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• Meet our Education Fellow – Stephanie Nikolaou
  Hello there! I'm Stephanie. I call Rochester, NY and Boston, MA home. I arrived in the city 11 years ago to pursue a graduate degree in Theatre Education at Emerson Colleg
• Meet the Intern - Emma Farnham
  Hi, I'm Emma! I'm originally from Atlanta, Georgia, but I've lived in Boston for the past two years. I'm a rising junior in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College
• Meet the Program Fellow - Lindsay Tanner
  What are your favorite pastimes?       "Being in nature - hiking, camping, and swimming in any body of water I find.  I also love traveling and have been lucky enough to g
• Teaching Artist Takeaways: Jodi Schmidt at NAEA National Convention
  Sometimes, believe it or not, as an art teacher, you can feel like a bit of a weird-o.  You are usually the only art teacher at your school.  You have the largest amount o
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Rebecca Elowe
  Hello!  I am Rebecca Elowe, actor/musician/educator.  As a performer and educator, I use the arts to inspire others to question, connect, and engage.  I love when art asks
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Ali Blake
  Hello!  I'm Ali Blake, artist, educator, wonderer, maker, and COOL teaching artist in the OSDC program at Dorchester's Community Academy of Science and Health this academi
• Meet the Intern: Alessandra Ruhoy
  Hey!  My name is Alessandra Ruhoy!  I go to school at Learning Prep School in West Newton and I would love to be an actress when I grow up. What are your favorite pastimes
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Shannon Feeney
  One on one demonstration during mask making lesson. I am a teaching artist.  As a teaching artist, I employ a design process in the classroom.  The students and I research
• And Our New Director of Programs is . . . (drum roll please)
  The VSA MA family is thrilled to welcome Portia Abernathy Brown to the team, as our new Director of Programs!  In this new position, Portia will be overseeing programming
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Christian Fusco
  I am an artist-educator.  As an artist, I use anthropomorphic animals in illustrations, comics, and animations as a vehicle for self-expression, as these characters veil r
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Dani Patrick
  I am a visual artist, dancer and educator.  As a Teaching Artist, I use interactive community building activities, structured self-reflection and thematic exploration to c
• Experienced Teaching Artists Wanted
  VSA MA COOL Schools seeks experienced teaching artists to create arts-integrated programs for for two of our high school programs and one early childhood program during th
• COOL Schools 2016-2017 Report Now Available!
  Hot off the press, a new COOL report. We are excited to share our latest COOL Report for the 2016-2017.  Download the PDF now to learn about our programming highlights in
• We’re Hiring! VSA Massachusetts Director of Programs
  As the winds continue to take us into new, unchartered, and opportunity-filled terrain, VSA Massachusetts is thrilled to announce that we are commencing a national search
• Aysha Upchurch Departing VSA
  It is with bittersweet excitement that we announce the departure of Aysha Upchurch from VSA Massachusetts after three and a half years of service, laughter, creation and i
• Meet the Intern: Ali Blake
  Ali Blake, Associate Gallery Curator at VSA MA and Ed.M Candidate in Arts in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. What are your favorite pastimes?      
• HUBweek 2017 - At the Intersections of Art, Science, Technology
  Join us at HUBweek to explore the future being built in Boston at the intersections of art, science, and technology.  HUBweek will kick off with events taking place all ac
• Meet the Intern: Amanda Acevedo
  Greetings!  I'm Amanda and I am here for the year to study for my Ed.M from Harvard's Graduate School of Education, the Arts In Education program.  For the past 11 years I
• Meet the Intern: Elli Smith
  Hey there!  I'm Elli.  I spent my early years in the pink mountains of New Mexico, searching the sky for double rainbows and breaking open rocks in search of fossils.  Mos
• Open Door Gallery Exhibit - Visions of Avalon
  This multi media installation is a group effort involving artists from all 5 locations of the Seven Hills Foundation's ASPiRE! Programs.  The participants have made repeat
• Charles Washburn Announces His Retirement and Successor
  A message from Charles Washburn: When Maida Abrams, founder of VSA Massachusetts, approached me about joining her team over thirty years ago, I thought I would help her bu
• VSA Mass. Announces Mia Branco as COOL Schools Program Manager
  After spending a year working as an intern with Aysha, Nicole, Charlie, Jon, and COOL School's many wonderful Teaching Artists, it was a no-brainer for us to offer Mia Bra
• Marian Taylor Brown Joins VSA Mass. as Organizational Consultant
  Photo credit: Candace Walker Photography Marian Taylor Brown; a recognized arts leader and innovator in greater Boston, is joining VSA Massachusetts as an organizational c
• "Disability Issues" Publishes "VSA MA's COOL Schools Program" by Nicole Agois Hurel
  VSA Mass. COOL Schools Director Nicole Agois Hurel recently wrote a piece for Disability Issues which discusses our Creative Outlook On Learning program.  The full article
• 2017 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference
  Are you invested in equitable access to art-based and arts-integrated instruction for students with disabilities? If so, this conference is a must for you.  VSA Intersecti
• Employee of the Quarter - Teaching Artist Jodi Schmidt
  Jodi is a delightful recent addition to the COOL Schools family.  She embodies the essence of what makes COOL Schools successful: she is a strong collaborator and endeavor
• VSA Help Wanted: Part-Time Teaching Artist at Charlestown High School
  Job Description VSA Massachusetts is seeking a passionate and experienced teaching artist (TA) or arts educator for a part-time, five-day-a-week position teaching students
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Haley Roth
  I am a performing artist, yoga teacher, and educational innovator.  Over the past ten years, I have combined my two passions (the arts and mindful practices) to encourage
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Szu-Chieh Yun
  Artist Statement My current practice explores themes of migration, immigration and transformation with a focus on the Chinese diaspora.  As a first-generation Taiwanese-Am
• Kennedy Center Special Ed: NAEA National Convention 2017
  Our colleague, Jenna Gabriel, Manager of Special Education at VSA International, shares some important learnings and a call for action in this blog post. Arts education ma
• Amazon Smile 5% Donation to VSA - 3/16/17 Only
  Amazon will donate 5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to VSA Massachusetts whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.  That's 10 times the normal .5% donation!
• Open Door Gallery Presents Greg Rogers - Meaning, Life, and the Search for Light
  Greg Rogers uses acrylic, oil pastels, Chalk, and india ink on paper, offering a mixed media of rich textures and lively color contrasts.  Greg uses his feet to accomplish
• Employee of the Quarter - Teaching Artist Andy Holiner
  The minute Andy walks in through the door and begins strumming his guitar, students' faces light up and smiles abound.  Everyone shares in Andy's enthusiasm, wanting you t
• Meet the Teaching Artist - Kyle Browne
  I am a visual artist and educator.  As a teaching artist I use hands-on visual inquiry, imagination, collaboration and critiquing as a way to engage students more deeply i
• Upcoming Deadlines for VSA Events
  January 15, 2017: Submission deadline for 2017 VSA Intersections call for sessions proposals January 16, 2017: Submission deadline for the LEAD 2017 call for proposals Feb
• Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum
  Adam R. Rozan, Director of Audience Engagement at Worcester Art Museum, writes: One of the most important priorities at the Worcester Art Museum is to increase accessibili
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Faith Johnson
  I am a community artist who uses both individual and collaborative art making and mixed mediums to create and facilitate installation, 2D, 3D, interactive sculpture, and f
• Meet The Teaching Artist: Emily Frank
  Hello!  My name is Emily Frank, or Miss Frank, Frank, or Frankie to my students.  I am currently one of a few TAs working at the Henderson Inclusion School.  I work with l
• Meet the Intern: Mia Branco
  Hello, I’m Mia!  I grew up in Newton, MA and I have returned to my home state after spending the past 10 years working as an artist and an educator in Washington, DC.  I'm
• Five Tips for Supporting Teaching Artist Inclusive Practice
  By Nicole Agois Hurel, Ed.M., VSA Mass. COOL Schools Director Reprinted from VSA International's Blog Teaching Artists (TAs) bring incredibly rich resources and opportunit
• VSA Mass. COOL Schools Program Seeks Teaching Artists
  VSA MA COOL Schools Program VSA Massachusetts promotes the involvement of people of all abilities in the cultural life our communities by developing arts-integrated progra
• Seven Hills Foundation Names Kathleen McNamara VSA's Employee of the Quarter for Q1 2016
  Kathleen has been a teaching artist with the COOL Schools Program for the past three years.  She has provided quality, inclusive visual-arts programs to elementary school
• Inclusive by Design℠ Concert
  Blues guitarist and recent Berklee College of Music graduate, Noé Socha, opened for legendary New Orleans Bluesman Henry Butler presented in a format known as Inclusive by
• Jon Sarkin Exhibit "The Unchained Brain" at Open Door Gallery. Reception May 5, 2016 4-7pm
  Photo by Jared Charney Jon Sarkin is a prolific, even compulsive, artist who creates elaborate drawings and paintings.  After a life-altering brain injury, Sarkin became o
• Nicole Agois Hurel named VSA Mass. Employee of the Year
  Posted by Charlie Washburn Nicole Agois Hurel was honored recently at the Seven Hills Foundation Winter Wonder Fest as VSA Massachusetts' Employee of the Year .  There wer
• Catherine Thatcher 9/28/1961 - 2/10/2016
  Example of Catherine's jewelry. Catherine Thatcher passed away in her home February 10, 2016 from complications of Idiopathic Pulmonary Lung Disease which she lived with f
• 2016 VSA International Young Soloists Competition
  Calling all musicians with disabilities!  Are you between the ages of 14-25?  Are you interested in winning $2,500 and performing at the Kennedy Center? The 2016 VSA Inter
• Free VSA Webinars!
  Lots of free webinars have been scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  All are welcome. Dance Across Cultural Paradigms w
• Aysha Upchurch Named VSA Employee of the Quarter
  Aysha is the newest member of the VSA Massachusetts COOL Schools team, having joined this summer as Associate Director.  However, she is not new to the VSA family.  Last f
• Handmade Holiday Market Artist Spotlight - Lisa Corfman
  Guest blog post by Lisa Corfman, an artist currently exhibiting at the Open Door Gallery's Handmade Holiday Market.  Lisa is founder and owner of Rocky Arts Unfolded . Fin
• Dew Jareanvai Exhibit - A Dynamic Journey: My Tribute to Rayleen Lescay
  Dew Jareanvai, currently selling his work at the Open Door Gallery's Handmade Holiday Market, is also exhibiting "A Dynamic Journey: My Tribute to Rayleen Lescay" in the l
• The 'Special' Power Of The Arts
  WNET New York recently interviewed former Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith who founded Very Special Arts, now known as VSA, four decades ago to bring the visual, literary and
• Practical Steps to Making a Career in the Arts Possible
  Craig Dunn, VSA Minnesota's Executive Director, was asked to put together some thoughts for a webinar on how young people with disabilities might approach making a career
• Black Friday, Cyber Monday, GIVING TUESDAY!
  December 1, 2015 is Giving Tuesday.  That means, it's a great day to support VSA Massachusetts as we promote the involvement of people of all abilities in the cultural lif
• Free VSA Webinars - 11/24/15 and 12/1/15
  Free webinars scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: The Art of AAC: Creating Visual Supports to Inspire Communication and
• VSA Massachusetts Announces COOL Schools Personnel Changes
  Guest blog post by VSA Mass. Vice President and COO Charles Washburn. The new COOL School year is off to a grand start and we have a great team in place to help make it a
• VSA Webinar - Exploring a Watercolor Lesson through Universal Design for Learning and a Process of Collaborative Inquiry
  Description: Based on the VSA Minnesota Reaching All Learners (ReAL) workshop series, this interactive webinar will use the power of collaborative inquiry to analyze a vis
• Meet the Intern: Laura Stickle
  Hello!  My name is Laura, and I am thrilled to be interning with VSA this year.  I grew up dancing and singing in Indiana and studied Vocal Performance at Indiana Universi
• Meet the Intern: Flossy Azu
  Hi, I'm Flossy!  I was born and raised in Accra Ghana, lived in Massachusetts for four years and I am presently back in Massachusetts after five and a half years in Sendai
• Artist Market at the 2015 Boston Abilities Expo
  VSA is proud to sponsor the Artist Market at the 2015 Boston Abilities Expo . Visit the Market to meet VSA artists and see a unique selection of beautiful fine art and cra
• Open Door Gallery Exhibit "Shades of Inclusion"
  The Open Door Gallery presents "Shades of Inclusion" now through November 13, 2015.  Artist Leaders from Arts Connect International unpack what inclusion means to each of
• COOL Schools 2014-2015 Report Now Available!
  Click the above image or this link to download, print, read the full report.
• Teaching Artist Faye Dupras Named Seven Hills/VSA Mass. Employee of the Quarter
  Faye Dupras recently joined the COOL Schools team as a Teaching Artist, sharing her exceptional skills as a puppeteer and educator.  She has shown commitment, professional
• VSA Webinar: Beyond the Basics of Dance Education for Students with Disabilities
  Description: This Webinar synthesizes emerging research and classroom experience delivering strategies to develop practice, pedagogy, and policy in teaching dance to stude
• 2015 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference
  Intersections provides professionals in the intersecting fields of arts education and special education the opportunity to share current information in research, practice,
• Upcoming VSA Webinars
  Free webinars scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Fundamentals: Big Ideas from the National Core Arts Standards and Gui
• Gateway Artists "Up the Ladder" Reception at the Open Door Gallery
  A group exhibition of artists who have participated in the "Up The Ladder" program at Gateway Arts .  Through grants and private donations, over the past two years these a
• 40 Days, 60 Countries, Hundreds of Young Artists: The VSA Digital Arts Festival
  Join a virtual field trip that can encourage students to study and respond to the arts!  Starting June 16, 2015, examples of the positive power of the arts will be on full
• Free Webinar: The Art of Self-Expression
  The goals of this webinar are to support the attendees to make the visual arts a daily form of self-expression for individuals with mild to severe physical, intellectual a
• Free VSA Webinar - Teach them to FLY! How Storytelling Gives Wings to Primary-age Children with Disabilities
  Storytelling can give students with disabilities their wings.  It addresses the whole brain, engaging all learning styles, and multiple ways of knowing.  It allows teacher
• Everyone Has a Disability Experience.  What's Yours?
  The Kennedy Center asks you to bring honesty to the table.  To shift perception through media, video, and creative storytelling.  To showcase that people are people first—
• VSA Massachusetts Workshop on Universal Design for Learning in Early Childhood
  VSA Massachusetts would like to invite you to a workshop on Universal Design for Learning in Early Childhood ! When: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 4-6pm What: This workshop is an
• Yo Soy...Je Suis...I Am...The Future
  VSA's Yo Soy...Je Suis...I Am...The Future invites children from around the world to imagine their future! What: Students with disabilities are invited to share images of
• VSA Massachusetts Seeking Teaching Artists for COOL Schools Program
  VSA Massachusetts is seeking Teaching Artists for our Creative Outlook On Learning (COOL) Schools Program who are interested in creating arts-integrated learning experienc
• VSA Webinar: Structuring a Professional Development Program for Special Education Classrooms
  Description: This webinar will focus on the structure of a professional development program which teaches best practices and strategies for implementing the arts in all le
• Jeffrey Melzack's Teachable Moments Artist Reception at Open Door Gallery
  Join us at the Open Door Gallery for Jeffrey Melzack's "Teachable Moments" artist reception. "Melzack uses colored pencil, watercolor and oils in landscapes and symbolic o
• Summer Internships Available at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Office of VSA in Washington, D.C.
  The Office of VSA and Accessibility at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. has two internship positions open for Summer 2015: Education
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Bonnie Duncan
  Bonnie's Mission Statement: I have a true drive to integrate the arts into education.  I approach each project with techniques that bring students with different strengths
• We've Got Free Museum of Fine Arts Access Program Passes!
  Visit Boston's Museum of Fine Arts for free !  Here's what you have to do: - Come see us at the Open Door Gallery, 89 South St., Boston. - Enjoy our current exhibit of Jef
• Bring Dance and Drama Into Your Classroom to Enhance Literacy
  As we thaw out from this winter, VSA kicks off the spring with an innovative program for teaching artists and classroom teachers.  Embodying Literacy - Early Childhood is
• Meet the Intern: Tarin Griggs
  I am an arts administrator from Richmond, California, and I am a Masters in Education candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Arts in Education Progra
• Mass. Cultural Council and VSA Radio Spot on WCRB
  Massachusetts Cultural Council recently aired a few radio spots about their UP Program which included this one about VSA Massachusetts. Download WCRB-2-2-15.mp3 . Playing
• 2015 MCC Commonwealth Award Ceremony at Massachusetts State House
  Presented every two years by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Commonwealth Awards honor individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to
• Free Webinar: Brave New World, Questions & Answers for Not-Just-Yet-Professional Literary & Visual Artists
  This webinar offers tools for individuals who are interested in (or have already been) creating professional level works, but are "stuck" on what must actually happen once
• Sidewalk Sam, Former VSA Director and Officer, Dies at Age 75
  Guest blog post by Charles Washburn, Vice President & COO of VSA. Sidewalk Sam was a friend of mine.  That in itself is no real distinction because this wonderful man made
• Free VSA Webinar - Tools and Techniques for Artists with and without Disabilities: How to Handle the Resistance in the Creative Process
  Content: Many creatives experience creative blocks due to the resistance that is part of the creative process.  Too often, resistance stops the artist from making movement
• We Are COOL All-Stars: Converse Collaborates with VSA's COOL Schools Program
  This is a guest blog post by Aysha Upchurch , Ed.M. candidate at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, currently interning with VSA Mass. On Friday, December 12, 2014, s
• Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday - December 2, 2014
  We have a day for giving thanks.  We have a day for retail bargains.  We have a day for cyber deals.  Wouldn't it be great to have a day for giving back? We do.  Giving Tu
• Free VSA Webinar: Strategies for Successful Inclusion in Secondary Music Ensembles
  Description: Successful inclusion in secondary performing ensembles like choirs and bands is possible!  Inclusion in ensemble settings may also present a number of challen
• VSA Massachusetts Affiliates with Seven Hills Foundation
  You may have noticed we recently changed our website logo.  That's because effective November 1, 2014 VSA Massachusetts became the tenth affiliate of Seven Hills Foundatio
• Kennedy Center Announces Winter 2014/2015 Artist Opportunities
  Competition: 16th Annual Great American Song Contest Deadline: November 20, 2014 Are you ready to get your songs heard and reviewed by experienced music-industry pros?  Ar
• VSA Teaching Artist & Sculpturist, Nora Valdez - Open Studio
  VSA teaching artist and noted sculpturist will be holding an open studio October 25 and 26, 2014 from noon to 5pm .  Come see her wonderful sculptures and drawings. 11 Hum
• Meet the Intern: Hannah Hanssens-Reed
  I am from Philadelphia and I'm working on my Ed.M. in Arts in Education (at Harvard's Graduate School of Education). What are your favorite pastimes?       "I love to draw
• Meet the Intern: Aysha Upchurch
  I was born and raised in St. Louis, MO and spent the past 17 years in the Washington, DC area (the DMV).  I'm in the Arts in Education cohort at Harvard's Graduate School
• Park(ing) Day 2014
  Join VSA MA Parkolation student designers from Boston Green Academy in re-envisioning how we use our street space.  Come visit our Park(ing) Day parklet, hang out and lear
• Watch VSA MA Parkolation Project on WCVB-TV's Chronicle Friday Sept. 5, 2014, 7:30pm
  Don't miss it!   That's right, WCVB-TV's Chronicle show will spotlight VSA's Parkolation Project Friday night, September 5, 2014 at 7:30pm in their ArtWeek Boston preview.
• VSA MA ArtWeek Boston Events
  ArtWeek Boston is an initiative of the Citi Performing Arts Center , whose mission is to be a champion for nonprofit innovation in Boston and provide arts and entertainmen
• VSA MA Sponsors Abilities Expo Artist Market
  For the second straight year, VSA MA is proud sponsor of the Artist Market at Boston Abilities Expo September 5-7, 2014 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (Hall
• Thank You from The Parkolation Team
  Thank you for helping students re-envision and build a healthier city! Michelle Chung, our extraordinarily patient and talented volunteer videographer, created this Thank
• Access to Theatre Youth Perform at Boston Center for the Arts
  The Access to Theatre Program (ATT) of Partners for Youth with Disabilities , in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) and VSA Massachusetts, has taken up
• Missed the Gallery's Brush Works Exhibit?  Audio Description, Transcript Available
  If you missed the Open Door Gallery's "Brush Works" exhibit of paintings by Lauren Geraghty and Emily Malin, you can still experience the show by listening to the audio de
• VSA MA Seeks Teaching Artists for 2014-15 School Year
  VSA Massachusetts is seeking teaching artists who are interested in creating arts-integrated learning experiences for students of all abilities. We currently have opportun
• The Open Door Gallery Presents Sidewalk Sam - "Out My Window"
  Sidewalk Sam, the popular artist dedicated to creating art at the feet of pedestrians to inspire, promote spirit, enrich daily life, and address social issues.  Sidewalk S
• VSA MA staffers Nicole and Willa Win Best Presentation Award
  VSA MA staff members Nicole Agois and Wilhelmina Peragine recently presented at the 2014 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference in Alexandria, Virginia a
• Join in the Creative Explosion
  Are you an artist? Are you an actor? Are you a storyteller? Are you a poet? Creative Explosion brings together young actors and storytellers with disabilities and those wi
• You Shop, Amazon Gives to VSA MA
  Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to VSA Massachusetts whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know.
• Meet the Intern: Grace Allen
  Sophomore at The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.  Concentrating in human rights, studio art, and mental health. What are your favorite past
• Parkolation Project Is Built!
  This is a guest blog post by Wilhelmina Peragine, VSA Teaching Artist and Parkolation Visionary. Dear VSA Community, Thank you for your tremendous support of the Parkolati
• 2014 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference
  Through innovative and thought-provoking, dynamic and interactive sessions, participants of the 2014 VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Conference will explore
• Mary Pat Finnegan Writes About Broad Meadow Brook Festival
  This is a guest blog post by Mary Pat Finnegan who attended the June 21, 2014 Broad Meadow Brook Festival with her son Sean and daughter Marion. I had the pleasure of cele
• Help Parkolation Come to Life - Back Our Kickstarter Project
  Help our students bring their ideas for a greener Boston to life by supporting the construction of a parklet in downtown Boston. Learn more about the Kickstarter project a
• Embodying Literacy: Teaching Reading, Writing, and Public Speaking Through Movement and Drama
  This is a guest blog post by Jennifer Dines, M.Ed., CAS, who is a National Board Certified Teacher in English as a New Language.  She works as a reading specialist, specia
• FensFund Awards Lisa Fay 2nd Place in Literary Contest, Poetry Category
  Fenway Education & Neighborhood Support Fund recently awarded longtime VSA friend and artist Lisa Fay 2nd place in the Poetry Category of it's Literary Contest.  The judge
• ArtWeek Event - Mary Poppins Comes to Henderson Inclusion School
  The children of the Henderson Inclusion School put their own spin on the Broadway Classic Mary Poppins under the able guidance of VSA Massachusetts teaching artists and sc
• ArtWeek Boston Event with Lauren Geraghty and Emily Malin at Open Door Gallery
  In association with Third Sector New England, VSA's Open Door Gallery presents an ArtWeek Boston event Friday, April 25, 2014 at 6pm.  Try your hand at a form of artistic
• Kennedy Center Announces Spring 2014 Artist Opportunities
  Call For Entries: Rochester Contemporary Art Center "6x6x2014" Show Deadline: April 20, 2014 Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s (RoCo) international small art phenomenon
• Circus Artist Defies Multiple Sclerosis in New Puppetry Performance
  Puppet Showplace Theatre's "Puppets at Night" series presents the Boston premiere of "Reverse Cascade," a powerful theatrical tribute to circus artist Judy Finelli , who r
• "Sustaining/Creating", National Juried Exhibition, At Open Door Gallery Through April 16, 2014
  The Open Door Gallery presents "Sustaining/Creating" which is the 11th exhibition by VSA and Volkswagen Group of America as part of the Kennedy Center's annual Emerging Ar
• VSA Florida and Division of Cultural Affairs Present "Successfully Accessible" Webinar Series
  This series of webinars will help arts and cultural organizations to successfully design, create and implement accessible programming, events and environments for their pa
• VSA Board Member Carl Richardson Advocates in Boston Sunday Globe
  Boston Globe, 2/23/2014 Written by David Abel Photo by Suzanne Kreiter Beacon Hill resisting ramps, aids for disabled. For years, Carl Richardson has shuffled gingerly acr
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Liz Buchanan
  My aim is to provide students with an exciting, meaningful and memorable learning experience through singing, movement and other musical activities. I believe that music i
• Boston Globe Subscribers - Did You Receive a Silver Envelope? Consider Giving to VSA Massachusetts!
  The Boston Globe just launched Globe Readers and Nonprofits Together (GRANT) .  Subscribers received silver envelopes containing gift vouchers to name their favorite Massa
• Free VSA Webinar - Drama & Universal Design for Learning
  Description: A practical, real-world, and highly interactive look at drama and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the natural connection between them, and how to make yo
• Meet the Intern: Claudine Fernandez
  What are your favorite pastimes?       "I love reading for leisure, playing the keyboards and jamming with my band and friends." If you could be a cartoon character, who w
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Kathleen McNamara
  
• Kennedy Center Announces Winter 2014 Artist Opportunities
  The VSA and Accessibility Office at the Kennedy Center put together this list of performing and visual arts opportunities. The Mitchell Gallery Deadline: January 31, 2014
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Sarah Sharp
  
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Donna Folan
  My work is about providing students a way to use creativity to enhance their learning. I believe that every student has an individual learning style.  I use theater, movem
• Parkolation Portfolio Show
  Come meet Student Designers as they share their work from the Fall Semester with VSA MA Teaching Artist Wilhelmina Peragine at Boston Green Academy . Student made models o
• New All Access Pass Tour Dates Announced
  Please join us at an All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are hosting tours of VSA Massachusetts a
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Emily Isaacson
  I teach creativity and self-confidence. In the twentieth century, we need innovators, entrepreneurs and inventors and there is no better place than the arts to practice cr
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Tim Archibald
  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy, it's the universal language of mankind." I teach music/performing arts at the Henderson Inclusion Elementary
• Meet the Teaching Artist: Deborah Kronenberg
  I use theatre techniques as tools for all students to deeply engage in content, making their own meaning as part of a student-centered, strengths-based community of artist
• Call for Visual Arts Teaching Artist to work in Early Childhood classrooms in Mattapan
  VSA MA COOL Schools seeks a visual arts teaching artist to create an arts-integrated program with teachers in grades K0 - 1st grade in a school in Mattapan, MA.  The progr
• CapeCodCAN! In The News
  CapeCodCAN! was featured in the news recently including the above Sandwich Community Television video with interviews of Jim Hurley, Managing Director and Tessa D'Agostino
• Handmade Holiday Market at the Open Door Gallery
  Shop this holiday season at the state's alternative craft and art market.  Handmade Holiday features scarves, jewelry, felted ornaments, cards, painting, and other gifts b
• Free Webinar Series - VSA/Kennedy Center
  More free webinars scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  All are welcome. Working with Students Who Are Blind/Low-Vision
• Upcoming All Access Pass Tours
  Please join us at an All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are hosting tours of VSA Massachusetts a
• Kennedy Center Announces Fall 2013 Artist Opportunities
  The Artist Services Team of the Kennedy Center's Department of VSA and Accessibility put together this list of calls for art, professional development opportunities, and u
• Handel and Haydn Society Offers VSA Complimentary Tickets
  The Handel and Haydn Society is offering VSA complimentary tickets to upcoming performances of Mozart and Beethoven, November 1, 2013 at 8pm and November 3, 2013 at 3pm . 
• VSA Exhibition "In/finite Earth" Now at Smithsonian in Washington DC
  In/finite Earth is the twelfth exhibition of VSA and Volkswagen Group of America's annual Emerging Artists Program.  This longtime collaboration is an opportunity for visu
• Audio Description of Kimball Anderson's Exhibit "Inside/Outside" Now Available
  Audio Description provides access to visitors who are blind or have low vision by describing the Open Door Gallery and each piece in the exhibition.  Even though the tour
• Meet the Intern: Leigh Dale
  What are your favorite pastimes?       "I deeply love listening to podcasts – they're free, and it's just so great to be just commuting to school or work, and absorbing in
• Artweek Boston Events Include Open Door Gallery's Theatrical Presentation of Kimball Anderson's "I don't get it"
  ArtWeek Boston is an initiative of the Citi Performing Arts Center , whose mission is to be a champion for nonprofit innovation in Boston and provide arts and entertainmen
• Come See the Temporary Parklet on Park(ing) Day
  Park(ing) Day is an international reclamation of the streets through temporary (one-day-long) parklet construction.  Using anything from yoga mats to hay bales, people all
• Attend Abilities Expo Boston and Visit VSA MA at the Artist Market
  VSA MA is proud sponsor of the Artist Market at Boston Abilities Expo September 20-22, 2013 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (Hall C).  In addition to us, ther
• Embodying Literacy
  A professional learning community tailored to your needs as an arts educator . . . - Learn effective inclusive strategies using the arts. - Collaborate with peer arts educ
• Get Inspired!  Take a Tour of VSA MA!
  Join us at an All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are hosting tours of VSA Massachusetts as a way
• COOL Schools 2012-2013 Report Now Available
  The air is crisp, school supplies are arriving on store shelves and the VSA MA team is gearing up for another great year of transformation through the arts in our COOL Sch
• Audio Description of Liz Doles' Sri Lanka Exhibit Now Available
  If you missed Liz Doles' Open Door Gallery Sri Lanka exhibit , you can now hear all about it . This summer we launched our volunteer Audio Describer program with two enthu
• CNET Features Story About Kimball Anderson's Comics
  Leslie Katz , Senior Editor of CNET's "Crave" section, authored a story published August 12, 2013 about Kimball Anderson and the artist's comics.  Kimball's exhibit "Insid
• VSA MA Receives Cultural Access Award for Inclusive By Design
  VSA MA Executive Director Charles Washburn was in Washington, DC last week to receive the VSA Affiliate Council's 2013 Award for Excellence in Cultural Access. The award w
• Free Webinar Series - VSA/Kennedy Center
  Free webinars have been scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  All are welcome. Teaching Artists: What You Need to Know B
• VSA MA Receives 5-Year $850,000 Contract from Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
  It's official! VSA Massachusetts has received a renewal of the Arts for Inclusion contract with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DOESE).
• The Open Door Gallery Presents Kimball Anderson - Inside/Outside
  The Open Door Gallery presents an exhibit which explores the separation of self and environment.  Kimball Anderson is an artist whose experiences of chronic fatigue syndro
• Join in the Creative Explosion: 3-Day Workshop Series
  Creative Explosion is a 3-Day Workshop Series open to young people 15+ with and without disabilities who want opportunity to play with theatrical improvisation, movement,
• Meet the Intern: Lynn Yang
  What are your favorite pastimes?       "I enjoy a good absorbing read, looking for good food and good coffee places, cooking and cleaning (it was my way of de-stressing du
• Liz Doles' Open Door Gallery Exhibit in Artscope
  Artscope magazine covered Fulbright artist, photographer and teacher, Liz Doles' exhibit "Sri Lanka: Pinhole Photographs and Portraits" at the Open Door Gallery in their r
• Join Us for an Opening Reception
  Artists from the Seven Hills community, in partnership with VSA Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Seven Hills Family Services, invite you to attend the
• Meet the People Behind the Scenes at VSA MA
  Join us at an All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are hosting tours of VSA Massachusetts as a way
• Upcoming Submission, Application, and Registration Deadlines
  Kennedy Center National Seminar for Teaching Artists Registration Deadline: May 31, 2013 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition Submission Deadline: June 1, 2013 Advanced Te
• Free VSA Webinars
  Free webinars scheduled by the Office of VSA & Accessibility, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  All are welcome. Voices from the Field: Socioemotional Learning, Spe
• Volunteer Your Helping Hands at VSA’s Fundraising Luncheon
  We are looking for 11 - 14 volunteers to help us at our Creating the Future: A Celebration of Imagination and Inclusion fundraising luncheon. When: Tuesday, May 14 2013, 1
• Free VSA Webinar - UDL 102: Universal Design for Learning in the Arts Classroom
  The Kennedy Center is sponsoring a free webinar Tuesday, April 30, 2013 1:00 - 2:00 pm given by Gordon Sasaki , Educator at the Museum of Modern Art and Former VSA Teachin
• Volunteer to Audio Describe Our Exhibits
  We need a special volunteer to help make accommodations for people who are blind or who have low vision by audio describing our exhibits. 3 - 6 hours of online training ar
• Liz Doles - Sri Lanka Pinhole Photography and Portraits April 22 - July 19, 2013
  The Open Door Gallery presents an intimate view of contemporary Sri Lanka photography by Fulbright Artist and Teacher Liz Doles. Liz Doles - Sri Lanka Pinhole Photography
• Free VSA Webinar - UDL 101: An Introduction to Universal Design for Learning for Teaching Artists
  The Kennedy Center is sponsoring a free webinar Tuesday, April 23, 2013 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm given by Ricki Sabia, Ed D, J.D., Education and Disability Consultant, entitle
• What’s in a Name?
  Over the past few years, staff and friends of VSA Massachusetts have raised a few brows when they begin to talk about three little letters . . . V S A .  It often goes som
• Internship Opportunity
  Williamstown Theatre Festival is excited to announce a partnership with the Rosemary Kennedy Internship Initiative / VSA that will fund scholarships for young theatre arti
• Volunteer to Help Install the Next Open Door Gallery Exhibit
  Do you have experience installing art exhibits in galleries?  We are looking for a volunteer to help us install Liz Doles' exhibit – Sri Lanka: Pinhole Photography and Por
• Boston College Students Donate to VSA Massachusetts
  This is a guest blog post by Boston College students Laura Hymes and Trent Bielen. Each year at Boston College, Professor Paul Schervish, an expert on studies of wealth an
• Volunteer at VSA's 2013 All Kids Can Festival
  Come Volunteer at the 2013 All Kids Can Festival! About the All Kids Can Festival: The 2013 All Kids Can Festival will provide 150 children with and without disabilities i
• We Have a Dream of Inclusion
  VSA intern Julia Beck filmed this video at our partner, The Henderson Inclusion School, a few weeks ago during their Black History Month Show.  We think it's pretty awesom
• Purchase A Signed Copy Of Eleanor Rubin's Book "Dreams of Repair"
  Eleanor Rubin , currently exhibiting at VSA's Open Door Gallery , has graciously donated signed copies of her book "Dreams of Repair". Interesting in purchasing your very
• Meet the Intern: Julia Beck
  Julia Beck, M.Ed Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education '13 What are your favorite pastimes?       "Participating in theatre in any way, going to markets (especia
• Meet the Intern: Alyson Finbow
  Hello, Kind Souls!  My name is Alyson.  I grew up in New Jersey, and have been there until coming to Massachusetts for college.  I am currently a student at Lesley Univers
• "Successfully Accessible" Webinar Series Presented by VSA Florida
  Florida's Division of Cultural Affairs and VSA Florida have partnered to present a series of webinars organized to help arts and cultural organizations design, create and
• Community Access to the Arts (CATA) Wins Commonwealth Award
  Our friends at Community Access to the Arts (CATA) have been awarded a Commonwealth Award by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.  Given every two years, the Commonwealth A
• VSA Events Inspired By Eleanor Rubin's Open Door Gallery Exhibit
  Currently at the Open Door Gallery is Eleanor Rubin's exhibit Progress of the Eclipse: Memory, Memory Loss and Imagination.  The artwork grew out of the artist's pain of b
• Eleanor Rubin - Memory, Memory Loss and Imagination January 14 - April 12, 2013
  The Open Door Gallery presents an exhibit and inquiry about Alzheimer's disease and its impact on elders and their families. Artist's Statement The body of work on view as
• Kennedy Center Announces Winter 2013 Artist Opportunities
  The Artist Services Team of the Kennedy Center's Department of VSA and Accessibility put together this list of notable opportunities in the visual and performing arts, for
• New Year's Resolution: Attend An All Access Pass Tour
  Join us at an All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are hosting tours of VSA Massachusetts as a way
• VSA International Young Soloists Award Program
  Since 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians, aged 14-25, who have a disability.  The VSA International Young Soloists Compet
• Setting Up Success for Visual Artists - Webinar Archive Available
  If you missed the December 11, 2012 free VSA webinar "Setting Up Success for Visual Artists", an archive is available until January 5, 2013.  To access the recording: 1. V
• Arts Activities, Holiday Shopping, Refreshments at Handmade Holiday Opening Reception
  Join us for an evening of arts activities, holiday shopping, and refreshments at the Handmade Holiday Opening Reception, Thursday December 6 2012 4-7pm, Open Door Gallery
• Black Friday . . . Cyber Monday . . . Giving Tuesday
  We have a day for giving thanks.  We have a day for retail bargains.  We have a day for cyber deals.  Wouldn’t it be great to have a day for giving back? Now we do.  Givin
• Handmade Holiday Market at Open Door Gallery
  Come and do your holiday shopping at the state's alternative craft and art market.  Handmade Holiday features weaving, printmaking, jewelry, felting, cards, painting, and
• MCB Commissioner Janet LaBreck's Recorded Tour of Open Door Gallery
  Commissioner Janet LaBreck along with Jay Rufo of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) recently recorded their tour of The Open Door Gallery's Gordon Sasaki NY
• Charles Washburn Interviewed 7/15/2011 by MCB's Horizons Radio
  Charles Washburn was interviewed July 15, 2011 for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind's (MCB) Horizons radio program produced for the Talking Information Center's
• Bill Henderson Interviewed on WGBH Radio by Callie Crossley
  Bill Henderson, VSA MA consultant and former principal of Boston's O'Hearn School (renamed Henderson School in his honor) was interviewed 10/19/2011 on WGBH radio by Calli
• MCB Interview with Simon Hayhoe Including Clips from VSA's 10/5/11 Forum "How the Blind View Art"
  The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind's (MCB) Horizons radio program interviewed Fulbright Fellow Simon Hayhoe who participated in VSA's panel discussion "How the Bli
• The Life of Bonnie Kaplan - Deaf Community News
  The Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf interviewed VSA's Bonnie Kaplan (BK) for the Autumn 2012 issue of Deaf Community News (DCN). DCN:   Hi, glad you could join
• Creative Valor: Recent Work by American Veterans
  VSA MA Open Door Gallery is proud to present "Creative Valor: Recent Work by American Veterans".  The exhibit is a representative group of artworks gleaned from the Nation
• Giving Common 36-Hour Challenge Now Live
  Your gift of $25 or more could help us win $25,000. Please contribute now. Thank you for your support.
• Help us win $25,000 with your Facebook Cover Photo
  Become a part of the Giving Common Challenge and make us your Facebook cover photo on Oct 10th and 11th Download the VSA MA Facebook Cover Photo , right click the image an
• Inclusive by Design Concert of 8/22/2012 - Video Now Available
  
• Help VSA MA Win $25,000 Just By Giving $25
  VSA MA will compete online with hundreds of local nonprofits during the first-ever Giving Common Challenge — a 36-hour online giving event starting at 8:00 am Wednesday, O
• VSA Mass All Access Pass Tours - New Dates Scheduled
  Please join us at an All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are hosting tours of VSA Massachusetts a
• Liz Doles Featured in Huffington Post Article
  Liz Doles , who exhibited at the Open Door Gallery early 2011, is featured in a Huffington Post article written by Jim Luce .  The article discusses Liz's life and her pin
• Meet the Intern: Wilhelmina Peragine
  Masters in Education Candidate at The Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Arts in Education Program What are your favorite pastimes?       "Singing, drawing, paint
• COOL Schools 2011-2012 Report Released
  The VSA MA 2011-2012 COOL Schools Education Report has been released and is available for all to review and download .
• Sheep to Shawl – Llama to Pajama
  VSA MA is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Sheep to Shawl – Llama to Pajama event taking place Saturday October 6 2012, noon – 4pm (rain or shine) at Green Hill Park Farm
• Meet the Intern: Elizabeth Abowd
  Senior at Lesley University, studying expressive arts therapy Hometown: Rock Hill, SC What are your favorite pastimes?       "I love to watch documentaries!  I also enjoy
• Article About Charles Washburn Published in Worcester Living
  By: Thomas Caywood As a young arts advocate in Worcester in the 1970s, Charles J. Washburn found himself overcome by a desire to reach out to the most-isolated community h
• Who Cares About Kelsey?
  Kelsey Carroll lived with homelessness, self-mutilation and ADHD.  She was a poster child for high school dropouts - until she encountered an education revolution that's a
• We’re Celebrating Charles J. Washburn’s 25th Year with VSA MA!
  Thank you Charlie for your commitment, energy, enthusiasm and innovation!  We can’t wait to see what you’ll do next! We gathered quotes, anecdotes, and notes of thanks fro
• "Start with the Arts" PDFs Now Available!
  "Start with the Arts" and "Start with the Arts at Home" are instructional programs created by VSA for pre-school and early elementary school learners that uses the arts to
• VSA Mass Is Looking For Interns
  VSA Massachusetts is seeking college and graduate students who are interested in interning with our COOL Schools program or in our development department.  We currently ha
• VSA MA Named "Giving Common" Partner
  VSA MA recently completed the process required to have our profile published with Giving Common, an initiative of the Boston Foundation.  The Giving Common is a free onlin
• Job Opportunities for Teaching Artists
  VSA Massachusetts is seeking teaching artists who are interested in creating arts-integrated learning experiences for students of all abilities. We currently have opportun
• Live Webcast - Blessing Offor, VSA Young Soloists Award Recipient
  The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Blessing Offor Saturday, August 11th at 6pm. The soul/R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was a participant
• Kati Blair Contributes to New UDL Book
  VSA MA Education Program Manager Kati Blair contributed to the newly published book
• Join Us for a Reception in the Cyclorama
  Be our guest at a reception with drinks and appetizers for friends of VSA MA.  Friday, August 10, 2012 at 5:30pm in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tr
• Access to Theatre Youth Perform at the Boston Center for the Arts
  Access to Theatre (ATT), a program of Partners for Youth with Disabilities, in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), Until Tomorrow Productions, and VSA M
• VSA's Education Manager Nicole Agois Hurel
  VSA Massachusetts Education Manager Nicole Agois Hurel speaks with BNN News about VSA's education programs and the positive impact of expanding access to the arts.
• VSA's Director of Cultural Inclusion Bonnie Kaplan
  Emerson College put together a website called Survive and Thrive Boston which includes a section about going Beyond Barriers along with this video of Bonnie Kaplan by Krit
• Ablevision Visits VSA's "All Kids Can" Festival
  Ablevision visited the Boston Children's Museum June 10, 2010 to explore VSA's "All Kids Can" Festival, an exhibit dedicated to disability awareness.  Ablevision members e
• State of Education: The Arts Advantage
  Nicole Agois, VSA Mass Education Program Manager, was quoted in NECN's March 24, 2010 article and video State of Education: The Arts Advantage .
• GIMP Aerial Silk Duet
  In association with Alliger Arts and the Institute of Contemporary Art, VSA Massachusetts presented the aerial silk duet choreographed by the renowned choreographer Heidi
• At Dorchester School, Inclusion Through Art
  Andrea Smardon aired a feature on WGBH April 26, 2011 answering the question, "Why are people coming from 17 countries to attend the VSA International Conference and learn
• Arts as Bridge from Disability to Learning
  Executive Director Charles Washburn talks about the VSA International Conference in Boston and arts programs helping children in local schools in this segment from BNN New
• VSA MA Treasurer Jeremy Alliger Featured in Boston Globe
  VSA MA Treasurer, Jeremy Alliger, was featured in an April 29, 2011 Boston Globe article .
• Henderson Inclusion School Featured In BNN Video
  BNN (Boston Neighborhood News) aired this video May 13, 2011 about the Henderson Inclusion Elementary School and the arts-based teaching strategies developed with VSA.
• Charles Washburn Co-authors New England Museum Association Article
  
• COOL Schools Workshops Announced
  The Education Department of VSA Massachusetts has scheduled a series of four professional development workshops taking place October 10 - 25, 2012.  They include: The Play
• Live Webcast of Theater Breaking Through Barriers
  Watch a Live Webcast of Theater Breaking Through Barriers Tuesday July 24, 6:00pm ET. VSA & Accessibility Department of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents
• Henry Butler - "Inclusive By Design" Concert
  Henry Butler, a New Orleans piano legend who has been blind since birth, along with visual artist, Nancy Ostrovsky, demonstrate principles of Universal Design in the perfo
• Invitation: All Access Pass to VSA Massachusetts
  Please join VSA Massachusetts at our next All Access Pass tour to learn more about our work towards educational and cultural inclusion in the arts.  We are now hosting tou
• CVS Caremark and VSA Announce 2012 All Kids Can CREATE Exhibition
  (WASHINGTON, D.C.) –– VSA, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and CVS Caremark All Kids Can have announced the 102 students of all abilities that will be
• Charles Washburn interviewed on MCB Radio
  MCB's (Massachusetts Commission for the Blind) Horizons Radio affiliate Vince Lombardi interviewed VSA Massachusetts Executive Director Charles Washburn May 4, 2012.  Clic

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