VSA Announces Call for Teaching Artists with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2010) ― VSA seeks outstanding teaching artists with disabilities for the Teaching Artist Fellowship program. VSA recognizes the value of integrating the arts into education. Teaching artists with disabilities serve as role models of diversity, expression, and inclusive learning in the classroom. This program identifies, engages, and supports teaching visual and performing artists with disabilities who have demonstrated a high level of mastery in their artistic discipline and who possess educational experience.

Selected Teaching Artist Fellows will attend a professional development retreat in Washington, D.C.; receive subscriptions and memberships within the teaching artist network; engage in networking and teaching opportunities in Washington, D.C., and other areas; enroll in the VSA Community of Practice, a professional development website; serve as facilitators for VSA education programs; and be profiled in VSA’s publications.

Applications must be received by April 23, 2010.

VSA Teaching Artist Fellows are selected through a competitive process. Selection is based upon artistic merit, prior artistic and educational experience, professional references, and application responses. Applications are available online at www.vsarts.org/taf. Alternative formats are available upon request. For more information, call 202.628.2800, ext. 3865, or e-mail mliniger@vsarts.org.