VSA / Kennedy Center Opportunities:
Webinar Series: Understanding Differences
An Exploration of Prevalent IEP Identifications for the Teaching Artist: Working with Students Who are Deaf of Hard of Hearing
In this Webinar, teaching artists and teachers will learn practical strategies for working with students in the classroom who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as how to create the most successful learning environment for them.
Presenter: Peter Geisser, Stained Glass Artist/Retired Teacher
Peter Geisser retired in 2003 after over 30 years as the Art Director at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf. He also taught for 15 years in the Department of Continuing Education at the Rhode Island School of Design and currently teaches part-time at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Yo Soy...Je Suis...I am...My Neighborhood
Children with disabilities are encouraged to create a portrait that illustrates themselves in their neighborhood! What makes their neighborhood awesome? Cool houses? Fun neighbors? A great park or playground? Student-artists are encouraged to illustrate all the important people, places, and landscapes of their local space that shape who they are and who they will be in the future
Deadline to submit: July 1, 2014
Who may submit: Parents or Educators of children with a disability, ages 5 to 18
2014 VSA International Young Soloists - Call for Entries
Now Open! We are now accepting applications for the 2014 VSA International Young Soloists Competition. Entries will be accepted online through the link below. All applications must be submitted for review by Monday, January 27, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. No late entries will be accepted.
2014 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition - Call for Scripts
Coming soon! The 2014 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition Call for Scripts will open in early November 2013. Please check back for the 2014 application form and competition guidelines.
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