VSA Minnesota Home Page
Chris Juhn’s Photography purchased by Park State Bank-Warehouse District
VSA Minnesota is pleased to announce that 13 photographs by Chris Juhn have been purchased by Park State Bank-Warehouse District for its permanent collection. This is the first purchase Park State Bank has made since its eight-year collaboration with VSA Minnesota. Read more about Chris Juhn Photography purchased by Park State Bank...
Arts accessibility grants available in Metro Region
Nonprofit arts groups in the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area can apply to VSA Minnesota for grants of up to $15,000 to help make arts programming, activities and facilities more accessible to people with disabilities. Read more about the Metro Arts accessibility grants...
Arts accessibility grants available in Lake Region
ADA Accessibility Improvement Grants are available to arts organizations served by the Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) to help make arts programming, activities and facilities more accessible to people with disabilities. Read more about the Lake Region Arts accessibility grants...
Performers with disabilities on stage
Several Twin Cities performances in the coming month will include performers with disabilities: Michael Cohn, Sam Jasmine, Juliette Silvers and the BOLD-choice Theatre Company of Duluth. Read more about the performers with disabilities on stage...
Artwork by Jill Lynne Ness on display at Vision Loss Resources
Artwork by Coon Rapids visual artist, Jill Lynne Ness, is now on view until April 30, 2013. These works are an exploration of color and texture, inviting the viewer to reach out and touch them. Read more about the exhibit at Vision Loss Resources...…
Seven Emerging Artists with Disabilities Receive Jerome Grants
Seven Minnesota artists have been awarded grants of $1,500 each by VSA Minnesota. The 17th annual competitive grant, funded by the Jerome Foundation, recognizes excellence by emerging Minnesota artists with disabilities and encourages them to complete new work. Read more about the seven emerging artist recipients...
VSA MN Calendar
| Thru May 24 | 50th International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, second floor, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, 800 E. 28th St., Mpls. |
| Thru May 25 | Paul J. Flick exhibit (VSA Emerging Artist grant winner) at Robbin Gallery, 4915 42nd Ave N, Robbinsdale; 763-537-5906, www.robbingallery.org |
| Thru August 31 | 50th International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities opening reception at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, second floor, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, 800 E. 28th St., Mpls.; 5:00-8:00 PM; exhibit runs through May 24. |
| May 17 | Application deadline for ADA Access Improvement Grants for Metro Arts Organizations: http://www.vsamn.org/new.html#grantinfo2 |
| Thursdays | 6:30-7:00 PM – KFAI "Disabled & Proud" program with Sam Jasmine on 90.3 FM Minneapolis or 106.7 FM Saint Paul. Website: http://kfai.org/disabledandproud. |
| May 24 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Accessibility Improvement Grant Panel for Lake Region Arts Organizations, LRAC Office, 133 S. Mill St., Fergus Falls. |
| May 27 | Memorial Day – VSA Minnesota office closed. |
| June 2 | 2:00-4:00 PM – Felix Cheng exhibit reception at Vision Loss Resources, 1936 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis. |
| June 6 | 7:00-9:00 PM – Open Flow for artists with disabilities, Carleton Artist Lofts, 2285 University Ave. W., St. Paul. http://www.vsamn.org/new.html#awdameet |
| June 13 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM: ADA Accessibility Improvement Grant Panel for Metro Arts Organizations, Hennespin Center for the Arts #210, 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. |
| July 3 | 7:00-9:00 PM – Open Flow for artists with disabilities, Carleton Artist Lofts, 2285 University Ave. W., St. Paul. http://www.vsamn.org/new.html#awdameet |
| July 4 | Independence Day – VSA Minnesota office closed. |
| July 26 | ADA Anniversary Celebration at site/time TBA. |
| Sept. 5 | 7:00-9:00 PM: Open Flow for artists with disabilities, Carleton Artist Lofts, 2285 University Avenue West. St. Paul. http://www.vsamn.org/new.html#awdameet. |
