Creativity Way (also known as the 6th Street Development Project) puts Deaf Gain concepts at the forefront of Gallaudet University.
Creativity Way aims to bridge the Gallaudet, Deaf, and neighboring communities through art and other programming.
03/04/2024
Call for Indigenous Deaf Artists to submit artworks for a new and exciting exhibition at Gallaudet University National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University! Apply here: http://gu.live/IndigenousDeafArtists
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01/24/2024
In partnership with Union Market District, Gallaudet University y Nuestra Casa presents Maria Barinas de Leger Solo Exhibition which has opened on January 12 and runs until February 29, 2024.
Check out a selection of Maria's amazing portfolio of works on display at the Balcon at La Cosecha at 1280 4th Street NE, Washington DC 20002.
María Barinas de Leger, deaf artist, was born in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to the United States at the age of 7. She has been creating art her whole life, with recognition as an award winning child artist even when she was unable to attend the local schools in Santo Domingo due to being deaf. She specializes in landscapes, portraits, and still life, most often working with oil paint depicting life in little moments. Some paintings in this exhibition display life in the Dominican Republic or life in New York City/Connecticut with her children. Others are paintings from her imagination or experiments in artistic style.
Come and meet Maria on Friday, February 2 from 4-5pm at La Cosecha!
01/09/2024
It took me only a year and half to make this mural happen. It was such a pleasure to work with Yiqiao Wang and Union Market District from the conceptual phase to the installation phase.
Located on the west side wall of Union Market on 5th street.
Yiqiao Wang, Washington, D.C.
“Deaf AAPI Experience”
Digital Illustration, 2023
Deaf artist Yiqiao Wang’s artwork celebrates the multicultural spirit of American Sign Language. This mural also represents the pride and heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) deaf communities and their contributions to society. On the left wall, the signs “EQUALITY” and “INCLUSION” are portrayed while on the right wall, an Asian-American Deaf woman signs “ASIA”. The mural’s bright and bold colors symbolize the vibrancy of AAPI culture, and incorporates iconic landmarks of Washington— a city where the deaf community is well represented and this mural reminds people that the deaf community is not monolithic. This mural serves as a message that equality and inclusion are important in removing the invisibleness of the AAPI deaf community, historically underrepresented by society, and is a call to action to see and understand them.
A secondary goal of this mural is to promote awareness about Gallaudet University and the deaf community and its place within the neighborhood.
12/12/2022
This weekend, Gallaudet University President Bobbi Cordano and her spouse Mary Baremore visited the at the museum. There are only a few more days to see this amazing piece of Deaf history - join us from 10 am-6 pm through Friday the 16th!
ID: Two white-presenting women stand together in front of two blocks of the AIDS Quilt. They are smiling. The National Deaf Life Museum's regular exhibits are visible in the background.
12/05/2022
How to Communicate: Poems | IndieBound.org Formally restless and relentlessly instructive, How to Communicate is a dynamic journey through language, community, and the unfolding of an identity. Poet John Lee Clark pivots from inventive forms inspired by the Braille slate to sensuous prose poems to incisive erasures that find new narratives i...
11/02/2022
Festejamos El Arte De Los Sordos exhibition at La Cosecha has been extended until November 28!
"Festejamos el Arte de los Sordos" exhibition, curated by Leticia Arellano, features works by Deaf artists from Latin American countries.
October 1-November 28, 2022
8am-10pm, Daily
La Cosecha
1280 4th Street NE
Washington DC 20002
If you have any questions, please email curator, Leticia at [email protected]
ID: Green Background. Three human figures. One is wearing an FM system and has the sign Speech. The second figure is a girl with braided hair, her face turned away, she is wearing a chalkboard tablet with the words erased. The third figure is an older human.
09/13/2022
Partnering with the Washburn Art Center at Gallaudet University, Leticia Arellano, curator is pleased to present.....
Si Se Puede
Featuring Daniel Katz-Hernandez and other Hispanic/Latina/o/x Deaf artists
Gallaudet University
Washburn Arts Gallery
September 15-October 28, 2022
Gallery Hours: M-F, 10am-4pm
Opening Ceremony: Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6-9pm
Image Description: The background shows a pink and blue sky with clouds. At the forefront is a woman dancing and spinning her colorful skirt.