Festival Partners
It takes the vision, commitment and financial support of many to produce
Abilties Arts Festival and ensure that artists and performers with disabilities
receive the exposure, recognition and opportunities that match their
numerous talents and creativity.
Abilties Arts Festival acknowledges with great appreciation the generous
support received from the following companies:
Add your name to our growing list of partners who already have decided to stand-up and be counted as generous supporters of Abilties Arts Festival.
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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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