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The goal of Art & Design program is to showcase and celebrate creativity.
ID: Flyer for “Essential Tips for Sustainability with Monica Foletta”, with an abstract illustration showing a hand supported by a stack of gears using a row of columns as seeping stones towards a circle. Text below title: “Sunday April 19, 1-3 PM PST, Zoom. Workshop fee: $25. Register by 4/15/26. DeafSpotlight.org . The logos for Deaf Spotlight and Art & Design are on bottom right corner around a scannable QR code.
ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
This workshop explores how to create work that truly resonates with your community; while learning how to challenge and refine your ideas so they can grow into meaningful demand. We’ll discuss how knowledge becomes a powerful tool to protect and sustain your creative vision. helping you understand what aligns with your values, what doesn’t, and how to honor your work in evolving spaces, including conversations around artists and AI.
Instructor bio: Hula Bella is an international professional Deaf Hula Hooper and Fire Dance Performer from Los Angeles. She has been in flow arts for 15 years and is a certified Hoop Flow Dance instructor. She runs her own Deaf Wear Apparel business where it's all about Deafness and Halloween! Hula Bella is a host of ASL SK8 DAY & DEAFoWEEN!
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 1 to 3 PM PST / 4 - 6 PM EST
Format: Virtual via Zoom
Price: $25
This event will be in ASL only.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 17, 2026
SPACE LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE
All novice and experienced artists are welcome!
This workshop is for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists. Thank you for your understanding.
For access requests, please email access@deafspotlight.org with your specific needs at least 2 weeks in advance before the event date.
ID: Flyer for “Storytelling Through Branding & Marketing with Ta-Da Studios”, with an infographic showing a collage of marketing icons with a hand coming out of an envelope below the collage. Subtitle above the title: “Creative Professional Development Workshop Series.” Subtitle under title: “Sunday, May 17, 1-3 PM PST, Zoom”. Text on bottom: “Workshop fee: $25. Register by 5/15/26. DeafSpotlight.org”. Logos for Art & Design and Deaf Spotlight on the bottom, along with a scannable QR code on bottom left.
Storytelling through Branding & Marketing with Ta-Da Studios
As a creative agency, we have seen clients face the challenge of marketing and branding themselves and their companies or organizations. At the end of the day, branding and marketing is simply storytelling. Through our interactive workshop, learn and analyze various approaches to brands. Consider how your brand, ranging from logo, color palette, online presence, and digital and physical marketing, can all work together to reinforce your goals and messaging. Take steps towards your vision and empower yourself to make smart and calculated decisions that bring you closer to your audience and key partnerships!
The workshop will be led by Nikoyla and Eric, Co-Founders of Ta-Da Studios, that supporting with marketing strategies for Deaf Art Communities. This workshop will cover how to start up business an artist, and things to need to know before you start up your own art business.
When: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 1 to 3 PM PST / 4 - 6 PM EST
Format: Zoom
Workshop fee: $25
Registration deadline: Friday, May 15, 2026
SPACE LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE
All novice and experienced artists are welcome!
This workshop is for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists. Thank you for your understanding.
For access requests, please email access@deafspotlight.org with your specific needs at least 2 weeks in advance before the event date.
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Art & Design Archives
See our past exhibitions over years.