Hi all! Thought some of you might want to check this out. Hope everyone is having a great 3 day weekend!! Later-Gary ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 14:25:23 -0700 From: Roger D. Petersen <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Fwd: Seeking young artists with disabilities >Seeking young artists with disabilities > > >CONTACT: > >Marcia Rhodes/VSA arts (202) 628-2800 ext. 3883 > ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > >VSA arts and Volkswagen of America Call for Entries: > >"Destination Anywhere" a national exhibit for young artists with >disabilities > > >Postmarked deadline: July 14, 2006 > > > >VSA arts and Volkswagen of America are seeking artwork from young artists >with disabilities, ages 16-25, living within the U.S. "Destination >Anywhere" challenges artists to consider the picture plan as a destination, >a place where the viewer might take a trip they never expected. Fifteen >finalists will be awarded a total of $60,000 during an awards ceremony on >Capitol Hill and artwork will be displayed in a nation-wide touring exhibit >that will debut at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. > > > >Artwork may illustrate a destination. Abstract work that relates to >feelings or emotions, or an experience of living with a disability and its >role in shaping or transforming the destination is also encouraged. Art >must be an original work that has been completed in the last 3 years. >Eligible media includes: paintings, drawings, fine art prints, photography, >computer generated prints, and mixed media. Artwork must be presented in >two dimensions and should not exceed 60 inches in either direction. There >is no fee to apply. > > > >Visit <http://www.vsarts.org/VWcall>www.vsarts.org/VWcall ><http://www.vsarts.org/VWcall> for additional >information and entry instructions or contact Jennifer Colaguori, visual >arts coordinator, at ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] ><mailto:[log in to unmask]> or >800-933-8721 ext. 3885. Alternative formats of the call for entries are >available upon request. > > > >VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by >Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with >disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. VSA arts >provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to >support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA arts showcases the >accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access >to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year millions of people >participate in VSA arts programs through a nationwide network of affiliates >and in more than 60 countries around the world. VSA arts is an affiliate of >The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. > > > > > > > >Marcia Rhodes > >Media Relations Specialist > >VSA arts > >818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 600 > >Washington, D.C. 20006 > >tel: 202 628-2800 ext 3883 > >fax: 202 429-0868 > ><http://www.vsarts.org>www.vsarts.org > >An affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/J.MolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adinternational/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [log in to unmask] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy