08/26/2026
[ID: A landscape promotional flyer for the Melanated Deaf Visual Arts Project (MDVAP) Deaf Awareness Month Series 2026. The design uses a warm gold, black, and white color palette with detailed gold line drawings of Sonoran Desert cacti and plants framing both sides and the bottom.
Across the gold header in large black serif lettering: “Melanated Deaf Visual Arts Project Deaf Awareness Month Series 2026.” Below, in gold capital letters on a black background: “Deaf & Diverse: Celebrating Black, Brown, and Indigenous Deaf Voices.”
The flyer highlights Tucson events during the 10th Annual Tucson Deaf Awareness Week, September 21–27, 2026, described as a full week of connection, culture, and community celebrating Deaf voices and identity.
Friday, September 25: “MDVAP Tucson: ASL & Protactile Gallery Tours,” from 2:00 PM–9:00 PM at the Tucson Deaf Community Center, 1436 N 11th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705. The event features ASL and Protactile gallery tours showcasing Black, Brown, and Indigenous Deaf artists.
Sunday, September 27: “10th Annual Tucson Deaf Awareness Week Closing Ceremony,” from 2:00 PM–7:00 PM at Joaquin Murrieta Park, 1400 N Silverbell Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85745.
Near the bottom, text reads: “Visual art, storytelling, culture, accessibility, and community honoring and amplifying Deaf voices across Southern Arizona.”
The bottom of the flyer displays the MDVAP logo on the left, a QR code in the center, and the Tucson Deaf Awareness Week logo on the right. Contact information reads: mdvap.org | [email protected]]
