities. When we give, we take a proactive step towards creating the society we want to live in.

Washington Gives, the year-round giving platform that hosts the GiveBIG and GivingTuesday campaigns, is a program of 501 Commons.

Washington Gives logo

Seeking Rainier Valley Grant Proposals

Need $$ for an arts and culture event in Rainier Valley? Or need reasonable accommodation for your project?

Purple Bowl with Bamboo and Feathers, mixed media by Doriane Nieburgs

ART - PERFORMANCE - MUSIC
DANCE - STORYTELLING - DRAMA

ReVision Arts is pleased to announce a one-time Request-For-Proposal (RFP) for arts and culture for the Rainier Valley. These funds have been made available from the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS) and are being distributed through ReVision Arts. Funding available through this RFP is for projects or events specifically in the Rainier Valley, to occur from April 10 to August 31, 2023.

For details, see the grant project page.

Illustration above: Purple Bowl with Bamboo and Feathers, mixed media by Doriane Nieburgs.

ReVision Arts 2023 Calendar

Cover of the ReVision Arts 2023 Calendar

ReVision Arts is delighted to share a 2023 calendar featuring 13 of our artists. Thanks to Susan Cole and Heidi Devereux of Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker for creating this work of art! Our hope is that 2023 will be a creative year for each of you!

This calendar will be mailed to Sponsors who have donated $100 or more to help support ReVision Arts, but everyone can download an electronic copy.

Coyote Returns Art Show

Poster for John Halliday's upcoming exhibition

John Halliday “Coyote”, Blind Muckleshoot Tribal Member, invites you to his art show at the Sacred Circle Gallery Of American Indian Art, 5337 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107, 206-268-0523, https://sacredcirclegiftsandart.com.

Opening Show January 14th, 2023 at 5:30pm. Show runs until February 13, 2023.

I love ReVision Arts because it is a venue for blind artists and working with Barbara has made it so much easier to get my artistic endeavors shared with the public with Barbara's dedication to helping blind artists.

— John Halliday, “Coyote”

You can learn more about John and his works at https://coyoteinsightart.com.

Photo of John Halliday and a gallery visitor examining his work

Photo of John Halliday talking with a gallery visitor

The Two of Us: Frank Linth and Karen Robertson

Poster for 'The Two of Us' exhibition

You are invited to join the celebratory reception for one of ReVision Arts’ very own artists: Karen Robertson, who particpated in our 2022 Please Touch Exhibit.

Karen is a teacher of the paperclay technique, and creates incredible dolls. Her brother, Frank Linth, is a fantastic painter!

They have a joint show running from September 27th through October 28th, 2022 at the A/NT Gallery at Seattle Center. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11am to 6pm.

The Opening Reception of their show is Saturday, October 1st, 5-8 pm.

For more information visit the A/NT Gallery Website: www.antgallery.org.

Please Touch: An inclusive tactile exhibit

Please Touch announcement

This year 10 artists, many of whom are visually challenged, will present their 2D and 3D artwork. If their art is 2D, it will be “interpreted” by select former Please Touch artists.

June 29th – July 29th, 2022

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 2nd, 2022
5:00 – 8.00 p.m.

Location:
A/NT Gallery
Seattle Center International Fountain Pavillion
https://www.antgallery.org

Featured artist: Passle Helminski

Passle is a visually impaired artist who graduated with a MFA in Weaving and Textiles from Edinboro University. She exhibited in countless exhibitions all over the country and in many international exhibitions, from Germany to Singapore, Sweden, Australia and China. She has taught at the Neighborhood Art House, has been an adjunct at Mercyhurst College and Gannon University and was the Artist in Residence at the Cathedral Center, Erie, PA.

Knitted and fringed creation by Passle Helminski

Spring 2022 Retrospective

Restrospective Banner

We are proud to announce that Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker is hosting a retrospective exhibition featuring artwork from the history of ReVision Arts and its predecessor, Mt. Baker Neighborhood Center for the Arts.

Many pieces will be available for sale, to benefit ReVision Arts and its mission.

Reception: Thursday, May 19th, 2022
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be served

Location:
Windermere Real Estate Mount Baker
4919 South Genesee Street
Seattle, WA 98118

Artists

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About Us

ReVision Arts is Art for All!

In 2019 Mount Baker Neighborhood Center for the Arts (MBNCA)’s board, along with our Seattle University intern, several of our artists, and founder Barbara Oswald spent nine months rebranding our non-profit. At our 2018 annual fundraiser, Art in the Dark, we renewed our commitment and announced our new name.

Our registered 501(c)3 Federal non-profit is titled South End Seattle Arts Center, and we are doing business as ReVision Arts.

We remain an inclusive organization in South Seattle that brings together people of all abilities to celebrate art. We focus on artists with all types of disabling conditions, and other artists who consider themselves underrepresented.

Contact

Text or phone is preferred over email.

Text: 206-734-1994
Phone: 206-734-1994
Email: boswald.revisionarts@gmail.com
Mail: P.O. Box 28955, Seattle, WA 98118