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Deaf & Diverse: Celebrating Black, Brown, and Indigenous Deaf Voices — Phoenix Exhibition

Name: Deaf & Diverse: Celebrating Black, Brown, and Indigenous Deaf Voices — Phoenix Exhibition
Start: 2026-09-01T07:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-13T07:00:00.000Z
Location: mood room

About This Event

The Phoenix Exhibition Series serves as the opening exhibition of the MDVAP Deaf Awareness Month Series 2026 and celebrates Black, Brown, Indigenous, DeafBlind, and diverse Deaf artists through visual storytelling, accessibility, and community engagement. Featured works explore identity, culture, storytelling, accessibility, resilience, and community. The exhibition will provide opportunities for community members to engage with Deaf artists, learn about diverse lived experiences, and celebrate the richness of Deaf culture through visual art. Planned exhibition activities may include: Artist receptions Community discussions Educational programming Guided accessibility experiences Artist sales opportunities Additional details coming soon.

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Featured Artists

Earl Terry

artist

Earl Terry is a DeafBlind curator, cultural organizer, educator, and arts advocate based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the founder and curator of the Melanated Deaf Visual Arts Project (MDVAP), an initiative dedicated to increasing visibility, access, and opportunities for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other historically marginalized Deaf, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled artists. Through exhibitions, community programs, artist conversations, workshops, and cultural events, Earl creates spaces where Deaf artists can share their work, stories, identities, and lived experiences on their own terms. His curatorial practice centers representation, cultural preservation, accessibility, and community connection. Through MDVAP, Earl is developing new opportunities for Deaf artists in Arizona and beyond while building stronger connections between Deaf communities, artists, arts organizations, and the broader public.