ID: Banner with Seattle skyline against a dark sky with fireworks on sides. In middle, hands in white outline signing from left to right: Happy New Year. Underneath is white text: "Happy New Year!" In lower right corner, Phelan Conheady’s signature (name sign) in blue outline.
Mission: Deaf Spotlight inspires and showcases Deaf Culture and Sign Languages through the arts.
Vision: Deaf Spotlight illuminates the artist within every Deaf person.
UPCOMING DS EVENTS
Here's our programming lineup for 2025! We will roll out more details on social media, website and e-news when ready.
We got two group art exhibits, creative workshops for youth and adults, Limitless Expressions festival, Seattle Deaf Film Festival open submission call, artist meetups, Halloween Party, and BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant open call!
Please come back for more details.
ID: Calendar Ad. Against a purple background, a big swipe of white paint across the middle with colored boxes. On top, a group picture with white text: "Inspiring and showcasing Deaf culture and Sign Languages through the arts." with Deaf Spotlight logo on left.
In middle: text: "2025 Events." above six rows of colored boxes with different 2025 events in black text. First row has two blue boxes with text: "Organization Art Show Feb. 1 - 28. Lettering Workshop February 23." Second row with one orange box and two pink boxes with text: "Open Studio Session March 9. Youth Drama Workshop April 12. Limitless Expressions April 25 - May 18." Third row has three purple boxes with text: "SDFF 2025 Open Call for Films June. Youth Drama Workshop June 14. Artist Meetup: Nature Walk June 21." Fourth row has one blue box and two gray boxes with text: "Youth Drama Workshop August 9. National Group Exhibit Sept 1 - 29. Enamel Pin Workshop Sept. 21." Fifth row has three teal boxes with text: "Youth Drama Workshop October 11. Open Studio Session October 19. Halloween Party October 26." Sixth row has two orange-red boxes and one yellow box with text: "BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant November. Artist Meetup November 8. Youth Drama Workshop December 13." Underneath is text: "subject to change: please check for updates."
On bottom: a group of people holding cameras behind white text : "For Updates & Information: DeafSpotlight.org. info@deafspotlight.org." QR code on right.
ID: A white banner with colorful circles and rings dotting the background with several cut-out photos in a row in the center. The BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant logo is on top right corner with “2024 Grant Recipients” underneath. Four cut-out photos form a cluster in the middle with names underneath each picture. Clockwise from top left corner: Dickie Hearts, Davina Mayor, Jessie Zhang, and Brandy Mimms. The Deaf Spotlight logo is on the bottom right corner.
BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant Recipients 2024
Deaf Spotlight is excited to announce the 2024 recipients of the BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant! From 26 applicants, we narrowed it to 4 best candidates based on the strength and diversity of their portfolios, clarity of their plans/goals and potential momentum to push their work forward with our funding.
The recipients are:
We’re thrilled to continue this grant to support the next group of emerging and experienced BIPOC Deaf artists. Handwaves! We can’t wait to see what they create with this grant.
PURPOSE
The Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Deaf Arts Grant is an annual program that provides financial support for emerging and established artists to further advance their careers.
Deaf Spotlight’s mission is to inspire and showcase Deaf Culture and Sign Languages through the arts. The Deaf Arts Grant will make a crucial difference for BIPOC Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists to thrive in the challenging arts field.
To sign up for grant updates and opportunities, please email BIPOCDeafArtsGrant@deafspotlight.org.
ID: Flyer with a blue paper strip on bottom half against a white background. White text on top: “Giving Day 2024 Goal Accomplished!” Below the paper strip, black text: “We cannot do this without your support, presence and encouragement. THANK YOU!" Deaf Spotlight logo at bottom.
Giving Day 2024 Goal Accomplished!
Many handwaves to 98 donors who helped raising $20K past month! THANK YOU.
All proceeds will go towards Deaf Spotlight's mission and activities. We cannot wait to showcase Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists and their works with you all.
ID: 4 movie posters with SDFF Winner Laurels, from top left: Diagnonsense, Imaginings, Shhh!, and To My Father.
CONGRATS TO SDFF 2024 WINNERS!
Congratulations to the award winners for Seattle Deaf Film Festival 2024! SDFF viewers selected these films as four of their favorites.
Best Comedy: Shhh! by Shamir Raiapov, Kyrgyzstan
Best Drama: Diagnonsense by Samuel Dore, United Kingdom
Best Documentary: To My Father by Sean Schiavolin, United States
Best Other: Imaginings by Anja Hiddinga, Netherlands
Thank you to all of the Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing filmmakers who joined SDFF 2024. We look forward to seeing your talent continue to grow.
And thank you to everybody who supported our 7th festival! We’ll see you again in 2026.
ID: Deaf Spotlight Annual report: 9 pages with a mixture of text and graphic illustrations in multiple colors in vertical view. The title page has a dark blue background with text in middle with pink lines on right and bottom, creating an impression of box with Deaf Spotlight logo in lower right corner. Text in middle: “Annual 2023 Report.” “Annual” is in white, “2023 is blue with pink shadows, and “Report” is white outlined letters.
Read our Annual Report 2023!
ID: Square ad with several different sized squares in different colors – blue, green, gray, and orange with yellow in middle. The green square has white text - “2022.” The yellow square has black text – “Professional Development Survey Infographics.” Deaf Spotlight logo is above the black text.
Check out our Professional Development Survey Infographics 2022
This is our 2nd time to track Professional Development of the Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists and creatives.
We are grateful to all who filled out the 2022 survey. This data has helped us start compiling a picture of the Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing art community. We are looking forward to the next year’s data (2024) which will be our third year in doing this survey. Thank you for your support!
