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Student Recognition
Florida Pride
Florida PRIDE! is an arts program in
partnership with Arts for A Complete Educiation (ACE)
and VSA arts of Florida in which a call for art is sent
seeking art work from students in grades k-12 for the
holiday cards of First Lady Columba Bush and Lt.
Governor Toni Jennings. Art work from students with
disabilities are used for the card of the Lt. Governor.
For 2006, the theme was “The Art of Family” in which
students were invited to use art to express their ideas
about family. This year, for the first time, the Lt.
Governor selected two pieces of art work for her
holiday card. Congratulations to Elijah from
Merritt
Island and Michael from Fort Piece. From a
submission of 112 entries, twenty-two of the pieces
submitted for the Lt. Governor have been selected to
go on exhibition at the VSAFL Open Door Gallery. The
exhibition runs through April 15th. end
Florida Monthly Magazine
Congratulations to Michael Correa-Ortiz, Dale
Cassens School, Fort Pierce for being selected by
Florida Monthly Magazine to recognize VSA
arts of
Florida on its 25th Anniversary.end
Presentation of both awards was held Monday,
February 5 during the St. Lucie County school board
meeting. The boys received a standing ovation for
their efforts.
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Hello from VSA arts of Florida! To keep up
with the everchanging world of technology, we are
changing our newsletter to an email format. We hope
that this format will be helpful in keeping you up to
date on what is happening at VSA arts of Florida.
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| Art on the Move |
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“Art on the Move” is a traveling art exhibit accessible to
individuals of all abilities. The exhibit features 20
selected works of art created by children with
disabilities in the Miami-Dade County Public School
system. Four of the works have also been recreated
as 3-dimensional tactile versions to be touched. This
exhibition is one of the first in Florida to be visually
described using cell phone technology. Visual
description is an assistive technology that brings
pictures to life through words. To preview visual
description dial 703-637-6780. The call is free from
any cell phone. “Art on the Move” is the result of a
collaboration between VSA arts of Florida and the
Mailman Center for Child Development at the
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The
exhibition will tour 7 sites in Miami-Dade county during
2007 and throughout Florida in 2008. For a list of
exhibition sites go to www.vsafl.org.
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| Southern Arts Federation |
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Congratulations to VSA arts of Florida artist Bruce
Cook. Bruce formerly from Jensen Beach and now
residing in Live Oak was selected as one of only 100
artists to be showcased on the Southern Arts
Federation’s adjudicated on line registry, www.
SouthernArtistry.org. Participating artists must be
nominated by their local state arts agency.
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| Impact of an Artist in Residence Program |
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The artist in residence program is a comprehensive 8-
10 week arts experience led by a teaching artist
trained to work with individuals with disabilities and
working in collaboration with a classroom teacher. An
elementary teacher in an inclusive classroom in
Tampa had a movement artist in residence work with
her students. The teacher commented that a
visually impaired student with limited movement
participated in the residency and as a result the
student “moved more in the short class session than
in the last ten years!”
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| Calendar of Upcoming Events |
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- February 9 - Focus on Education and Inclusion,
FIU, Miami
- February 10 - Focus on Recreation and Leisure
Access, Women's Park, Miami
- February 14 - Presentation on Careers in the arts
at the Special Needs and Career Development
Conference, Jacksonville
- February 19 - Docent Training - Polk Co. Museum
of Art, Lakeland
- March 9 - Training - Access for Cultural Institutions,
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
- March 30 - Annual VSA arts of Florida, Palm Beach
Festival, Belle Glade
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| Contact Us |
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Marian Winters
Executive Director
(813) 558-5095,
E-mail: mwinters@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Jan Beals
Finance Coordinator
(813) 558-5091,
E-mail: Beals@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Lee Moniz
Education Coordinator
(813) 558-5094,
E-mail: lmoniz@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Marilyn Farber
Professional Development Coordinator
(813) 558-1144,
E-mail: mfarber@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Jenn Bade
Adult Program Coordinator
(813) 558-5093,
E-mail: bade@coedu.usf.edu
Beth Gordon
Cultural Access Coordinator
(786) 261-6021,
E-mail: bgordonvsa@gmail.com
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The content of this informational piece was developed
in part through funding provided by the central office of
VSA arts, under an award from the U.S. Department of
Education. the content, however, does not necessarily
reflect the policy of the U.S. Department of Education
and endorsement should not be assumed.. VSA arts
of Florida is funded in part by VSA arts; Florida State,
Division of Cutural Affairs, Kurt S. Browning, Secretary
of State; The Florida Arts council, the National
Endowment for the Arts; and the University of South
Florida.
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