DE'VIA DEAF ART FESTIVAL
DEAF ART FESTIVAL
JUNE 29 & 30
Deaf Art Festival will be celebrated in unison with Downtown Olathe Arts Festival on June 29-30. More than 100 art booths will be set up in the downtown area of Olathe, Kansas, featuring juried art works in a variety of mediums.
Deaf Artists setting up booths during this festival include:
Guy Wonder, California
Tony McGregor, Texas
Alex Wilhite, Texas
Nancy Rourke, Colorado
Tony Fowler, Colorado
David Call, California
Ellen Mansfield, Maryland
Janna Dahl, Arizona (originally from Russia)
Mindy Moore, Texas
These artists will be selling both De’VIA art work and non-De’VIA art work, including limited edition art pieces. To meet the artists and get a glimpse of their artwork, visit here.
Several of the Deaf artists will be stationed at the Children’s Tent to capture stories from the young patrons and create an art piece. This 36” x 36” canvas will be auctioned off at the Gala event, June 29. Posters celebrating 200 years of Deaf Art will be available free at the Children’s Tent.
Stage performance will include:
JJ Jones, Deaf mime
Our Younger Generation: students from pre-school to recent high school graduates, performing ASL Poetry and ABC Stories. Many thanks to Jennifer Carlino, KSD Drama teacher and Nancy Milner, KSD Pre-school teacher for arranging these performances.
Schedule for performances:
June 29: 11:00am – 11:45am
June 30, 10:00am – 10:45am