The NDSU Memorial Union Art Gallery will showcase a traveling art exhibit, titled “Green Light – Artists with Disabilities,” from March 2 through April 17. The show is co-sponsored by Volkswagen, the Memorial Union Gallery and the NDSU Office of Disability Services.
This is the eighth exhibit that the VSA arts and Volkswagen Group of America Inc., have created to help recognize and showcase emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25,who are living in the United States.
VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization that was founded by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith in 1974 to create a society where people with disabilities could learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. For more information, go to www.vsarts.org.
More than 20,000 calls for entry to high schools and colleges around the country were sent out, inviting submissions that illustrate the theme “Accelerate.” Out of 236 submissions, 15 individuals were awarded a total of $60,000, generously provided by Volkswagen Group of America Inc. during a reception on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17.
A reception for the exhibit is scheduled for Tuesday, March 2, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.