Brenda Schertz of Boston, MA, guest curator for “Elements of A Culture: Visions by Deaf Artists” exhibit was on hand when the touring exhibit opened at the World Peace Bell Exhibit Center in late May in Covington, Kentucky. Held in conjunction with Kentucky’s DeafFestival 2000, the exhibit is a collection of 16 Deaf artists done in varied styles and media completed between 1972 and 1999. Ms. Schertz is involved in the study of Deaf art and set up the first full Deaf art exhibit in 1995. The touring exhibit was in Seattle where more than 3,000 people viewed it in four weeks and for two weeks, more than 1,000 people viewed it in Boston.
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1 Iyyar 5770 (1 Iyyar 5770 (April 15, 2010))