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An Evening with Friends
We held our annual thank-you event for our friends and supporters last Thursday at Roundabout Art Collective. The evening was a great success! Our guests couldn't stop praising the music by singer Canady Thomas and guitarist Allyn Love, food donated by Chick-fil-A of Cameron Village and Insomnia Cookies, and the lovely venue. This was one of our most successful events for donations and our featured artist of the evening, King Nobuyoshi Godwin, sold a dozen paintings. We can't thank everyone who came enough for their generosity and company. Our next event will be in April. We hope to see you there! Be sure to check our website for details.
Mental Health First Aid
 
Learn how to recognize and offer help to a visitor or patron who is showing signs of a mental illness. Staff from Alliance Behavioral Healthcare will share a five 5-step action plan and resources to connect him/her to care.

The workshop will be held at CAM Raleigh on Monday, January 11, from 12:00-1:30 PM.

This workshop is free, but space is limited. Call 919.833.9919 or email Lee to register.
 
Accessibility 101
 
Save the date for our next Accessibility 101 workshop:
February 1, 2016, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County - Fayetteville, NC

Arts Access is please to partner with the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County to offer a workshop that will enable cultural organizations to better include people with disabilities.

This workshop will cater to administrators, board members, volunteers, ushers, docents, box office staff, and additional front line staff at cultural arts organizations.

Participants will Learn
- Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it impacts arts organizations
- Common accommodations for customers with disabilities and where to find them
- Sensitivity and disability etiquette in communications and assisting someone
- Emergency procedures and safety issues
- Steps for writing your organization's ADA plan

Contact Betsy or look out on our website  for more information and registration details.

VSA International Young Soloists Award Program
A Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program

Deadline for entries: February 10, 2016
Each year, outstanding young musicians with disabilities, ages 14-25, are recognized by the VSA International Young Soloists Competition. The Kennedy Center selects up to four winners from around the world. Applicants can apply as an instrumental or vocal soloist, or as ensembles. The competition is open to all genres. Selected musicians win a $2,500 prize, professional development activities, and the opportunity to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Click here for more information!


 

ArtStream Presents its Sixth Raleigh Production

What will you do when the ice caps melt and the world is taken over by evil Sea Dragons!?

"The Heat of the Moment"- 
ArtStream Raleigh's Sixth Inclusive Theatre Company original musical production featuring actors of all abilities and a six-piece rock band!
 
Friday, January 8, 2016 at 7:30PM, Open Mic to follow
Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 7:30PM, Open Mic to follow
Sunday, January 10 at 3:00PM
 
WHERE: NRACT (North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre) 7713-51 Lead Mine Road, Raleigh
TICKETS: $10 at the door or at nract.org (must be a ticket holder to participate in the Open Mic) 

Happy Holidays from Arts Access!

Arts Access would like to wish you a safe and joyous holiday season. We are grateful for all of the opportunities we had in 2015 to bring inclusive art to North Carolina and look forward to making 2016 our best year yet.

The Arts Access office will be closed from December 24-January 1. We will have very limited access to phone and e-mail during this time. We will resume normal business activities on Monday, January 4.
 

Upcoming AD Performances:

Cinderella at Raleigh Little Theatre, December 13, 5:00pm

Black Nativity at Justice Theater Project, December 20, 4:00pm

The Book of Mormon at Durham Performing Arts Center, December 29, 7:30pm 

Matilda at Durham Performing Arts Center, January 23, 8:00pm

Matilda at Durham Performing Arts Center, January 24, 6:30pm

You can now support Arts Access just by shopping on Amazon! Click the image above for more information.

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