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Visual Arts: Special Needs Tours

31 August 2018

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13 Oct, 1 Dec, 8 Dec @ Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery ·
Presented by Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery ·

Let’s Meet at LWAG: For visitors living with Alzheimer’s 
13 Oct 2 – 3pm, 1 Dec 11.30am-12.30pm 

Join us for the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s quarterly program for people living with dementia and their carers or family members. This event provides a forum for conversation through the shared viewing and exploration of artworks on display – highlighting themes, artists, and exhibitions at LWAG.

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W: lwag1854.eventbrite.com
E:  lwag@uwa.edu.au

Can Touch This: Tactile and Verbal Description Tour: For visitors with visual impairment 
1 Dec, 2 – 3pm 

Join us for a touch and verbal descriptive tour of the current exhibitions. A trained guide delivers descriptions of the visual elements of artworks exhibited, along with tactile opportunities using mixed media and 3D-printed models of the artworks.
Tours are free to attend and open to friends and carers. Refreshments provided.

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W: lwag1864.eventbrite.com
E:  lwag@uwa.edu.au

LWAG Signs: Auslan Interpreted Tour: For adults with hearing loss and their friends and family 
8 Dec, 11.30am – 12.30pm 

Experience the artwork at LWAG in Australian Sign Language. Join us for a free tour in Auslan of the current exhibitions guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter from Auslan Stage Left.
Community Partner: Auslan Stage Left

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W: lwag1865.eventbrite.com
E:  lwag@uwa.edu.au

Pictured: Anne Jeppe, Venus Con-Cave (detail), c 1987, assemblage from found materials with painted plaster cast. Photograph by Pam Kleeman © Courtesy the artist.

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