Posted Wednesday September 28 2016 at 2:55 pm
in Education
Tim Archibald was named VSA Massachusetts' Employee of the Quarter for April - June, 2016.
Teaching Artist Tim has been a vital member of the VSA MA family for over 25 years, when he first started teaching music at the Henderson Inclusion School, then called the O'Hearn School, in Dorchester, MA. He was instrumental in supporting the school's full-inclusion goals by making music learning accessible and engaging to students with a wide range of abilities, supporting family involvement efforts through performances, and creating an environment of joy and partnership in the school. Thanks to his efforts, the school has become the highest performing elementary Boston Public School. Tim has an uncanny ability to see each child and what he or she has to contribute and to create roles in which all can demonstrate their talents and abilities. He has contributed immensely to the COOL Schools family of teaching artists, sharing valuable resources, ideas, and creativity.
Posted Thursday September 15 2016 at 06:24 am
in News
VSA is again proud to sponsor the Artist Market at the 2016 Boston Abilities Expo.
Visit the Market to meet VSA artists and see a unique selection of beautiful fine art and crafts- including prints, paintings, textiles, and jewelry.
The expo and market are free to the public.
September 16-18, 2016
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center/Hall C
415 Summer Street, Boston, 02210
Friday and Saturday - 11am to 5pm
Sunday - 11am to 4pm
Posted Tuesday September 13 2016 at 9:34 pm
in Open Door Gallery
Ellen Mansfield, "Stop Waste", Paint on Canvas
Art has long been a powerful medium for individuals to convey messages and concepts that may otherwise be difficult to express. Have you ever wondered how your individuality, your community, or your identity can be portrayed in artwork? Have you ever thought about who and what is being represented in artwork, and how art can add to these conversations of social justice?
In partnership with the Open Door Gallery and the Disability Policy Consortium, the Disability & Intersectionality Summit curated this exhibit that sheds light on the theme Disability and Intersectionality. The exhibit explores this theme through the creative works of artists with disabilities whose identities and artwork have also been shaped by their experiences of disability, gender, race, sexuality, age, or ethnicity.
"Intersectionality" examines how intersecting identities such as gender, race, class, ability, sexual orientation, religion, and age interact, and proposes that we should think of each element as inextricably linked with other elements in order to fully recognize an individual's identity.
The exhibit runs from September 1, 2016 - November 10, 2016. Opening reception September 15, 2016 from 4-7pm. More information at VSA's Open Door Gallery website.
