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Hearing Across Cultures
Fashion and Art Show: "Hearing Across Cultures" . Celebration of and embracing the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Leader
Cyndi Obasi
Location
2525A San Jacinto St Ste.126 Houston, TX 77002
About the project
The event is a partnered event with Empowered Hands. Empowered Hands is a small company that specializes in securing employment for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. We are presenting the 2nd annual Fashion and Art Show; Hearing Across Cultures. The event is befitting those of the deaf community. The event is in celebration of and embracing the deaf and hard of hearing community. Hearing Across Cultures will feature mostly deaf artists and designers who will showcase their artwork and fashion as a representation of their individual self, deafness and/or culture. We created this event to give exposure to Deaf, HOH and disenfranchised creatives. We want the community to see that there are much more to an individual than their disabilities. These individuals are capable of achieving high levels of success.
The funds raised for this event will be going towards providing scholarships awards to the creatives and event expenses. We are aiming to do this event annually.
The Steps
Step one: Secure a new event space. August 25, 2023
Tickets and invitations sent out by July 15, 2023
Step Two: Securing applicants and participants by September 25, 2023
Step Three: Begin marketing September 1 2023
Step Four: Securing volunteers by October 5 2023
Step Five: Begin event related purchases June 1 to October 2023
Step Six: Event Date October 15, 2015
Step Six: Award Winners October 31 to November 3,2023
Why we‘re doing it
We created this event to give exposure to Deaf, HOH and disenfranchised creatives. We want the community to see that there are much more to an individual than their disabilities. These individuals are capable of achieving high levels of success. The Art and Fashion Showcase will demonstrate the spontaneous talents of the deaf and hard of hearing community. This showcase, is the 2nd annual Empowered Hands hosted event that serves to edify the deaf and hard of hearing community and its supporters. Vi Yan Re, my "brand" was the main reason for the encouragement of this event. I, Cyndi, am also a deaf creative.