{"id":7935,"date":"2023-09-04T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7935"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:01:10","slug":"beyond-vision-art-meet-molly-brockman-art-curator-at-beyond-vision-art-providing-art-that-engages-the-5-senses-taste-touch-smell-hearing-and-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7935","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Vision Art: Meet Molly Brockman, Art Curator at Beyond Vision Art &#8211; Providing Art that Engages the 5 Senses, Taste, Touch, Smell, Hearing, and Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5447\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7935-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant opened the door to the virtual studio, and picked up the microphone to chat with Molly Brockman, art curator at Beyond Vision Art.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond Vision Art is an organization dedicated to providing art that engages the 5 senses, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and vision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly tells her inspiring story of how her frustration with the inadequacies of her local art museum empowered her to create art that everyone could enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To contact Beyond Vision Art, including where you can find more information about there upcoming art shows, visit their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondvisionart.com\/\">Website<\/a>&nbsp;or like their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondvisionart\/\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can send Molly an email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:molly@beyondvisionart.com\">molly@beyondvisionart.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you have enjoyed this interview. If you would like to learn more and contact us, you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">Blind Abilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindabilities.com\/\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us an&nbsp;email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">info@blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired group.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to contact Simon directly, send him an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sbonenfant2@gmail.com\">sbonenfant2@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5449\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7935-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BeyondVisionArt.mp3 Podcast Summary: Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant opened the door to the virtual studio, and picked up the microphone to chat with Molly Brockman, art curator at Beyond Vision Art.&nbsp; Beyond Vision Art is an organization dedicated to providing art that engages the 5 senses, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and vision.&nbsp; Molly tells [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-23Z","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2429,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2429","url_meta":{"origin":7935,"position":0},"title":"Breaking Down the DeafBlind Label &#8211; Molly Takes Us On Her Usher Syndrome Journey (Transcription Provided)","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"March 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"See Transcript Below. 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