Abilities Arts Festival A Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture  
Fluttering Spiral & Waving Jade

Connections (2003)


CONNECTIONS, Abilities Festival’s first international art exhibition held in 2003 produced an abundance of high quality art created by artists with disabilities.

Ahrens: Storm
STORM
Janet Ahrens
Albrecht: Crystal Explosion
Crystal Explosion
Iris Albrecht
Albrecht: Snowy Peaks at Dawn
Snowy Peaks at Dawn
Iris Albrecht
Albrecht: Spring Thaw
Spring Thaw
Iris Albrecht

Amerie: Ascension
Ascension
Michelle Amerie
Amerie: In An Octopus's Garden
In An Octopus's Garden
Michelle Amerie
Atzori: Accent
Accent
Simona Atzori
Atzori: Meete
Meete
Simona Atzori
Bainbrige: Residence of the Regent...
Residence of the Regent...
Bernie Bainbridge

Bainbrige: The Old Mill, Cotswold, England
The Old Mill, Cotswold, England
Bernie Bainbridge
Beayni: Passion
Passion
Rebecca Beayni
Brand: Flying High
Flying High
Sandy Brand
Conway: Premonition
Premonition
John Conway

Ferguson: Perseverance
Perseverance
Wayne Ferguson
Germann: Double Decker
Double Decker
Micheal Germann
Germann: CPRail
CPRail
Micheal Germann

Francoz: Fantasy Flowers
Fantasy Flowers
Marjorie Francoz
Hardy: At The Pond
At The Pond
Roger Hardy
Hardy: Orange Reflections
Orange Reflections
Roger Hardy
Haydon: M.E.
M.E.
Kelly Haydon
Haydon: Winter Peace
Winter Peace
Kelly Haydon

Kalaj: Aboriginal Horse
Aboriginal Horse
Shaqe Kalaj
Kalaj: Primitive Settler
Primitive Settler
Shaqe Kalaj
Kanibolotskaia: Bird of Bray
Bird of Bray
Sofia Kanibolotskaia
Legault: I knitted my own Limbic System
I knitted my own Limbic System
Jan Legault

Marcus: There is Beauty in being Different
There is Beauty...
Sue Marcus
Matychuk: Stairs
Stairs
Devona Matychuk
Mullan: Cabin in the Storm
Cabin in the Storm
Rebecca J. Mullan
Mullan: Sunrise Symphony
Sunrise Symphony
Rebecca J. Mullan

Migneault: Sortie du Jardin
Sortie du Jardin
Daniel Migneault
Nightingale: Alaskan Promise
Alaskan Promise
Matt Nightingale
Nightingale: Midnight Bandit
Midnight Bandit
Matt Nightingale
Peech: Soulful Ambiguity
Soulful Ambiguity
Micheal Peech
Pease: Rain
Rain
Nicole Pease

Pekari: Calypso
Calypso
Jeannette Pekari
Pekari: Life Behind Eye
Life Behind Eye
Jeannette Pekari
Prashad: Fall on Rutherford Road
Fall on Rutherford Road
Bhawi Prashad
Prashad: Sunset
Sunset
Bhawi Prashad

Ritz: Sensation of Spring
Sensation of Spring
Lorna Ritz
Self: Aria
Aria
Hazel Self
Self: La Danse
La Danse
Hazel Self
Srigley: Water Fantasy
Water Fantasy
Anna-Lea Srigley
Supina: Clinging to a Branch
Clinging to a Branch
Nick Supina

Synott: La Danse
Gathering Souls
Spirit Synott
Tam: Parade
Parade
Somei Tam
Taylor: Solitude
Solitude
Don Taylor
Theriault: Esmeralda
Esmeralda
Pierrette Theriault
Witcher: The Mid-Way Mystery
Mid-Way Mystery
Pamela Witcher

Unger: Buffalo Way
Buffalo Way
Rita Unger
Vanderpant: South
South
Margaret Vanderpant
Woll: Hawaiian Countryside
Hawaiian Countryside
Cassilly Woll
Vlismas: Composition
Composition
George Vlismas
Vlismas: Visionary
Visionary
George Vlismas

Featured Artist:

Kong Ho

Life is full of contradictions and so is art. Just as with everything else in life, the images in Ho’s art appear to have fluid meanings and even to take on different physical characteristics when one looks carefully at the structure of the work and contemplates the image as a whole. In other words, "things are not what they appear to be." This is because Ho’s work follows the ancient Chinese philosophical belief of Taoism, which is about the balance of Yin-Yang–the order of nature. <Read More>