ca l 2 c a iv + st e s f t AR T r a IS D s5 s e 01 THE YEAR OF arts + access The 2015 DisArt Year of Arts + Access is an initiative endorsed by Mayor Heartwell as a way to encourage Grand Rapids to be a welcoming city to all people. The DisArt Hub at 50 Louis is a gathering place. We aim to connect organizations that already understand the human condition of disability with each other and the public. I think that the DisArt Arts + Access Exhibits rounds out the festival, by reaching out to local organizations that would not be part of an art exhibition, and giving them creative license to present their work in interactive and collaborative ways. With partnerships and an expo day to kick off our programming, these important professionals may look at new ways to work together and learn from one another. DisArt Hub Hours + Location 50 Louis St. NW (entrance is on Ionia) Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Tuesday - Saturday 12PM - 8PM Sunday 12PM - 6PM Closed Mondays We aimed high when starting this endeavor, with the goal of representing a broad scope of visible and invisible disabilities. After inviting a long list of potential exhibitors, and filling three time slots each day of the festival, we know our work is not finished, we know that there are more amazing organizations to shed light on. This is the Year of Arts + Access, and we are just getting started. I want to extend our collaboration beyond the organizers, volunteers, and organizations, to you- the participant. Come out to a workshop or a lecture about something you have never even considered, give exhibitors your feedback, invite friends and make new ones in the experience. Without an audience, this is not a true conversation, and I want to know what you think our city needs to keep this conversation going. For more information about how this exciting work will develop both during and after DisArt Festival please visit disartfestival.org/ community-exhibitors/ Eliza Fernand Committee Lead, DisArt Year of Arts + Access Initiative The DisArt Festival is a 15-day celebration seeking to change perceptions about disabilities through art. Beginning in downtown Grand Rapids on April 10, the festival will showcase the work of artists with disabilities through performance pieces, fashion, discussions, and art that will challenge its audiences to reconsider the importance of community, identity, and difference. The ultimate test of living in a community is found in our willingness to reach out and understand one another – being willing to be vulnerable and to see the world from someone else’s point of view. Art is one such catalyst that can provoke us into changing our perceptions and opinions. Considering how 14-20% of people living in Grand Rapids right now live with some kind of disability, this community collaboration is necessary and important. Through exhibitions and performances, the festival will showcase thought provoking examples of disability art and culture in order to inspire equality, social inclusion, physical accessibility, community, and a sense of belonging for those living with disability. DisArt Festival 2015 will put Grand Rapids on the map in the disability arts world. The premiere of the international exhibit, Art of the Lived Experiment, will mark the first time an international disability art display of this magnitude has traveled anywhere in the United States. In addition, the 2015 Year of Arts and Access has potential to reverberate throughout the Midwest, showcasing Grand Rapids as a city supporting and encouraging radical changes in perceptions about disability, access, and community. Art changes our minds all the time, and when it comes to changing our perceptions about people with disabilities, art challenges our assumptions and helps us to look closely at out lives. Disability art can help to transform differences into similarities, and change perceptions of inability into mere disability. El Festival DisArt es una celebración de 15 días cuyo propósito es transformar la percepción sobre las discapacidades por medio del arte. El festival, cuya inauguración tendrá lugar en Grand Rapids el 10 de abril, expondrá el trabajo de artistas con discapacidades mediante creaciones artísticas, moda, presentaciones en vivo y mesas panel que desafiarán a la audiencia a redefinir conceptos como comunidad, identidad y diferencia. La prueba definitiva para saber si somos una verdadera comunidad es la voluntad de entender y aceptar al otro; es decir, la capacidad de ser vulnerable y ver el mundo desde una perspectiva ajena. El arte es uno de los catalizadores que puede provocar un cambio en nuestras percepciones y opiniones. Si consideramos que del 14 al 20% de los habitantes de Grand Rapids viven actualmente con algún tipo de discapacidad, esta forma de colaboración comunitaria adquiere una mayor dimensión y se vuelve más necesaria. Con un programa que incluye exposiciones y presentaciones en vivo, el festival se centrará en piezas y obras de arte creadas por discapacitados que invitan a la reflexión sobre conceptos como igualdad, inclusión social, accesibilidad física, comunidad y sentido de pertenencia para quienes viven con discapacidades. El Festival DisArt 2015 pondrá a Grand Rapids en el centro del mapa mundial del arte creado por discapacitados. La première de la exposición internacional, Art of the Lived Experiment (Arte del experimento vivido), constituirá la primera ocasión en que una muestra de arte realizado por discapacitados de esta magnitud será llevada a los Estados Unidos. Además, el programa 2015 Year of Arts and Access (2015: año de las artes y el acceso) tiene el potencial de resonar en todo el Medio Oeste, posicionando a Grand Rapids como una ciudad que respalda y fomenta cambios radicales en la percepción sobre la discapacidad, el acceso y la comunidad. El arte ha logrado cambiar la mentalidad de los seres humanos a lo largo de la historia, y tiene el potencial de transformar radicalmente nuestra percepción de los discapacitados al desafiar los supuestos en que se basa nuestra idea de la realidad y ayudarnos a observar más de cerca nuestras propias vidas. El arte creado por y para discapacitados puede ayudarnos a transformar las diferencias en similitudes y cambiar la visión de la discapacidad como una inhabilidad. arts + access AT A GLANCE INTERACTIVE EVENTS AT THE HUB April 12: Year of Arts + Access - Cook Arts Center + HIS Dance Outreach | Hub April 13: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Arts in Motion Studio April 14: Year of Arts + Access - SLD Read | Hub April 14: Year of Arts + Access - Grand Rapids Children’s Museum | Hub April 14: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Arts in Motion Studio April 15: Year of Arts + Access - Disability Advocates of Kent County | Hub ARTS + ACCESS KICKOFF EXPO PARTICIPANTS | April 11 April 15: Year of Arts + Access - Arts in Motion Studio @ the Hub | Hub Airway Oxygen Inc. - wheelchair display April 15: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Arts in Motion Studio Artists Creating Together April 16: Year of Arts + Access - Indian Trails Camp | Hub Disability Advocates of Kent County April 16: Year of Arts + Access - Gilda’s Club of Grand Rapids | Hub Go!Bus April 17: Year of Arts + Access - Heartside Gallery & Studio| Hub Hope Network April 17: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Arts in Motion Studio Lake Michigan Academy April 18: Year of Arts + Access - Family Hope Foundation | Hub New York Life Child ID Program April 18: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Grand Rapids Public Library Recovery Academy April 19: Year of Arts + Access - Recovery Academy | Hub The Arc of Kent County April 19: Year of Arts + Access - Healing Improv | Hub The Rapid April 20: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @Arts in Motion Studio Wimage April 21: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @Arts in Motion Studio April 22: Year of Arts + Access - Kent District Library | Hub PRESENTATIONS April 22: Year of Arts + Access - Heartside Gallery & Studio | Hub April 11: Year of Arts + Access Kickoff Expo | Hub April 22: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Arts in Motion Studio April 12: DisArt sponsored - Riva Lehrer, artist | Hub April 24: Year of Arts + Access - Workshop | @ Arts in Motion Studio April 14: DisArt sponsored - Photography: Identity and Empowerment | Hub April 24: Year of Arts + Access - Mental Health Foundation | Hub April 16: Year of Arts + Access - Camp ALEC | Hub April 24: Year of Arts + Access - Cal Graphics | Hub April 16: DisArt sponsored - Calvin College + KCAD Students | Hub April 24: DisArt Sponsored - ADA Legacy Tour Bus | Hub April 18: DisArt sponsored - Arts & Activism Panel | Hub April 25: DisArt Sponsored - ADA Legacy Tour Bus | Hub April 21: DisArt sponsored - Robert Andy Coombs, artist | Hub April 25: Year of Arts + Access - Wimage and Mental Health Foundation | Hub April 22: Year of Arts + Access - Sheldon House | Hub April 22: Year of Arts + Access - Metals/Jewelry Design KCAD | Hub April 23: DisArt sponsored - DisArt Local Artists | Hub April 24: DisArt sponsored - Creating Inclusive Festivals | Hub April 25: DisArt sponsored - ADA Legacy Tour Bus | Hub PERFORMANCES April 17: Year of Arts + Access | Comedy | Hub April 18: DisArt Sponsored - Poetry and Comedy (not suitable for younger audiences) | Hub April 19: Year of Arts + Access -Drama | @ Grand Rapids Mosanic Center m on ro e ce Gallery 250 Monroe Street nt e rs fountain st t ss ni a av ro e ce nt av st fountain st ta wa er fulton st on ro e ui t a 4 ta wa av e (not shown on map) fulton library st io ni Celebration Cinema North weston st ss e lo av av e 106 Calvin Gallery m 5 fulton st oakes st weston st (accessible paths) cherry st downtown division St 7 on 3 division St 6 UICA e t DisArt Hub (50 Louis) fulton m library st io ro e ui ot 5 pearl st e av lo e 4 GRAM on 3 Fed Galleries @ KCAD m 2 lyon st 2 ot 1 division pearl st 1 ionia lyon st ottawa monroe ionia ottawa festival map division monroe 2015 michigan st oakes st (accessible paths) cherry st 6 INNOVATORS: Arts in Motion Studio Custer, Inc. Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs Reagan Marketing + Design The Frey Foundation SPONSORS DisArt Festival 2015 would not be possible without the financial support of the following Visionary Sponsors KATE PEW WOLTERS DisArt Festival 2015 would also like to offer it’s gratitude to the following organizations for being Thought Leader Sponsors ROCKSTARS: Community Media Center Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan El Vocero Out Front Media The Richard App Gallery The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation BRIDGE BUILDERS Calvin College Alumni Association Celebration Cinema Grand Rapids Magazine McGregor Student Research Fellowship Michigan Council for the Arts and Academic Affairs MLive Stellafly Social Media The Edge Salon The Mary Free Bed Fund CONNECTORS Peckham, Inc. FRIENDS Artists Creating Together Christine Photo Art Indian Trails Camp Kareismatic Marilyn Titche Open Style Lab Peckham Inc. SiTE:LAB Standale Lumber The Image Shoppe X-Rite PALS Behler Young Butler Electric GR Bagel Heartside Gallery and Studio John S. Hyatt & Associates Marge’s Donut Den Natural Choice Chiropratic RedLine Language Services Twink Frey ART EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITION | @ Mary Free Bed April 19 – August 31 | Mary Free Bed Arts Exhibition 235 Wealthy St. SE EXHIBITION | UICA, GRAM, KCAD April 10 – July 31: Art of the Lived Experiment EXHIBITION | @ Westminster Presbyterian Church May 1 – July 1 | Art of Being Westminster Presbyterian Church, 47 Jefferson Ave SE EXHIBITION | @ 250 Monroe Street Gallery April 10 – April 25: DisArt Local Calder Building, 2nd floor, 250 Monroe EXHIBITION | Robert Andy Coombs April 10 – April 25: DisArt Local DisArt Hub, 50 Louis St. NW EXHIBITION | Tom Olin April 10 – April 25: DisArt Festival (106) Gallery and Studio, 106 Division S. EXHIBITION | @ YT Galleria April 9 - April 25: The Joy of Us & Walk About 966 Cherry St. SE EXHIBITION | @ Have Company April 10 - April 25: Masks & Faces 136 Division Ave S EXHIBITION | @ Fed Galleries at KCAD April 10 - April 25: Icebreaker | @ Fed Galleries at KCAD 17 Pearl Street NW EXHIBTION | @ Spiral Gallery April 10: Collective Expressions 44 Division S EXHIBITION | @ (106) Gallery and Studio April 10: The Olimpias Collective Salamander Project (106) Gallery and Studio, lower level, 106 Division Ave S EXHIBTION | @ GRAM May 5 – 10 | Legacy Trust Award Competition 101 Monroe Center St. NW SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, APRIL 10 DisArt Festival Openings 6PM - 9PM 6PM - 9PM DisArt Hub | 50 Louis St. NW 250 Monroe Street Gallery | Calder Bldg., 2nd floor 106 Calvin Gallery & Studio | 106 Division Ave S. SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Year of Arts + Access Kickoff Expo Various Community Organizations & Companies 1PM – 5PM | DisArt Hub Connecting organizations with each other and the community as part of the 2015 Year of Arts + Access initiative. [email protected] ARTS + ACCESS KICKOFF EXPO Our opening event at the DisArt Festival Arts + Access Hub Venue will showcase a collection of organizations that serve a wide range of individuals with disabilities. Each organization will have a booth outfitted with information and interactive displays, and a representative to answer questions. Throughout the day we will pass the microphone, spotlighting each booth as they give a short presentation about what they do. This event will represent a scope of visible and invisible disabilities, and give participating organizations the opportunity to meet and inspire future collaborations. YEAR OF arts + access SUNDAY, APRIL 12 EVENTO INAUGURAL DE ARTS + ACCESS La fecha inaugural en la sede central Arts + Access (Artes + Acceso) del Festival DisArt contará con la participación de una amplia selección de organizaciones que trabajan con toda clase de personas con discapacidades. Cada organización tendrá un stand o puesto con información y exposiciones interactivas, y uno de sus representantes contestará las preguntas del público. A lo largo del día, le daremos el micrófono a cada una de las organizaciones, centrándonos en ellas una por una y escuchando una breve presentación acerca de su trabajo. Este evento dará voz a una amplia gama de discapacidades visibles e invisibles, y le brindará a las organizaciones participantes la oportunidad de conocerse entre sí y desarrollar futuras colaboraciones. INTERACTIVE EVENT | Dance Workshop & Performances Cook Arts Center + HIS Dance Outreach 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Dance performance and workshop by individuals with special needs that will inspire you! PRESENTATION | Artist Talk, Riva Lehrer 7PM | DisArt Hub * ASL interpretation provided Riva Lehrer is an “artist, writer and curator, whose work focuses on issues of physical identity and the socially challenged body, especially in explorations of cultural depictions of disability.” MONDAY, APRIL 13 INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 2PM | Making Mandalas 5PM | Creative Movement 147 Diamond SE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 Photo by: Robert Andy Coombs TUESDAY, APRIL 14 INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 11:15AM | Chair Improv 4:00PM | Fairy Houses 6:30PM | Rhythm Planet 147 Diamond SE INTERACTIVE EVENT | Sensory Exhibit Grand Rapids Children’s Museum 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Come play and interact with some of the Grand Rapids Children Museum’s best sensory play activities/projects. Interactive exhibits that are fun for kids of all ages! INTERACTIVE EVENT | Perspectives SLD Read 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Interactive workshop that helps participants view the world of text through different eyes. PRESENTATION | Photography Discussion Local photographers 7PM | DisArt Hub *ASL interpretation provided Robert Andy Coombs, Christine Gribble of Christine Gribble Photography, and Bri Luginbill of Go Boldly discuss identity and empowerment through images. INTERACTIVE EVENT | DisIs: Conversations of What Disability Is Disability Advocates of Kent County 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Through an engaging activity, people will be encouraged to think about what disability is, what it means to them, what questions they have, and what their reactions are to others. INTERACTIVE EVENT | Chair Improv For All! Arts In Motion Studio 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Having fun while using Improv to help us feel more confident and funny on a stage or to use in real life. A safe and adaptive activity for all ages and abilities. INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 4PM | Jungle Boogie 5PM | Wind Chimes/Sun Catchers 147 Diamond SE THURSDAY, APRIL 16 INTERACTIVE EVENT | Imagination Playground Indian Trails Camp 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Short performance, information, and a ‘make-and-take’ activity. Indian Trails Camp will provide opportunities for participants to interact with their environment. AND EXHIBITION | Assistive Tech Camp Alec 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Exhibitition of written work created by amazing kids/Camp ALEC attendees, as well as information about assistive communication technologies. APRIL 16 continued INTERACTIVE EVENT | Wellness Art Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Visitors are invited to express their feelings, through art. Make and take an art piece or leave for display throughout the DisArt Festival at the Hub. PRESENTATION | Adaptive Design Presentation Calvin College Students + KCAD 7PM | DisArt Hub *ASL interpretation provided Area design students from Calvin College and KCAD talk about work that is part of the DisArt Local Exhibition at the 250 Monroe Street Gallery. FRIDAY, APRIL 17 INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 11:15AM | Chair Yoga 147 Diamond SE INTERACTIVE EVENT | ‘Images of the Self’ Collage Workshop Heartside Ministry 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Visitors will use collage supplies to create images of how they see themselves, and leave with a finished piece of art. PERFORMANCE | Stand Up Comedy Susan Clark Denny 7PM | DisArt Hub Local comedian, Susan Clark Denny, is known for poking fun at the challenges experienced by those living with a disability. SATURDAY, APRIL 18 INTERACTIVE EVENT | @ Grand Rapids Public Library 11:00AM - 2:00PM | Music for Life! 111 Library St. NE INTERACTIVE EVENT | Family Fun! Family Hope Foundation 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Face painting and artistic crafts for the whole family. Interactive and artsy fun! PRESENTATION | Arts & Activism 3:30PM – 4:30PM | DisArt Hub *ASL interpretation provided Lively discussion about Arts + Activism moderated by Elizabeth VanArragon, Calvin College. Participants: George Bayard, Bayard Fine Art Consulting; Brett Colley, GVSU; Carrie Sandahl, U of Illinois Chicago; Sandie Yi, Chicago PERFORMANCE | A Night of Poetry and Comedy Jim Ferris, Randy Smit, and Liz Carr 7PM | DisArt Hub *ASL interpretation provided Come out for a great night of arts and laughs! Not recommended for younger audiences. SUNDAY, APRIL 19 INTERACTIVE EVENT | Photo Voice Workshop Recovery Academy 12:30PM – 3:00PM | DisArt Hub Arts are often a vital part of the recovery process for people living with an illness. Experience the process of giving voice to those who might not otherwise be heard. APRIL 19 continued INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 2PM | Making Mandalas 5PM | Creative Movement 147 Diamond SE APRIL 21 continued INTERACTIVE EVENT | Laugh and Play! Healing Improv 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Through interactive improv games, participants connect with others, release stress, free locked emotions and most importantly laugh and play and “permission” to enjoy life. PRESENTATION | Artist Talk Robert Andy Coombs (please link to: http://www. robertandycoombs.com) 6:30PM – 7:30PM | DisArt Hub * ASL interpretation provided DisArt Local artist, Robert Andy Coombs, talks candidly about photographic portraiture and his current series being exhibited at the Hub. MONDAY, APRIL 20 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 2PM | Making Mandalas 5PM | Creative Movement PRESENTATION | Metals/Jewelry Design Metals/Jewelry Design Students, Kendall College of Art and Design 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Check out adornments that celebrate the art of disability and universal design. Contribute to the design process conversation while giving feedback to further develop their designs. TUESDAY, APRIL 21 INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 11:15AM | Chair Improv 6:30 PM | Rhythm Planet 147 Diamond SE INTERACTIVE EVENT | Art From The Heart 4Pm - 5:30PM Peckham Inc. 4PM - 5:30PM Collaborative art activity that is accessible for everyone and requires only a willing spirit! Make an art piece to take home and one to add to a large collaborative piece for the Hub. INTERACTIVE EVENT | Everybody is a Poet! Kent District Library 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Use pages from old books to create new works by blacking out some words and leaving others. Use images to create a wordless story or illustrate your word poem. INTERACTIVE EVENTS | @ Arts in Motion Studio 4PM | Jungle Boogie 5PM | Wind Chimes/Sun Catchers 147 Diamond SE APRIL 22 continued PRESENTATION | Adjusting our Perceptions Sheldon House 6:30PM – 7:30PM | DisArt Hub House will share stories of members affected by mental illness as a way to provide education and to help change perceptions about mental illness. AND INTERACTIVE EVENT | Make a Bag! Heartside Gallery & Studio 6:30PM - 7:30PM Using scraps and found materials, participants will learn basic hand sewing skills. Create a finished, functional bag. All ages and abilities welcome, supplies limited to 30 bags. THURSDAY, APRIL 23 FRIDAY, APRIL 24 EXHIBITION | ADA Legacy Tour Bus 10AM - 4PM “Making some History and Enjoying the Moment: Laugh, cry, love, and have some fun!” The ADA Legacy Tour is rolling across the country raising awareness and building excitement toward ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the ADA in 2015! INTERACTIVE EVENT | @ Arts in Motion Studio 11:15AM | Chair Yoga 147 Diamond SE PRESENTATION | Creating Inclusive Festivals 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub *ASL interpretation provided Local festival developers/planners engage in an active conversation exploring ways that Grand Rapids festivals can be more inclusive. Feedback gathered throughout the festival from visitors will serve as a conversation starter for this lively and passionate group. INTERACTIVE EVENT | Rhythm Planet Arts in Motion Studio 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Explore rhythms and sounds that can take you from Mexico to Japan! Learn about the origin of different rhythm instruments from around the world, like the djembe drum from West Africa and the kokoriko from Latin America. INTERACTIVE EVENT | be nice. Mental Health Foundation 4PM – 5:30PM | DisArt Hub Your words and actions have a direct impact on how others think, act, and feel. Make a positive change in your school and community by living out the be nice. model. Learn how to effectively notice, invite, challenge, and empower yourself and your peers to raise awareness and decrease the stigma surrounding mental illness. PRESENTATION | Being an Artist DisArt Local Artists 6:30PM – 7:30PM | DisArt Hub *ASL interpretation provided DisArt Local artists, Marylu Dykstra, Deb Dieppa, and Reyna Garcia, talk about their work being exhibited at the 250 Monroe Street Gallery. PRESENTATION | Art is Everybody T-Shirts Cal Graphics 6:30PM - 7:30PM | DisArt Hub Get your Scott Robinson graffiti Art is Everybody t-shirt! The Calendonia High School collective will be selling screen printed DisArt Festival t-shirts for a scholarship fund. THE ADA LEGACY BUS I N G R A N D RAPIDS The ADA Legacy Tour is rolling across the country raising awareness and building excitement toward ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2015! The Tour: See the “Road to Freedom” ADA Bus that has traveled to 48 states in 2007 to raise support for the ADA Amendments Act Learn about the ADA Legacy Project and its effort to preserve of disability history; celebrate disability history milestones; and educate future generations of disability advocates; Post your thoughts and illustrate the difference the ADA has made in your life in the “Because of the ADA . . .” booth. Make your mark on the ADA quilt by adding your signature to thousands of others who have participated in the Tour; Check out displays on the history of the Road to Freedom Tour; Collect handouts on The ADA Legacy Project and the ADA EL AUTOBÚS DEL HOMENAJE AL LEGADO DE LA LEY ADA ESTARÁ EN GRAND RAPIDS La gira de Homenaje al Legado de ADA recorre el país informando a la gente y fomentando el interés sobre ADA25, el 25º aniversario de la Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés), que se celebrará en el 2015. El recorrido: Conoce al autobús de ADA, “Camino a la libertad”, que ha viajado a 48 estados en el 2007 para fomentar el apoyo a la Ley de Enmiendas de ADA. Aprende más sobre el Proyecto del Legado de ADA y sus esfuerzos para preservar la memoria histórica sobre las discapacidades, celebrar logros históricos sobre este tema y educara futuras generaciones de activistas y defensores de los discapacitados. Publica tus reflexiones y cuéntanos cuál ha sido la diferencia que la ley ADA ha marcado en tu vida en el puesto “Gracias a la ley ADA... “. Pon tu marca en el edredón ADA añadiendo tu firma a las de miles de personas que han participado durante el recorrido. Visita las exhibiciones sobre la historia del recorrido Camino a la libertad. Obtén folletos sobre el Proyecto del Legado de ADA y la aplicación ADA SATURDAY, APRIL 25 final day EXHIBITION | ADA Legacy Tour Bus 12PM - 5PM “Making some History and Enjoying the Moment: Laugh, cry, love, and have some fun!” The ADA Legacy Tour is rolling across the country raising awareness and building excitement toward ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the ADA in 2015! INTERACTIVE EVENT | Words to Images Workshop & Awards Ceremony Wimage and Mental Health Foundation 12:30PM – 3PM | DisArt Hub Check out the Wimage station at the DisArt Hub. Wimage (Words to Images) will be hosting an online contest throughout the DisArt Festival in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation. Award given out to the top Wimage. PRESENTATION | ADA Legacy Tour Bus Discussion ADA Legacy Tour 3:30PM - 4:30PM Curator and DisArt Exhibitions Coordinator, Elizabeth VanArragon, engages documentary photographer in a candid conversation about life on the road as an activist. The Story of the DisArt Donut Recently, my dad took me to a donut shop to get a treat. At the donut store, I saw the workers throwing away the “imperfect” donuts. When I saw them doing that, I thought it was such a waste of good donuts because they probably taste really good even if they are not perfectly shaped. Thinking about DisArt, I realized that the donuts are like people. If a donut doesn’t look “perfect” it doesn’t mean it doesn’t taste good and if a person doesn’t look the same as you, it doesn’t mean that they are not a good person. -Carmen, 12 KCDS 315, Collaborative Projects Hattie Straube, Jessica Rozema, Benjamin Schumitz ca l 2 c a iv + st e s f t AR T r a IS s5 s e 01 D DisArt Hub Hours + Location 50 Louis St. NW (entrance is on Ionia) Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Tuesday - Saturday 12PM - 8PM Sunday 12PM - 6PM Closed Mondays