Meet Anuar Shahren (left) and Lim Anuar (our Deaf Art Consultant) whose art works will be showcased at the forthcoming Deaf Art Expose 2008 (Fri Aug 1-Sun Aug 3, 2008) at AMCORP Tower, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Anuar Shahren is an Interior Designer by profession and in his part time, he does water, oil and digital art work. At bottom of the picture is one of his original creations

  

Folks, if you have never been to a Deaf Art Expose before, the opportunity is just around the corner.

Deaf Art Expose 2008
Fri Aug 1 - Sun Aug  3, 2008
AMCORP TOWER PJ

The Expose will showcase the talents of Deaf Artists, sale of Deaf Art and craft, Deaf Drama and the teaching of basic sign language to the public. You will also witness the numerous Deaf helpers the Mission has and will be engaging for this forthcoming event. If you would like to buy a piece of Deaf Art for your home or office, this is a good opportunity for you. Pictures below show Agnes, Mario and Max with Walter Low, the Expo Agent for the event.

  

Left : Walter Low (side profile)
Middle : Mario and Agnes
Right : Lim Anuar (Max) expressing his viewpoints

Introducing to you Peter Lau Yok Ung,
our newly appointed Manager for the expanding Deaf Art Team for our 2008 Deaf Art projects. Peter will oversee the management of the Deaf Art subteams for various projects this year. Peter is attached to a media company and is very skilled, responsible and reliable.

Rachel Lam Choi Yean (whose digital expressions left many an art lover captivated, and who’s “Sunny Day” graced the Star and Sin Chew media coverages on the work of the Mission last year) will support Peter and the Deaf Art Team in her role as Deaf Art Team Assistant Manager. Rachel is an upcoming and budding Graphic Artist. She is a joy to work with, fun and creative and she lives and breathe art.

We have appointed Lim Anuar (also known as “Max” to some of his friends) as our Deaf Art Consultant for the Mission for 2008 Deaf Art related projects. In response to our expanding Deaf Art Team, we knew Max would be the perfect fit for this position. Max has a wealth of experience in the field of Arts. He is currently attached to the Limkokwing University of Innovation and Technology as Art Director. Max was also part of our Deaf Art Calendar project last year, providing guidance to the Deaf Art Team and contributing his artwork for the calendar project.

We have been receiving calls and emails from folks who want to register for the Course. We are making ourselves available for 2 more dates for you to register :

Sat May 10 @ 3.30pm - 5.00pm
Sun May 18 @ 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Venue : Eden Cafe, Ground Floor, AMCORP PJ

Meet us there.

For those of you who have been reading our website regularly, you may recognise this Deaf helper (in striped attire).

  

Dino volunteered to help with the promotion and sale of the Deaf Art cards. For those who don’t know about him, Dino is a multi talented personality - Deaf interpreter, Sign Language Instructor, appeared in TV commercials, loves dancing, and is one of the 2 Certified Deaf Instructors the Mission hired to conduct the forthcoming Sign Language Course this month. He exudes charisma, and full of excitement. All smiles too.

In June, the Mission will dedicated the whole month to Environment. World Environment Day falls on Thurs June 5. So, what is the Mission doing in June?

Sale of Deaf Crafts using recycled items

Sat June 14 and Sun June 15ÂÂ
Sat June 21 and Sun June 22
Time : 10am - 9pm
Venue : Eden Cafe, Ground Floor, AMCORP Tower, PJ 

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 She strikes us as a shy person, but we were impressed with how confidently she undertook her sales job in approaching people.  

        

Left : Attending to a customer. Middle : With Sathia, Deaf helper and Carol, Deaf Supervisor and a customer (with sunglasses). Right : Taking guidance from Carol.

Cheryl is currently pursuing a Course in Beauty (which includes facial, manicure and pedicure).  So, ladies you know who to approach in the next year to have your nails and facial done.

The Deaf Art team is expanding to include for a Deaf Craft Team. Pictures below show some deep discussions with an expanding team of Graphic Deaf Artists, and professional Deaf Artists.

      
                   

  Meet Sathiakumaran (left) posing for the camera with Deaf Supervisor Carol Lau Hee Phin. Like Joey, Sathia too was unemployed for 3 years. We engaged him to assist at the recent April Deaf Art sale. Sathia is commended for his perseverance, and sharp focus, and the eagerness to learn new things. Shy as he was, he took this short part time job very seriously. The Mission has helped him to secure a permanent job and his new employer who has offered him a data entry possible is very happy with Sathia’s performance. Sathia thanks the Mission for the opportunity to work for the Mission, and for new beginnings through the Mission. Sathia, as we did Joey, we wish you a very happy 2008 and success in your new career. We would be very delighted to have Sathia at our future Deaf Art events.