Workshop
Collaborative Audio Description
10:00–15:30
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Using new and experimental techniques to describe, interpret and share experiences of sculpture.
Join us for this one-day workshop at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as we pool our expertise and experience to collaboratively create new audio interpretations of artwork on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
This workshop is open to blind, partially blind and sighted participants. Led by writer Joe Rizzo Naudi and artist and educator Sally Booth, both of whom are registered blind, the workshop will use new and experimental techniques to describe, interpret and share experiences of sculpture.
Return transport from central Leeds to Yorkshire Sculpture Park is provided, along with lunch and refreshments. Please ensure that you have appropriate clothing and footwear for outdoor activity.
This workshop is part of a three-year research project, Beyond the Visual: Blindness and Expanded Sculpture. The project, a collaboration between the Henry Moore Institute, Shape Arts and University of the Arts London, was the recipient of the inaugural Arts and Humanities Research Council Exhibition Fund. The project will culminate with a landmark 2025 exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute, foregrounding work by blind and partially blind artists.
Main image: Henry Moore, ‘Large Two Forms’ 1969 (LH 556) at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo: Jonty Wilde.
Tickets
Tickets to this event are free, but booking is essential as seating on the coach is limited.
Schedule of events
The event lasts 5 hours 30 minutes, excluding travel.
Meet up
9:00
Meet in the foyer of the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Address and travel information to the Intitute
Outward travel
9:15–10:00
Travel via coach to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Welcome
10:00–10:30
Welcome, refreshments, and introduction by the two workshop leaders, Sally Booth and Joseph Rizzo Naudi
Morning session
10:30–12:30
Morning session – Country Park and Little Wild Wood: exploring works by Henry Moore, James Turrell, Jem Finer and Masayuki Koorida
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Lunch is provided as part of this event
Afternoon session
13:30–15:30
Afternoon session – Gardens, Hillside, Lower Park: exploring works by Anya Gallaccio, Barbara Hepworth, Ro Robertson, Abigail Reynolds, Ursula von Rydingsvard and Leiko Ikemura
Return travel
15:30–16:15
Return travel via coach to the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Accessibility
We want to make this workshop as accessible as possible, however due to the distance and terrain of the workshop route, we advise it is best suited for motorised wheelchairs rather than manual. YSP have a limited number of off-road mobility scooters available for the workshop, which must be booked in advance by emailing GalleryTeam@ysp.org.uk.
Unfortunately, the workshop does not include BSL interpretation. Blind and partially blind people are strongly encouraged to attend, and audio description is integral to the event. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout YSP. Please bring appropriate footwear, as some walking off paths will be involved.
Please contact curators@ysp.org.uk in advance with any accessibility requirements, and any questions you might have regarding this event.
Beyond the Visual: Blindness and Expanded Sculpture
Research Season
Autumn 2024 – Spring 2025
This Research Season explores engagements with contemporary sculpture using senses other than sight, challenging the dominance of sight in the making and appreciation of art.
Aiming to rethink the under-representation of blind and partially blind arts practitioners, we’ll investigate the relationship between artworks and audiences, the varied ways in which sculpture can be experienced, and what is gained from creative practices that emphasise a broader approach to sensory experience.
Workshop
Collaborative Audio Description
10:00–15:30
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Getting here
Return transport from central Leeds to Yorkshire Sculpture Park is provided, though you are welcome to make your own way to YSP and meet us there if you would prefer.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
West Bretton
WF4 4LG
(Sat Nav for main car park: WF4 4JX)
United Kingdom
T: +44 1924 832 631
E: galleryteam@ysp.org.uk