Call for Art by Artists with Autism
Open to any individual of any age diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder that lives in the Central Texas area
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 12, 2010
The National Autism Association of Central Texas is partnering with \VSA Arts of Texas for the 2010 ‘The Art of Autism’ project as a celebration of the many artistic talents of individuals with Autism.
In January and February of 2010 NAACT will be collecting art from the Autism community. A winner will be chosen and will be featured in the 2011 NAACT calendar. The art will be sold on an auction website. Each participant will receive a donation of 10% of the proceeds from their donated artwork. Each participant’s artwork will be displayed in a special section of the NAACT website, www.naacentraltexas.org and at Kerbey Lane Café in Austin, TX! Interested artists and schools should contact NAACT at 512.656.6099 or by email at artofautism@naacentraltexas.org to be supplied with 8x10 canvas art boards for your art. These art boards work well with oil, acrylic, or tempera paints. All art medium is welcome and encouraged. Print and fill out the application and attach it to the back of the art piece.
For more information visit www.artofautismproject.org.
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 25, 2010
“For the fifth year, VSA arts will partner with the renowned Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, for the VSA arts Apprenticeship. This program provides unique insight into the world of a professional theater for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities, ages 19-24.
Every summer, the Williamstown Theatre Festival Apprentice Program offers classes in acting, voice, and movement, as well as discussions and master classes with notable professionals. Apprentices also learn about the different components of a professional theater company by working in each of the various departments at the Festival on a rotating basis.
Applications for this prestigious program must be received by February 25, 2010. The selected Apprentices will have all expenses covered by VSA arts. Official rules, guidelines, and application are available at www.vsarts.org/williamstown. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2010
No Entry Fee
Original 2D and 3D art in all media are eligible.
The person who is chosen as the featured artist will have his or her work prominently incorporated into the current year’s Texas NDEAM poster, which is distributed to businesses throughout the state, and will be a featured guest at the annual Texas Governor’s Employment Awards Ceremony. In addition, the featured artist’s piece (the original as well as the poster which features the art) will be on display in the office of the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities in Austin, and will occasionally be incorporated into other art exhibits sponsored by the State of Texas.
For questions or more information, contact:
Jo Virgil, Community Outreach and Information Coordinator
Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
PO Box 12428
Austin TX 78711
jo.virgil@governor.state.tx.us
(512) 463-5740
** As an added incentive, artists who submit to this call for art will be invited to show their submissions at VSA arts of Texas’ Access Gallery in Austin, TX in October 2010. **
The VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of playwriting. Playwrights may write from their own experience or about an experience in the life of another person or fictional character. Scripts can be comedies, dramas, or even musicals—be creative! Young playwrights with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration by a group or class of students. The winning play will be professionally produced or staged at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The winning playwright receives $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., to see his or her play performed. All submissions must be received by April 15, 2010, for consideration.
Download the official rules and guidelines.
Download the official application.
Guidelines, application, and teacher resources available at www.vsatx.org/playwrightdiscovery.
VSA arts of Texas and the Texas Commission on the Arts launched Artworks Network in Fall 2007. This series of networking meetings was designed to help artists with disabilities organize and structure informal networks in six regions: Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, and South Texas. The meetings give artists a chance to meet other artists with disabilities and learn about resources in their area. Meetings in each area are led by the artists themselves and may be used as open studio time, critique sessions, discussion groups, exhibition planning, or other ways of fostering mutual career support. The goal of Artworks Network is to create self-sustaining mutual support networks for artists with disabilities.
To learn more about upcoming meetings in your region of Texas, contact April Sullivan, Artworks Director at 512-323-6626.
Artworks Networking Meeting - El Paso
Wednesday, February 16, 2010
11:00am - 1:00pm
VOLAR
1220 Golden Key Circle
El Paso, TX 79925-5825
Artworks Networking Meeting - Houston
West Gray Adaptive Recreation Center
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
2:00-3:30pm
Activity Room #1
1475 West Gray
Houston, TX 77019
Basic Legal Issues for Artists and Microentrepreneurs
presented by Andrea Beleno
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
9:00-11:00am
MECA
Held in the Library
1900 Kane Street
Houston, Texas 77007
www.meca-houston.org
For information call 866-489-8412 (toll free) or info@vsatx.org.