Three unique and first-of-a-kind art exhibitions were held in Tsukuba and Tokyo. Artwork of deaf students from Tianjin Technical College for the Deaf of Tianjin University of Technology, and the special education colleges of Beijing Union University and Changchun University were brought to Japan by Tsukuba College of Technology. The exhibitions were funded by PEN-International.

The art pieces were first displayed at the conference hall for the 5th International Deafness Symposium at Tsukuba College of Technology (1 October). The exhibition then moved to the conference hall of the 11th All Japan Conference of the Late Deafened and Hard-of-Hearing in Tokyo (8 to 10 October). Finally, the exhibition was on display at the Tsukuba Museum from 15 to 17 October.

The exhibitions were seen by hundreds of individuals. By all indications, the artwork was well received