Art Exhibit to Celebrate Disability Awareness Month

 Advisory Board on Disability Services will hold an Art Exhibit during Disability Awareness Month 

This March, the Evansville Advisory Board on Disabilities Services will celebrate Disability Awareness Month with an art exhibit at the Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library. 

The exhibit, whose theme is “Inclusivity: What does that mean to you?” will feature original artwork in any format, completed by a person(s) with a disability. Submissions must include the artist’s name, as well as a title and/or small description of the piece. All art also must be family-friendly; to accommodate all submissions, organizers are requesting that all artwork be small to medium in size. 

Indiana celebrates Disability Awareness Month every March as an opportunity for students and the community to learn about people with disabilities. 

On March 7, 2024, at 1:30 PM at Central Library, Mayor Stephanie Terry will present a proclamation declaring March as Disability Awareness Month in Evansville. 

Participants are welcome to contact the Advisory Board on Disabilities Services Chairperson Brittany Crane at bcrane@inautism.org or (317) 741-7517 with questions and/or to drop off submissions. Submissions may also be dropped off at the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Human Relations Commission office located in the Civic Center Complex in suite 209. The deadline for entering the art exhibit is at the close of business on Monday February 26. 

The mission of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Advisory Board on Disability Services is to provide guidance in matters concerning individuals with disabilities in Evansville. The advisory board also provides a public forum for members of the community to voice concerns and acts as an advocate to make the local community more accessible for people with disabilities. For more information, please call (812) 436-4927.