Tactile art for the blind

Looking for fun and accessible craft ideas for blind individuals? Check out this list of 12 great craft ideas that stimulate the senses and encourage tactile exploration. From clay imprints to sensory balls, these crafts offer a range of textures, scents, and materials to explore.

"Please Touch the Art" is a poignant short film about artist Andrew Myers, his amazing tactile portrait made from screws and his mission to surprise his

Art is considered a visual activity, but by using varied textures and focusing on three-dimensional projects, touch can become the primary focus of the art.

Please Touch the Art: This Artist Creates Tactile Portraits for the Blind While many artists consider pencils and paper to be their essential tools, Andrew Myers prefers his electric screwdriver. For the past several years, the California-based artist has been drilling thousands of screws into pieces of plywood and painting them to make 3-D masterpieces that can be appreciated by both blind and sighted people.

DIY Puffy Paint for Kids - Homemade Recipe and Kids Art Activity

Free online resources for braille art and tactile graphics for blind and low vision students, with an emphasis on STEM content

For the first time, blind or low vision users can create, edit, interact with and share tactile drawings like their sighted peers.

Tactile art - twist ties or other colorful food items?

If you can’t see, you can’t experience art, right? Wrong. Touch and sound tours of galleries can open up art to blind people