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VSA Minnesota seeks Teaching Artists

Teach as a part of our Artist-in-Residence Grant program. Read more about our position openings…

VSA International Young Soloists Award

Colorful blue, yellow, and pink instruments and musical notes arranged on a black background.

Photocaption:Younge soloist Award Flyer. Click to enlarge.

January 31, 2012 is the deadline to apply for this annual award that recognizes outstanding young musicians (age 14-25) with disabilities and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career (including a cash award and performance at the Kennedy Center!). Click here for details (Word document).

TRUCOLOR – Juried Group Exhibit at Trusight, Inc.

TRUCOLOR is a juried exhibition that celebrates shades of inclusion. Artists with disabilities who use color in bold and/or subtle ways were invited to submit their work. Read and SEE more about the TRUCOLOR – Juried Group Exhibition at Trusight, Inc....

Emerging Artist Grant Applications Being Reviewed

Winners of the 2011-12 VSA Minnesota Project Grant for Emerging Artists with Disabilities will be announced in late January 2012, following grant review panels on January 18 and 19. Seven grants of $1500 each, funded by the Jerome Foundation, will be awarded to emerging artists who propose to create new work. Application deadline was November 12, 2011. Recipients of Emerging Artist Grants in 2009-10 were featured in an exhibit during October at the Hennepin Gallery.

Accessibility Improvement Grants Available

ADA Access Improvement Grants for Metro Arts Organizations are now available in the Twin Cities seven-county area. The focus of these grants, up to $15,000 each, is to help make arts programming, activities and facilities more accessible to people with disabilities. Read more about the ADA Access Grants...

14TH Annual Arts Access Awards presented

Winners holding Jaehny Awards: (L-R) Linda Guidera, Wilbur Neushwander-Frink, Brian Jon Foster (artist who created this year’s awards), Mark Franko (Minnesota Fringe Festival) and Carei Thomas. Each award is about a foot tall, with the bottom half a square base of several horizontal gold frames, holding up a vertical frame of colored tiles with its tip embedded in the base. An “A+” or “#1” is at the center of each tile.

Photocaption:All four Arts Access Awards winners with Brian Jon Foster, award artist. Click image to enlarge.

The arts in Minnesota are more accessible to people with disabilities today – thanks in part to three individuals and one organization that value the arts.
The 14th annual Arts Access Awards, presented on Monday, September 26th, are nominated by the public and presented by VSA Minnesota. to recognize outstanding accomplishments by artists, arts organizations, advocates and educators that help create a community where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and access the arts.

Read more about the Arts Access Awards...



New Artists Pipeline Edition

Check out news in the arts opportunities for or related to people with disabilities in the latest issue of Pipeline…

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