Welcome
Station
located inside mid-pier
Near parking door 5 and the
Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Scroll down for map.
Open 12:00 - 4:30
Art Activities
Sticker Art
Art On DisPlay
Shards: X-ray Art, Deanna Kruger
Meet The Artists with Disabilities
Dancers
Musicians
Painters
Storytellers
Enter to Win
A Ferris Wheel ride
or a DisFest T-shirt
Information and Resources
Draw The Music
12:00 - 4:00
Violinist, Elisabeth Johnson
Take a sensory break, enjoy the music, and create your very own work of art! A fun activity for all ages. Adaptive grips, scizzors, and assistance will be available.
Violinist, Elisabeth Johnson
Elisabeth Johnson is a Brazilian-American violinist, multi-instrumentalist, world folk musician, educator, poet, artist and activist in Chicago. Ms Johnson has a disability, Gillian Barre (a neurological disorder) resulting in paralysis
and peripheral neuropathy, which informs and reaffirms her journey with music into a bold venture. Radicel Healing LLC considers music holistically, with studies in neuroscience, music and sound healing, improvisation, therapeutic composition, poetry, and play.
Shards: X-ray Art
Saturday 12:00 - 4:30
Deanna Kruger
Deconstructing the medical machine.
Deanna Kruger is a Chicago based visual artist with a disability who has exhibited nationally and internationally in both private and museum collections. In her “Shards” series, she creates hybrid sculptural paintings with acrylic monotypes on X-Ray/MRI film that is then torn apart and reconnected with thousands of staples. The results are captivating.
Meet the Artists
Performers and painters with disabilities will drop by the DisFest Welcome Station throughout the afternoon on Sunday. Ask questions, take a selfie, find out more about being part of the Disability Arts Community.