{"id":16951,"date":"2017-04-18T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T19:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=16951"},"modified":"2017-05-02T16:43:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:43:30","slug":"art-utc-engineers-artists-help-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/art-utc-engineers-artists-help-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Art for All: UTC Engineers, Artists Help People with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"well span3 pull-right\">\n<p><strong>If you go<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong> Art for All opening reception<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> UTC\u2019s Apothecary Gallery, 744 McCallie Ave. Parking is available after 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information:<\/strong> Contact Christina Vogel at <a href=\"mailto:christina-vogel@utc.edu\">christina-vogel@utc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Engineering and art \u2014 not always the first two subjects that come to mind when thinking about collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>But they sync up nicely when you add disabled children and adults wanting to express themselves through art but needing some assistance.<\/p>\n<p>For the Art for All project, which has its opening on Thursday at Apothecary Gallery, UTC engineering students designed devices to help people with disabilities create their artwork. At the same time, art students helped the artists figure out how to take what was in their heads and bring it into the real world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16970\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" data-attachment-id=\"16970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/art-utc-engineers-artists-help-people-with-disabilities\/designs2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"575,366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"designs2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-16970 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2-300x191.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2-250x159.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/designs2.jpeg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working drawings from art student Pat Tyree\u2019s sketchbook, possible design solutions for a tool to serve a client who makes art using her mouth.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe art students and engineering students came together to brainstorm possible solutions,\u201d says Dr. Cecelia Wigal, whose Intro to Engineering Design students were part of the project. \u201cThe art students also helped the engineering students understand the tools and materials artists use and what are the artistic results of using the tools or materials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the artists face physical and mental disabilities; some use wheelchairs; some have limited movement of their arms or head.<\/p>\n<p>For Thursday\u2019s opening, paint, pencils or markers were used to create the artwork. But before the artwork is even begun, UTC students receive information \u201cthat quickly communicates the client\u2019s needs,\u201d says Christina Vogel. Students from her Figure Drawing class participated in Art for All.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16956\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"16956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/art-utc-engineers-artists-help-people-with-disabilities\/c9nqhyjw0aa0jse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1008,756\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Art student Ashley Smith design a simple prototype called a \u201cMouthstick Tool&amp;#8221; for disabled artists who can&amp;#8217;t use their hands.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16956 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/04\/C9nqHYjW0AA0jSE.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art student Ashley Smith designed a simple prototype called a \u201cMouthstick Tool&#8221; for artists who can&#8217;t use their hands.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Students also meet on their own with the artists \u201cto more completely understand the problem,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The engineering students have seven weeks to complete the devices and, in that time, will meet with the disabled artists to test the solutions and make sure they\u2019re headed in the right direction, Wigal says.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the first time that Wigal and her students have developed a project aimed specifically at creating visual art, she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the future I hope to add projects that help individuals participate in performing arts,&#8221; she adds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineering and art \u2014 not always the first two subjects that come to mind when thinking about collaborations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/art-utc-engineers-artists-help-people-with-disabilities\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1105,"featured_media":16956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12659,14,61,59,3,7712,12740],"tags":[7289,48368,97],"class_list":{"0":"post-16951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art","8":"category-college-of-arts-sciences","9":"category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science","10":"category-community","11":"category-events-entertainment","12":"category-faculty-and-staff","13":"category-mechanical-engineering","14":"tag-apothecary","15":"tag-artwork","16":"tag-engineering","17":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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