PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 11, 2007
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Historic Scarbrough Building Windows Dressed for the Holiday by Texas
School for the Deaf
Want a unique opportunity to enjoy some holiday window gazing while
learning something about the young Deaf artists who attend Texas
School for the Deaf, their unique culture and the distinguished
history of their school? Visit the Scarbrough building in downtown
Austin on the southwest corner of 6th and Congress.
For the month of December through January 12, the Scarbrough windows
are adorned with large 4x8 holiday multimedia posters depicting
still photos of students signing holiday carols, hanging photo
montages and Elementary student holiday hand mobiles. Reflecting
the technology that the school is known for, large flat screen TVs
bring to life the work of Video Technology and Digital Graphics
students teamed up with students studying American Sign Language as
a foreign language in a compilation of movies and animated holiday
sequences.
Also on display in the 6th Street window is a winterized replica of
the schools treasured Mule Ears building, which dominated the
Austin skyline from 1877 to 1957. The buildings 6th street interior
lobby is showcasing pieces from the exhibit The Greatest Story Never
Heard originally on display at the Austin Bergstrom International
Airport in honor of the schools Sesquicentennial last year. The
exhibit demonstrates then and now perspectives in school uniforms,
educational approaches in the classroom, technology and athletics.
The exhibit includes informative decals, which provide interesting
information about these young artists, their dreams and their
thoughts about their art. Displayed to such a wide-reaching audience,
students faces were overjoyed when they saw their artwork installed.
Franna Camenisch, TSD alumna and curator of the schools museum,
reflected on shopping at downtown Scarbroughs as a young girl, but
commented, I never in a million years thought I would one day be
decorating these windows. Its truly spectacular for the Deaf
community.
WHAT: Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) Holiday Art Display
WHEN: Through January 12, 2008
WHERE: Scarbrough Building Downtown Austin
101 West Sixth Street, Austin Texas 78701
TSD has grown into a leading-edge institution of learning with a
national reputation for excellence in deaf education. With TSDs
educational excellence and a strong belief in culture and community,
students form a unique identity based on their individual strengths
and talents, rather than their disabilities. TSD is an environment
where students learn, grow, and belong. For more information on the
school, the exhibit or the schools 501(c)(3) Foundation, visit
http://www.tsd.state.tx.us
or http://www.tsdfoundation.org
.
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