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Vision Mosaic Mural Raises Funds and Awareness
Published on: Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 10:16 am. Filed filed under event category.

Vision Mosaic Mural Raises Funds and Awareness

Island Excape is the name of this piece that has olive shades with pink and white

Island Escape - Collage paper, photograph and beads. by Mary Mesman

The Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired is teaming up with Edgewood College art therapy students in a new adventure that embraces the idea of uniting our community through the arts. 

 The goal of the project is to support the programs and services of the Council and raise awareness of the profession of art therapy. 

A large-scale mosaic mural, composed of more than 100 unique artwork panels, will be created by people of all ages, including students from the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Janesville and a few artist-friends of the Council. 

On Friday, March 19, from 4-7 p.m., we invite you to view the completed Vision Mosaic Mural and purchase one of the original art pieces by making a donation to 

Sunflower with accents of pale purple and pink are the focus of this piece.

Digitally Enhanced Photography - Janis Nussbaum-Senungetuk

the Council.  Oh yes!  We’ll have nice refreshments to enjoy, too, during the reception. 

Find more event details. 

If you can’t be there in person on March 19 but would like to support this special fundraising project, follow this link to make a donation.

Everyone is welcome, so please forward the event flyer to others. 

Creating the Components for the Vision Mosaic Project

A Sighted Aide helps a visually impaired student create a component tile.

Working together visually impaired students and aides create mosaic tiles.

On Friday, February 26, Edgewood College art therapy students conducted a workshop for a small group of students who attend the Wisconsin Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired in Janesville.  Together, they worked on mural artwork panels to be used in the Vision Mosaic Mural Fundraiser effort. 

Each student was paired with an art therapy student who introduced them to various media and tactile items that could serve as components of their 

A Young man works hard on his tile for the Vision Mosaic Project

Creating Tiles proves to be fun and creative.

artwork panel.  The morning was marked with lots of laughter, stories and energy.  The pride in these students’ eyes was apparent as they expressed their unique creativity and donated a piece for the Vision Mosaic Mural.