Accessible Aesthetics — Art for All

40+ artists · 100+ artworks · 6 accessibility stalls · 4 workshops — co-organised with the Department of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad.

DatesFeb 28, 2025 – Mar 2, 2025

VenueState Gallery of Art

CityHyderabad

Artists40+

Works100+

PartnersDepartment of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad

CuratorMaqaam Foundation

AccessibilityAccessibility-focused displays · 6 disability-related stalls · workshops for blind visitors (Touch & Treasure fridge magnet art) · Watercolour demonstration · Empathy in Action workshop

Accessible Aesthetics ran over three days at the State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad — co-organised by the Department of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad and Maqaam Foundation, New Delhi.

What was on

• 40+ artists from diverse backgrounds

• 100+ artworks

• Six disability & accessibility-related stalls

• Four workshops running through the exhibition

Programme highlights

Special address by Dr. Hemachandran Karah, IIT Madras — Beyond Sight: Exploring Accessibility in Tech, Navigation, and Leisure.

Interactive awareness session by Deepa Palaniappan, T. V. Aishwarya, O. Aishwarya and Umasankar V.

Watercolour demonstration by Anuradha Govarthanan.

Touch and Treasure — fridge-magnet art workshop by T. V. Aishwarya, designed for blind participants.

Empathy in Action — transformative workshop by Dr. Shweta Verma (Ginny's Planet).

“https://youtu.be/_TqH8ht-qI0?si=VUo1T7yp9UOjBdqZ”

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