Sensory Innovations and Creativity in the Arts

Exploring ideas of ‘disability gain’ and ‘blindness gain’ in the arts, highlighting how an expanded approach to the senses are creatively explored across different art forms.

This symposium 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.

Call for participation

We are currently accepting submissions for this symposium which examine how an expanded, multisensory approach can lead to innovations that benefit both creative practitioners and those who behold and experience their art.