VSA Arts: Serious (and Inclusive) Art

by Dora Raymaker · 2009-01-07 17:49:00 UTC
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person working on paintings on the floor of her studioOn Saturday, I posted the question, how can we aspire to give talented autistic artists a chance at being artists instead of settling for cleaning up at a gallery? Autism Cause member Katie Miller commented with a wonderful answer to that: VSA Arts.

Covering the visual, performing, and literary arts, VSA Arts works both to promote people with disabilities as artists, and to educate all people about the value of the arts. VSA Arts has affiliates in a number of U.S. states and a number of countries world wide. Online, VSA Arts has an artist's registry where artists with disabilities can gain exposure for their work. A search by disability for autism turned up 29 talened artists on the spectrum when I queried it. All you artists on the spectrum reading, perhaps you can add to that number!

From VSA Arts' site:

Vision of an inclusive community
Strength through shared resources
Artistic expression that unites us all

There's nothing but Good in that, in my opinion! Thank you Katie for the pointer!

Dora Raymaker
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