Donations
Please contact Katie Jeffs to learn more about individual donation opportunities that can include specific festival events, programs, and services. Through a donation or a specifically tailored sponsorship package designed to meet your needs, Abilities Arts Festival acknowledges and celebrates your commitment as a valued contributors to the on-going success of the festival. All donations are gratefully received.
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Featured Artists:
Patrice Kouma
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Patrice Kouma is an artist who is deaf due to an early bout with meningitis.
In 1985, at the age of 15 he started painting with Sr Maria Rosa, an Italian.
Kouma's paintings have been shown at many exhibitions throughout the Cameroon
and were featured in a series of greetings cards produced by Gallaudet University
in Washington DC in 2000. In June 2004, Kouma's work was showcased at VSA Arts
Festival in Washington DC. Patrice Kouma currently teaches painting and ceramics
to youth with disabilities. <Read More>
Pierrette Theriault
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Early on in her childhood, Pierrette felt and expressed a passion for
artistic creation. The spark that ignited her inspiration and creativity
is very much alive and thriving although tainted by the gradual loss of
her eyesight. <Read More>
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