Very Special Arts (VSA)

VSA musicians’ competition accepting entries

Musicians with disabilities may apply for the VSA International Young Soloists Competition and the VSA Kentucky Young Soloists Program. The competition is open to soloists and ensembles, domestic and international applicants and musicians with disabilities of all genres. Winners will receive $2,500, perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and participate in four days of professional development activities, including master [...]

VSA seeks entries for Sustaining/Creating exhibit

Very Special Arts’ (VSA’s) Sustaining/Creating is a national juried exhibition that asks emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, to showcase work that illuminates innovative viewpoints on sustainability and contemporary creativity. Beyond its scientific definition, sustainability references notions of responsibility and stewardship of our natural world in all facets of human interaction – from the environmental to the cultural. Sustainability indicates [...]