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BRIDGING COMMUNICATION ACCESS SINCE 2008

Starkloff Logo: Green outlines of handshapes signing "SDI." There is a green line maze with a black dot in the middle. Next to it is Starkloff Disability Insitute in black.

Deaf Visual Arts

The Deaf Visual Arts Program is DEAF, Inc.’s arts and culture program and consists of a combination of artwork, film, theatre, poetry, comedy, dance, and visual art – all presented or delivered in American Sign Language (ASL).

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​Now in its eighth year, the program encompasses ASL tours at art museums, a dynamic youth program, engaging art classes, informative culture presentations, an enriching film festival, the celebrated Deaf Visual Arts Festival, and an esteemed award ceremony honoring the achievements of deaf and hard of hearing artists.

Financial Support is Provided by
RelayMO Logo: Red letters "Relay" and Blue letters "MO." Underneath is Relay Missouri, dial 711.
ZP Logo: Black letters. ZP Better Together. Underneath it is ZVRS & Purple Communications.
STLCC Logo: Black square with white squiggly lines and a black line through it. Next to it is St. Louis Community College. There is a horizontal line under with the captions: Deaf Services and DCS: Interpreter Education Program.
Sorenson Logo: Two blue shapes. Next to is in black letters is Sorenson.
RIT Logo: Orange letters RIT and a vertical line. Next to the line is black letters, National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
RAC Logo: Black letters RAC in the middle with green, red, yellow, and blue squiggly lines in a circle around the letters. Underneath is racstl.org.
MCDHH Logo: A yellow state of Missouri with a yellow and blue circle around the state. In front of it are blue letters, MCDHH and underneath is Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
MAC Logo: Black letters Missouri Arts Council. There is a black outline of the state of Missouri with two lines connecting at the top resembling a hanged artwork.

Deaf Visual Arts Festival

The Festival celebrates diversity and culture through visual and performance art. The event features over 30 deaf artists displaying their work and engaging with the public.

There is an art exhibit filled with drawings. A woman is seated in the booth, looking over and smiling with water in her hands. Across the booth is a woman with curly hair pulled up in a bun. She is wearing a flowered, blue shirt and looking at the artworks. Her finger is on her lip like she is thinking.

1904 Deaf Film Festival

The 1904 Deaf Film Festival will champion 25 emerging deaf filmmakers and their production. This event will take place online over the course of one month. 

1904 Deaf Film Festival in black letters. There are colored outlines around 1904. "1" has a dark pink outline. "9" has a dark blue outline. "0" has a light green outline. "4" has a orange outline.

ASL Tours with Deaf Docents

ASL Tours with Deaf Docents provide museum experiences led by deaf individuals who communicate directly with attendees using sign language.

Art Classes with
Deaf Artists

Art classes are designed specifically for the Deaf community. These classes will be taught by deaf artists.

There's a group of women painting canvases at a white table. There are colored cups with paint water in them. At the end of the table are 3 people standing over a canvas. David Call is an artist helping, he is a white man wearing a black shirt and glasses. He's holding onto a canvas on the table. Across from him is a white woman with curly brown hair, she is wearing a blue shirt. She is taking tape off the canvas. Behind them is a white woman wearing a jean jacket and has white hair. She is looking at their progress.

Art & Cultural Presentations

Art & Cultural Presentations delve into topics such as deaf art, culture, sign language, history, and the personal experiences of deaf artists, exploring how these elements have influenced their passion for art.

There are rows of blue chairs and people seated in them. All of them are looking forward at the presenter on the stage. The presenter is in the distance, she is a white woman with white hair. She is wearing a black shirt and signing. Next to her is a very large projector screen. The screen has a patterned background with a title "Mission" along with additional information in smaller print underneath of it. There are two pictures of George Veditz.
There is a white teenager with brown hair pulled up to the side. She is wearing a grey hoodie that says "Air Force." She leaning over a white table. In one of her hands, she is holding a roller that is pressing ink into a stamp she created while supporting herself up with the other hand on the table.

Youth Art Program

We connect deaf artists with students through hands-on projects, empowering them with experiences that can spark a passion or interest in pursuing a career in the arts.

Recognition

Each year, we host an annual awards ceremony to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of artists that participate in the program.

A picture of Jennifer Tandoc: She is a Filipino woman. She is smiling at the camera, she has long black hair and is wearing a brown t-shirt. She is holding out a DVAF award towards the camera. The award is clear with the DVAF logo and a colorful handprint dandelion. At the base is a plaque that says Best of Show. Jennifer Tandoc. 2021.
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