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Educators, you are invited to the Heard Museum for K-12 Educator Night!

Join us for an evening of professional learning supporting Early Childhood Literacy and Storytelling through Visual Arts Instruction, featuring artist, educator, and business owner Deonoveigh Mitchell (Diné).

Through presentations, a hands-on art activity, and book reading, participants will discover creative, classroom-ready strategies that integrate visual arts, storytelling, and literacy to support young learners.

Educators will also be given exclusive museum access to the new October Art: The Collection of Delores Browne Abelson exhibition and appetizers catered by the Heard Museum’s award-winning Courtyard Café.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you here!

About Deonoveigh Mitchell

Deonoveigh Mitchell (Diné) is a mother, artist/illustrator, and educator, as well as the founder of K’aalógii Kisses (Butterfly Kisses), a creative arts business that facilitates painting parties and art workshops throughout the Phoenix valley. Originally from Chinle, Arizona, Mitchell’s work pays tribute to her upbringing on the Navajo Nation. The strength, resiliency, and beauty of her Diné and Black cultures radiate through her art, teaching, and community engagement.

In addition to creating original paintings, Deonoveigh facilitates expressive art workshops guided by storytelling, encouraging participants to create and share their own unique narratives. Her workshops include watercolor and acrylic painting, clay work, paper sculpture, puppetry and storytelling, journaling, and early childhood literacy lessons with a focus on Indigenous authors and illustrators. Mitchell is also the illustrator of We Weave by Diné author Daniel Vandever.