Paintings, macramé sculptures and decorated soccer balls created by blind and visually impaired artists fill the Coral Gables Museum's Anthony R. Abraham Gallery through Sunday, Nov. 1.

The exhibition, "America Touched, America Seen," is a collaboration between the museum and the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It features work by participants in the organization's adult art program, five individual adult artists and second- and third-grade students from Miami Lighthouse Academy, according to the museum's website.

Among the featured artists is Victor Brown, a law school graduate who practiced with the state of Florida before losing his remaining vision. Brown created a large American flag using macramé, an art form that involves knotting cords into patterns. He stood beside it at an October celebration at the museum, WPLG Local 10 reported.

Brown said he never had vision in his left eye and had 20/400 in his right. In 2007, a retinal detachment took what sight he had left. At Miami Lighthouse, he also builds sculptures from popsicle sticks and glue, tracking each step in his head.

"He's a mini engineer of those pop sticks," said Aaron Hill, supervisor of fine arts and arts education at Miami Lighthouse.

Virginia Jacko, president and CEO of Miami Lighthouse, said the work proves that blind people can do anything sighted people can. They might approach it differently, she said.

Elementary school students from Miami Lighthouse Academy contributed colorful soccer balls that hang from the gallery ceiling. The show is part of the museum and Miami Lighthouse's America 250 programming, which marks the nation's 250th anniversary. It is sponsored in part by the Division of Arts and Culture, the State of Florida and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Brown, who hopes the exhibition changes how people view those who are blind, said visitors should look at the artists and what they have accomplished. "I think the biggest takeaway is they need to look at the people that are doing it and maybe they will think of them having a little more worth," Brown said.

The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, is the final day.