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WTCA opening of "Reduced"
VSA arts of Florida (VSAFL) and the West Tampa
Center for the Arts held the Opening Reception for the
exhibition entitled "REDUCED" on Friday, December
14th from 6:00 - 10:00pm. VSA's Open Door Gallery,
located on the second floor of the Center, featured the
pen & ink works of VSAFL Artist Registry member
Robert Malcom, who was one of the over 400
attendees at the event. Despite the rainy weather,
Robert seemed pleased with the number of people
who walked through the gallery admiring his work.
Another VSAFL Artist Registry member, Lora Duguay,
served as hostess for the entire event, greeting
guests as they entered the building. Lora says of her
experience at the event, "Having the opportunity to be a
part of the West Tampa Center for the Arts is a
fascinating experience for me as an artist with a
disability. The diversity of the artists in the building, as
well as the opportunities this partnership will provide,
will allow the artists at VSA to network with the general
arts community and grow as artists."
This was the second of four exhibitions that VSA will
hold as part of its partnership with the West Tampa
Center for the Arts. Artist workshops at WTCA will
begin in late January.
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| VSA Holiday Showcase in Palm Beach |
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On December 8th, performing artists from Palm
Beach County sang and danced at the PBCC/Duncan
Theatre in Lake Worth. Hosted by Alan Billingsley, the
Showcase featured ten different performances:
Southern Dance Theatre's Special Arts Ensemble
performed "A Pirate's Christmas Celebration", Donna
Tucci's "Dreams Come True Dancers"
performed "Summer Wind", The Wellington High
Wolverines with both dancers and musicians
performed "Song of the Heart" and "God Bless the
U.S.A.", violinist Elizabeth Torres engaged everyone
with "Silent Night & As The Deer Pants", the
SpotLighters razzle dazzled everyone with "Put A Little
Love In Your Heart", Jay Harmon sang "Go Tell it on
the Mountain" & "Let There be Peace on Earth",
Dynamix wowed everyone with their version of "I Write
the Songs", Nicolas Marchese & Robert Kilby
impressed with an original song "Brotherly Love" and
the Indian Ridge School students along with
professional African Dancer and Drummer Sidiki
Conde drummed, danced and sang the show out.
Like elves in Santa's workshop that are never seen,
but always busy, VSA arts would like to thank everyone
who worked behind the scenes of Holiday Harmony
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| Inclusion and the Arts Training to be held in Chipley |
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On January 17th, 2008 VSA arts of Florida will present
a training on Inclusion and the Arts in Chipley, Florida.
This session is made possible by an Arts in
Education grant from the Florida Department of
Cultural Affairs. A visual arts presenter,
movement/drama presenter and literary artist will
share best practices for including all children and
adults with and without disabilities in the arts. VSAFL
will provide several resources and informational
handouts which support the strategies. All teaching
artists, teachers, administrators and staff who work
with students or adults with disabilities are invited to
attend this free session at the Blue Lake Community
Center from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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| Residency Program at Carnival Center in Miami |
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350 students, grades K-12, who participated in 20
VSA arts of Florida artist residency programs across
Miami-Dade County, celebrated their
accomplishments on December 10 and 11, 2007, at
the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. The
students, whose residency programs were in music,
drama, movement, and visual arts, also had an
opportunity to exhibit their visual artworks in the lobby
of the Center during the culminating performances.
These exciting performances were the result of the
second year of a unique collaboration between VSA
arts of Florida, the Carnival Center for the Performing
Arts and the Miami-Dade County Public School
System, Division of Special Education to provide a
strong artist residency program to students with
disabilities in inclusive environments.
One teacher of senior high school students that have
profound mental and physical disabilities who
participated in the program, sums up many of the
feelings from the performances with this quote from
her letter of appreciation, "The entire experience, from
start to finish, brought wonderful looks of sheer
happiness to my students' faces. They
UNDERSTOOD! They finally had THEIR chance to
shine! It was a beautiful day that will be remembered
for a long time!"
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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@coedu.usf.edu
Lee Moniz
Education Coordinator
(813) 558-5094,
E-mail: lmoniz@coedu.usf.edu
Marilyn Farber
Professional Development Coordinator
(813) 558-1144,
E-mail: mfarber@coedu.usf.edu
Jenn Bade
Adult Program Coordinator
(813) 558-5093,
E-mail: bade@coedu.usf.edu
Karen Belsole
Media Coordinator
(813) 558-5092,
E-mail: belsole@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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