Shared Visions
Save The Date -- September 20, 2012
The 2012 Shared Visions Gala and V-Awards will be held, Thursday, September 20, 2012, at the beautiful Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. Please plan to join us in celebrating the advancement of vision and health care education. More information to come.
About the Gala
The Southern California College of Optometry's (SCCO's) Shared Visions Gala Auction and V-Awards celebrates the advancement of vision and health care education.
For many years on the campus of SCCO, the phrase "Shared Visions" has referred to an annual art exhibit of works by blind and legally blind artists that's housed at its Eye Care Center. We're proud to note that "Shared Visions," has become the over-arching phrase to much that is taking place at the College. The success of the Shared Visions Art Exhibit led to establishing the Shared Visions Gala Auction and V-Awards — a signature fundraising event for the College. Proceeds from the event are used to facilitate the innovative delivery of vision care to the visually impaired and the under served. Click here for more information.
The Shared Visions Art Exhibit
The Southern California College of Optometry annually presents the Shared Visions Art Exhibit at the Eye Care Center. This juried art exhibit features artwork created by blind and visually impaired artists from around the world. Shared Visions celebrates the artistic achievements of these inspirational artists who continue to create in a visual realm, focusing on their abilities and talents. The Exhibit, one of only four such art exhibitions of its kind in the United States, is open to the public at SCCO's Eye Care Center at 2575 Yorba Linda Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831 and is open during Eye Care Center operational hours for an 11-month period each year.
Founders
The Shared Vision Art Exhibit started as a way to bring interest and color to the blank walls of the renovated Eye Care Center at the Southern California College of Optometry. A patient with partial sight, who earned his living as a fashion photographer, suggested an art exhibit, one that would showcase the works of blind and/or partially-sighted artists. As talks continued to bring this idea to fruition, it became clear that whatever evolved would have an educational component at its core.
The result – art and patient care education have come together as the Shared Visions Art Exhibit. The three individuals, or Founders of the Shared Visions Art Exhibit are: Artist Kurt Weston; Chief, Mary Ann Keverline Walls Low Vision Rehabilitation Center, Eye Care Center, SCCO, Rebecca L. Kammer, O.D.; and Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., represented by David W. Hansen, O.D., Head, Global Professional Services.
Shared Vision Art Exhibit 2011-2012
The Seventh Annual Shared Visions Art Exhibit opened on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. This art exhibit, housed in the Southern California College of Optometry's Eye Care Center, provides a venue for the artwork of blind and legally blind artists to showcase their abilities, rather than disabilities. The annual art exhibit also provides a way for SCCO's doctors and optometric interns to educate the public about eye diseases, visual impairment and vision rehabilitation.
Please view the 2011-2012 Shared Visions Art Exhibit Catalog. If you are interested in purchasing any of the artwork, please contact Arlene Kaye at 714.992.7865 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).