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Celebrate Deaf Resilience and Creativity

Celebrate Deaf Resilience and Creativity

October 25, 2025

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

You are invited to the UNE Art Gallery Portland Saturday, October 25th from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. for a self-directed art activity in conjunction with “Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shooting Two Years In”. 

This Saturday, we recognize the 2-year mark of the shooting that ended the lives of 4 Deaf Mainers, injured and traumatized many others, and impacted people in Deaf communities worldwide.  At the same time, we celebrate Deaf resilience and creativity with an activity designed by co-curator Michelle Ames. We will be spreading awareness about De’VIA art through take-home coloring pages by Deaf artists Arnaud Balard, David Call, Betty G. Miller, and Nancy Rourke, and crayons to color with.  Come learn, color, and find inspiration in Deaf history and experience. 

Learn more about the current exhibit “Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shooting Two Years In” at the Portland Art Gallery.