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News From The Field
"Rappin and Rollin",
Class X52, P75Q@ PS254Q.
Teacher: Lisa Sampson, Principal: Brenda
Gallashaw
Murals
On Parade
Welcome Celebration
Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 4-5:30PM
VSAarts
of New York City is proud to present
its 2009 Mural Project. One of the most
imaginative programs of VSAarts of New York
City was the development of the Annual Murals
Project, which stimulated a response from
hundreds of classes, celebrating the richly
diverse cultures in New York City. Dr. Bebe
Bernstein, Director of VSAarts of New York
City, extends her appreciation to all of
her students, teachers, and administrators
who participate and contributed to the success
of this project. It demonstrates the sharing
spirit of our city.
The
Murals on exhibit were created for and displayed
at the New York City VSAarts Festivals.
This year's theme centered on "Celebrate
the Arts in New York City!". Thirteen
of these Murals have been selected to be
highlighted in the 2010 VSAarts NYC Calendar.
The calendar serves to increase public awareness
and recognition of the contributions of
pupils with disabilities in the arts.
To
learn more about the ArtsAccess program
at the Queens Museum of Art click here.
Please contact access@queensmuseum.org
to schedule a self-guided school trip of
the exhibit.
ArtsAccess
programs at the Queens Museum of Art are
supported in part by the Institute of Museum
and Library Services, John H. and Ethel
G. Noble Charitable Trust, Barker Welfare
Foundation, Colgate-Palmolive Corporate
Giving, Astoria Federal Savings, Michael
Tuch Foundation, and VSAarts. Additional
funding provided by the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State
Council on the Arts.
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NYC: Honoring Queens Student
Congratulations
Miguel Martinez!
MS 210 Queens, NY
Martinez
will be honored at a ribbon cutting ceremony
in Washington D.C. on November 16, 2009 at
the U.S. Department of Education for his piece,
Newborn Baby, submitted to the 2008-2009
Artlink International Exchange program (recently
renamed ArtePostal).
As is customary every year during International
Education Week the artwork from the previous
year's ArtLink Program is put on exhibit at
the U.S. Department of Education.
Martinez
will be attending the ceremony with his parents.
Newborn
Baby
Medium: oil pastel
Martinez, M.
“I’m
at the hospital in the nursery watching
my mom with my newborn baby sister.
I can’t wait to hold her because the
window separates us. I chose this scene
because it’s a memory I won’t ever forget.
I really love being a big brother.”
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VSA
arts Awards
Fellowships for Teaching Artists with Disabilities |
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VSA
arts announces its 2009-2010 Teaching Artist
Fellows: Kemlyn Tan Bappe of Mount Pleasant,
Iowa; Tom Harmon of Terry, Mississippi; Richard
Jenkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Marquetta
Johnson of Decatur, Georgia; and Sharon
Leary of Geneseo, New York (shown above).
The premier fellowship for teaching artists
with disabilities in the nation, the award
provides networking support for the artists
and professional development opportunities,
including a week-long intensive workshop in
Washington, D.C. from August 10-14.
Leary,
a potter and teaching artist, specializes
in functional high-fired pottery that combines
elements of American and Asian ceramic traditions.
Her ceramic work provides a creative activity
for pain management of her chronic acute migraines,
as well as an artistic vehicle for expression.
Leary works primarily with elementary school
students on arts integrated lessons that animate
core academics with motivational arts activities.
Read
more:
2009-2010
VSAarts Teaching Artist Fellows |
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VSA
Arts & Volkswagen Group America
Accelerate
This
is the eighth year that VSA arts has partnered
with Volkswagen to recognize emerging visual
artists with disabilities, ages 16 - 25, who
are living in the United States. Fifteen artists
will be awarded a total of $60,000 during
a reception on Capitol Hill that will take
place on Thursday, September 17, 2009.
Satori
Oil and Graphite
Niamh Butler (Montrose,
NY)
Grand Prize Winner $20,000
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Brother's Quay PFF
Trailor
Media Art
Jeff Nelson (Mamaroneck,
NY)
Award of Excellence $2,000
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 From
The New York Times
November 25, 2009
Learning His Body, Learning to Dance
By
NEIL GENZLINGER
Gregg Mozgala, a 31-year-old actor with cerebral
palsy, had 12 years of physical therapy while
he was growing up. But in the last eight months,
a determined choreographer with an unconventional
résumé has done what all those
therapists could not: She has dramatically
changed the way Mr. Mozgala walks.
In
the process, she has changed his view of himself
and of his possibilities.
Mr.
Mozgala and the choreographer, Tamar Rogoff,
have been working since last winter on a dance
piece called “Diagnosis of a Faun.” It is
to have its premiere on Dec. 3 at La MaMa
Annex in the East Village, but the more important
work of art may be what Ms. Rogoff has done
to transform Mr. Mozgala’s body.
“I
have felt things that I felt were completely
closed off to me for the last 30 years,” he
said. “The amount of sensation that comes
through the work has been totally unexpected
and is really quite wonderful.”
To
continue reading: www.nytimes.com
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