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March 21, 2014 Oregon School for the Deaf Weekly Newsletter Volume 2, Edition 17 One of Alba’s many artworks. Prisms Gallery, open in July 2013, works with a non-profit organization called Partnerships in Community Living which provides support for people with developmental disabilities. The gallery has received so much positive feedback from the community, they are branching out to other alter-ability groups. Stay tuned for more news from Prisms Gallery! Alba’s art is swirly and curly. Her work moves. She is a poet, a painter and an illustrator. American Sign Language (ASL) is her favorite medium. She creates beautiful, threedimensional pictures in the air around her using her entire body. Alba draws with curlicue flourishes that seem to shift and flutter in the breeze. Her paintings are a celebration of color. Usually abstract, the paint swirls and dances like Alba herself. Alba works on an art project. OSD is proud of all of our students, but April (National Poetry Month) is all about Alba. Congratulations to Alba and her family! Prisms Gallery is hosting a reception for Alba on the 3rd Saturday of April. More information about the gallery’s events and programs can be found on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheCenterForTheA rtsAtPCL Join our Parent Organization By OSD Please come and attend our Parent Organization on Tuesday, April 8th at 7pm in the OSD Library. Flyer is enclosed. Oregon School for the Deaf 999 Locust ST NE, Salem, OR 97301-0954 Page 4 Voice – (503) 378-3825 Videophone – (503) 400-6180 Fax – (503) 378-4701