The City of Seattle is seeking volunteers to serve on the newly formed Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities. The Commission is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on issues of importance to people with disabilities. The application deadline is March 11, 2010. Read More
Seattle City Seeks Disability Commissioners
Friday, 5th March 2010 at 12:51amArtsTime Conference: Call for Presenters
Tuesday, 16th February 2010 at 5:16pm
ArtsTime 2010 Conference: Transforming Classrooms, Education and Lives
October 8th and 9th, 2010 – State In-Service Day
Creative Activities and VSA Washington are co-sponsors of this important, state-wide arts and education conference – a time for those interested in the successful education of all students come together to learn and share information. We are particularly interested in finding teaching artists who can bring presentations around inclusion and accessible arts, in all disciplines.
If you are a teaching artist interested in presenting at this important conference, click here for more details:
Call for Presenters in Word: ArtsTime_2010_Call_for_Proposals Final
Call for Presenters as PDF: ArtsTime_2010_Call_for_Proposals Final
You Are Invited to ArtSpring! 2010
Monday, 15th February 2010 at 5:07pm
Creative Activities and VSA Washington are pleased to present ArtSpring!, our Annual Inclusive Arts Festival, at Seattle Center House May 4th and 5th, 2010. This two-day Festival offers unique, inclusive arts opportunities for youth, adults, and families in a variety of free activities and performances. Come and be part of the 36th annual inclusive arts festival!
Save the Date postcards, announcing this year’s theme and dates have been mailed to all Puget Sound area schools – and the Registration Form is now available for download: ArtSpring10Reg. Completed Registration forms may be emailed to artspring@vsaaw.org or mailed to the Main Office (see form for address.)
Award Winners Announced
1 Comment Thursday, 3rd December 2009 at 1:18am
"Bristlecone Pine Tree", by Jessica Thompson, Cover Art Award
Creative Activities and VSA arts of WA celebrated the winning artists in the 2009/10 No Boundaries Exhibit, “Transcendence” at a Reception and Awards Ceremony at the Harrison Street Gallery in the Seattle Center House, on Thursday, November 19th. Guests included two of the judges and many of the artists and their families.
Good food and soft classical music set a background for viewing the amazing entries in this year’s show, hanging in the Center House’s Harrison Street Gallery until November 23rd, before moving on to another venue on Capitol Hill in Seattle. This juried show produced 4 award winners and 3 honorable mentions. Works in several different visual arts media were showcased.
We Want to Know What You Think!
2 Comments Thursday, 29th October 2009 at 10:52pm
From the film Including Samuel, by Dan Habib. www.includingsamuel.com
If you got a chance to watch the new documentary, Including Samuel, we’d like to know what you think! Participate in our community conversation about the film, inclusion, arts in education – whatever thoughts came up for you. Read More
Buddy Walk ‘09
No Comments Wednesday, 7th October 2009 at 12:06pm
A Buddy Walk participant models their Buddy Crown creation!
The Puget Sound Buddy Walk was held on Sunday October 4, 2009. Buddy Walk takes place at the Seattle Center with activities located on the Fisher Pavilion. VSA arts of WA has participated in Buddy Walk for a number of years; their mission to increase awareness and highlight the abilities of everyone, provides a wonderful opportunity for our organization to host an arts activity booth. Read More
Welcome to Our Updated Website!
No Comments Monday, 3rd August 2009 at 1:39pmGreetings and Salutations! After 9 months of “gestation”, the Creative Activities and VSA arts of WA partnership is pleased to announce the Birth of its New Website!
Created to provide our Artists, Students, and Educators with the latest information on our programming and community opportunities and resources, we hope our site will be one to which you return on a regular basis. We will be constantly updating it, adding current opportunities and “news that you can use”. We invite your comments and suggestions for adding things that would be useful! And we’re not done yet! – over the next several months, additional features will appear, including an Artist Registery, an Online Store, and Calender feature. Read More
ArtSpring! 09, Dancin’ Z Path, and Challenge Air!
No Comments Wednesday, 10th June 2009 at 1:44pmCreative Activities and VSAAW Staff and Volunteers have been busy! Three wonderful events took place over the last several months; here’s the scoop on how they went!
ArtSpring!09
On May 5th and 6th, 2009, the Seattle Center House and Fisher Pavilion were alive with inclusive art and arts performances! Over 500 students and teachers created and experienced accessible art at Art Stations and Workshops during the school day; and over 1000 members of the general public joined us for MainStage shows over the 2-day festival. This year’s workshops included performances by the inclusive cast of a recent production of “Beauty and the Beast” by students from Madrona Children’s Theatre. Read More
