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Sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Education, the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security
Administration, the national Careers in the Arts Forum brought together
more than 200 invited participants from across the country to focus
on issues related to the training and employment in the arts for people
with disabilities. Quest’s staff and volunteers coordinated and
facilitated the important forum. From this forum, the Maryland
Governor’s Advisory Committee on Careers in the Arts
for People with Disabilities and the National Task Force were
established.
Quest and Tim McCarty were instrumental in planning and coordination the
first statewide forum on Careers in the Arts Forum. From that forum,
a new advisory committee was formed. Several Quest Affiliate Artists,
including Tim McCarty, are members of the steering committee. The
mission of the committee is to educate and motivate art producers, presenters,
trade unions, and educators to include people with disabilities in all
aspects of their operations, and to advocate for equal training and employment
opportunities for artists and potential artists with disabilities in the
state of Maryland.
Quest received the contract to produce and coordinate all cultural arts
activities related to the Gallaudet University’s Deaf Way II festival.
Deaf Way II, an international gathering to be held in Washington, DC,
USA, July 8-13, 2002, will be an opportunity to reflect on the past and
imagine the future of the world's Deaf community. Bringing together
thousands of participants to share and celebrate the experiences of deaf
people, the conference and cultural arts festival will enlighten, enrich
and expand society's concept of deaf life.
Quest is proud to be a founding member of the Atlas Theatre Project.
The four theater companies involved in the project share a unifying mission:
to promote access to the arts for under-represented populations, including
children, individuals with disabilities, the international community,
the gay and lesbian community, and the African-American community. It
is our plan that the Atlas be an ongoing vibrant arts center for the resident
groups and the entire H Street community. Our guiding motivation is to
build a universally accessible community arts center that will attract
a wide range of participants and audiences.
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