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Call for Entries: Green Light, A National Juried Exhibition for Young Artists with Disabilities

Artists with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 25 are invited to enter their artwork in the Green Light awards program sponsored by VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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California Theatre Artist Chosen as One of Two Apprentices at the Renowned Williamstown Theatre Festival

April 7, 2008 - John-Paul Damante of California will be working and taking classes with over 60 other apprentices this summer, learning about the different aspects of running a professional theater company.

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All Kids Can...CREATE! California State Representative Student from Sacramento's I Can Do That! Program
April 1, 2008 - The artowrk of Kaaron Guillory, a Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School student, was selected to represent California in the VSA arts’ and CVS Caremark “All Kids Can…CREATE!” exhibition. Only one piece from each state and the District of Columbia will be on view...
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VSA arts of California Receives Two 'Call to Participate' Awards from CVS Caremark All Kids Can/VSA arts Partnership

VSA arts of California sites in Los Angeles and Orange County will receive funding through 'Call to Participate,' the CVS Caremark All Kids Can/VSA arts program aimed at increasing CVS Pharmacy employee volunteerism in community activities involving people with disabilities

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All Kids Can...CREATE! Call for Art

You can create, and creating leads to learning! VSA arts and CVS Caremark All Kids Can invite children and youth to submit artwork showing us your creativity. Explore new activities,

challenge your perceptions, discover your inner artist and submit your work of art today!

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VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program

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...

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California Artist David Castro Wins Award of Excellence and $2,000

Washington, August 21, 2007 - VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc., present “Driven,” an art exhibition by 15 emerging artists with disabilities that debuts at the Smithsonian Institution’s S. Dillon Ripley Center from Sept. 15 to Dec. 31. The exhibition illustrates the motivational force behind the artists’ personal visions—what moves them to create...

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Renascence/07 Exhibition to Open at the Kennedy Center

June 1-28, 2007 - VSA arts presents an international, juried exhibition of new media by artists with disabilities in the Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery… More…

California Musician Niv Ashkenazi Wins VSA arts Internat'l Young Soloists Award
 
February 16, 2007 - Niv Ashkenazi (Northridge, CA) has been selected as a recipient of the VSA arts International Young Soloists Award… More…
Californian Deanne Ableser Wins VSA arts Playwright Discovery Teacher Award
August 3, 2006 - Deanne Ableser (Torrance, CA) has been selected as the recipient of the 2006 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Teacher Award… More…
California Artists Win "Destination Anywhere" Awards
August 31, 2006 - VSA arts and Volkswagen of America announced winners of “Destination Anywhere,” a national exhibit for young artists with disabilities. Luis Estrada and Mandi Ziino from California received the Award of Excellence… More…
May 14, 2006
Artist-saxophonist Lawrence Gwozdz is bringing chamber recitals to California in November 2006… More…
March 2, 2006
VSA arts and MetLife Foundation announced the recipients of the “Arts Connect All” funding program… More…
California Writers' Work Selected for VSA arts Online Journal "Infinite Difference"
2006 - two students from California were selected to be in the National VSA arts online literary journal, Infinite Difference. Read their winning selections by clicking on the following links:

The Things I'm Forced to See             Until my mind goes out again…
By Gabby Green-Nickerson
                 By Ji Eun Son


December 2007 :

California artist David Castro travels to Washington D.C. with VSA arts of California Board Member, Nydia Gonzalez, to receive his award from the VSA arts/Volkswagen of America, Inc. awards program. David's painting, Mindscape #5, is featured below.
abstract painting by David Castro
 

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