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Media contacts:
Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505
Non-Office Hours:
(864) 574-9619 sgoolsby@scsdb.k12.sc.us
Katie Rice, Public
Information Office: (864) 577-7506
Non-Office Hours: (864) 576-8465
krice@scsdb.k12.sc.us
Award-Winning Artist to Visit SCSDB
The
sculptures were donated anonymously to the school’s Walker Foundation to begin
a touchable art collection for SCSDB .
This collection will allow everyone, even individuals who are blind or
visually impaired, to experience art by touch.
Sires will discuss his sculptures with the students explaining how he
created his works of art.
Sires
is a pioneer of the Historic North Charlotte Arts District, and is co-owner of
the Center of the Earth Gallery, a gallery for contemporary art. The gallery was recognized with a Governor’s
Award for Businesses in the Arts for its impact on the City of
The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is a
specialized instructional and resource center. It provides services statewide
for individuals who are deaf, blind or sensory multidisabled, their families
and the professionals who work with them. SCSDB offers programs for preschool,
elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and
postsecondary educational students, as well as a variety of outreach and
support services. The main campus is located in
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