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Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut is an Affiliate of VSA – The International Organization on Arts and Disability.
Call for Art for ‘VOICES’
The Art of Children, Adolescents and Young Adults - Touched by Mental Illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illnesses of Connecticut (NAMI-CT) and Young Audiences of Connecticut, an affiliate of VSA,(YAC/VSA) are joining forces to raise awareness and bring hope to children, adolescents and young adults who have been ‘touched in some way by mental illness.’ Entry Information and Art Submission Deadline: January 20, 2012 MORE…
All Kids Can CREATE
VSA and CVS Caremark All Kids Can are inviting children with and without disabilities, ages 5-15, to submit their original art on the theme “What Inspires Me” to the 2012 All Kids Can CREATE program. Submissions will be featured in an online gallery and considered for display in the “What Inspires Me” exhibition debuting at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. in August 2012. The deadline for submitting artwork is April 8, 2012. More information can be found at www.artsonia.com/allkidscan
VSA International Young Soloists Award
The VSA International Young Soloists Award annually recognizes outstanding young musicians with disabilities and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career. All types of music are accepted, including country, classical, jazz, rap, rock, bluegrass, and world. A committee of distinguished music professionals selects the award recipients who receive $5,000 and the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The deadline for submitting work is January 31, 2012. More information can be found at www.artsapp.com/kennedycenter-vsa
Washington National Opera Summer Program
Washington National Opera conducts a three-week summer program, Opera Institute, that brings passionate, talented high school musicians together in the nation’s capital to experience opera in a professional and nurturing environment that only a world-class opera company can provide. Serious classical singers and collaborative pianists thrive off of Opera Institute’s intense and focused curriculum geared towards preparing students for college performance programs and beyond! The program runs from June 25-July 14, 2012. Auditions are held at The Kennedy Center on Sat, Jan 28 and Sat, Feb 4. More information can be found at http://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/edu/operainstitute
Studio Jams …Interactive Arts Workshops
Date: February 8, 2011 snow date February 15, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: ACES Staff Development Building, 205 Skiff Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Studio Jams …Interactive Arts Workshops including Drumming with Bob Bloom are open to all interested individuals ages 18 to 30. No prior experience is needed. Participants will attend two workshops.
For Information/Questions: Call: 203 498-6848
To register contact: Aisha Darden, adarden@aces.org
Studio Jams …Interactive Arts Workshops
Date: 3/31/2012
Time: 10:00-5:00PM
Location: Wilson Library, New Haven, CT 06510
Studio Jams …Interactive Arts Workshops featuring Songwriting/Recording with Mike Kachuba and Videography/Photography with Craig Norton are open to all interested individuals ages 18 to 30. No prior experience is needed. For Information/Questions: Call: 203 498-6848
To register contact: Aisha Darden, adarden@aces.org
Studio Jams …Interactive Arts Workshops
Date: May 2, 2012
Time: 1:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: ELI Whitney Museum Barn, 915 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510
Studio Jams …Interactive Arts Workshop with Sculpture Susan Clinard is open to all interested individuals ages 18 to 30. No prior experience is needed. For Information/Questions: Call: 203 498-6848
To register contact: Aisha Darden, adarden@aces.org
