Unlike other artists, the driving force behind Ted’s photography is not financial gain, but the desire to create a visual art project which can be enjoyed by those with and without sight. Landscapes of the Body is a multi-sensorial experience featuring traditional prints, each with it’s own audio description, and tactile versions of the prints which can be enjoyed by those with little or no sight. Ted does not sell his images – he only donates his work to charities.
In 2015 Ted donated work to support organizations who focusing their efforts on ALS and MLS related research like the Colorado non-profit ALS Never Surrender, and Access Gallery – a gallery in Denver’s Santa Fe art district that provides instruction and a safe place where the disabled can create art.
2017 brought the public debut of Landscapes of the Body at Access Gallery. It was important for Ted to find a gallery to debut his work that was not reliant on commissions, since the photos were not for sale – Access Gallery was the perfect spot. Ted also worked with Heather’s Camp – a Kansas based foundation that provides a summer camp experience for blind and visually impaired kids. Heather’s Camp had their first camp in Estes Park, Colorado and Ted was there to mentor the kids as well as speak about his vision loss and time in the videogame industry. Ted also attended the Kansas Heather’s Camp where he spoke twice about living with vision loss. At both camps, Ted and his wife Carrie taught the kids about a historic photographic process called photograms using the cyanotype technique. Rounding out the year Ted worked with The Wine Opener – A Toast to Wichita’s Finest a Kansas based non-profit working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.
Ted is visually impaired himself and a guide dog user, so it should come as no surprise that since 2017, funds raised through auctions have gone to support the important job Guide Dogs for the Blind do to provide guide dogs for the blind and vision impaired community. Ted is also a big supporter of Lighthouse for the Blind, The American Council for the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind,
We work with charities large and small, feel free to drop us an email to discuss how we can work together to make a positive difference in other’s lives.
Guide Dogs for the Blind
National Federation of the Blind
American Council of the Blind
Heather’s Camp:
Access Gallery:
ALS Never Surrender Foundation:
http://www.alsneversurrender.org
A Toast to Wichita’s Finest:
http://www.kake.com/story/32583504/kansas-non-profit-raises-money-to-cure-cystic-fibrosis
Contact Ted at nedskee@tahquechi.com for any questions regarding exhibition dates.
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