the 4th deaf arts now 2007. Due to lack of finances the festival was, unfortunately, cancelled. Although the workshops of deaf arts now were held for the fourth time! Concentration on one thing the workshop was a success! Developing, inspiring and creative! Participants enjoyed each others works at a mini festival during last night and also joined a Swedish midsummer’s party. Participated professional artists/groups: Dance: Doris Geist, Germany, Toma Kubilite, Germany, Laura Valyte, Lithuania, Carlos Müller Villanueva, Sweden, Workshop leader; Fred Beam, USA Film: Peter Zacsko, Sweden, Raffaele Gagnazzo, Italy, Jean Cedric Menard, France, Workshop leader; Wayne Betts jr, USA Photo: Magin Domingo Nogues, Spain, Workshop leader; Tomas Kold Pedersen, Denmark Visual art: Lena Schramek, Austria, Mette Aaen, Denmark, Barbara Schuster, Austria, Workshop leader; Alexej Svetlov, Russia/Sweden Poetry in sign language: Rolf Lanicca, Schwitzerland, Benedikt J Feldman, Germany, Gabrielle Gaia, Italy, Laura Di Gioia, Italy, Chiara de Monte, Italy, Guiseppe Giuranna, Germany, Lucia Daniele, Italy, Rafael-Evitan Grombelka, Germany, Ditte Garde, Denmark, Workshop leader; Debbie Z Rennie, USA/Sweden Theatre: Nicolas Bretschneider, Germany, Emin Askoy, Germany, Julia Hroch, Germany, Nadine Höchtl, Germany, Jürgen Endress, Germany, Workshop leader; Lars Otterstedt, Sweden the 3rd deaf arts now was held in Stockholm, in Årsta, May 20-22 2004. Feliciano Sola Limia, vice president of the World Federation of Deaf, and Pontus Degsell from Stockholm Deaf Association declared the festival open. Rob Roy from Australia, Djembe-drummers Maati El Hachimi and Stéphane Onfroy from France, Debbie Rennie from Sweden and Sherry Hicke, CODA from USA performed at the inauguration! Participated professional artists/groups: Film: David Keyser, France, Daniele Le Rose, Italy, Con Mehlum, Norway, Nichan Moumdjan, France Poetry: Lucia Daniele, Italy, Ditte Gaarde Denmark, Caia Gabriele, Italy, Rafael Grombelka, Germany, Bo Hårdell, Denmark, Juli af Klintberg, Sweden, Debbie Rennie, Sweden Photo: Vanessa Ostalier, France Theatre: The Finnish Theatre of the Deaf, Finland, Teater Manu, Norway Visual Arts: R. Aurangzeb-Tariq, UK, Yuri Chernuha, Russia, Bergamaschi Gianfranco, Italy, Matthew Jenkins, UK, Fiona McLean, UK, Omeima Mudavi, UK, Alexej Svetlov, Sweden, Peter Zacsko, Sweden the 2nd deaf arts now was held in Stockholm June 11-16th 2001. The Swedish minister of culture, Marita Ulvskog, did declare the festival open. Participated professional artists/groups: Film: Gitta Palececk Svetlov, Austria, Vivien Batory, Natalie Hein, Denmark, Levent Beskardes, France, Bora Tukenmez, UK, Niclas Björkstrand, Patrick Forss, Johan Kankkonen, Sweden. Leader: Cornelis Mehlum, Norway Painting: Alexei Svetlov, Austria, Tomas Gul Larsen, Denmark, Veijo Bräyschy, Finland, Omeima Mudawi, UK, Leader: Peter Zacsko, Sweden Photo: Rune Pettersen, Norway, Åsa Gustavsson, Sweden. Leader: Tomas Kold Pedersen, Denmark Poetry in Sign Language: Jurgen Endress, Susanne Genc, Germany, Lucia Daniele, Italy, Kjell Eide Edvardsen, Norway, Juli af Klintberg, Sweden. Leader: Debbie Zacsko Rennie, Sweden Theatre: Bodil Sörensen, Denmark, Ipek Dedeoglu Mehlum, Det Norsk Tegnspråkteater, Norway, ZDGNS-theatre group, Slovenia, Tyst Teater, Sweden. Leader: Carol-Lee Aquiline, USA the 1st deaf arts now was held in Stockholm, september 14-20, 1998. Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden did inaugurate this first European Culture Festival for the Deaf. Participated professional artists/groups: Film: Asbjörn Midtskogen, Norway, Oleg Golovushkin, Russia, Marjan Paven, Slovenia. Leader: Cornelis Mehlum, Norway Painting: Manfred Mertz, Germany, Naill Mc Cormach, Omeima Mudawi, UK, Alexei Svetlov, Russia, Peter Zacsko, Sweden. Leaders: Debbie Sonnenstrahl and Paul Johnston, USA Photo: Katharina Linné, Mattias Mauersberger, Volkmar Jaeger, Germany, Jaroslaw Golebiowski, Poland, Rafel Tixé, Spain, Åsa Gustavsson, Sweden. Leader: Oleg Golovushkin, Russia Poetry in Sign Language: Kimmo Leinonen, Finland, Levent Beskardes, France, Mattias Maursberger, Germany, Lucia Daniele, Italy, Billur Taskoparan, Norway, Juli af Klintberg, Sweden. Leader: Peter Cook, USA Theatre: Arbos, Austria, Compaigne Imagie, Belgium, Finnish Deaf Theatre, Finland, Deaf Clowns, Russia, Adam and Mother, Tyst Teater, Sweden. Leader: Carol-Lee Aquiline, USA