Announcements
VSA New Jersey Receives Innovation Award
VSA New Jersey is proud to announce that it has received a competitive Innovation Award from the national office of VSA. This grant will support the implementation of multicultural storytelling programming for students with multiple disabilities and professional development in partnership with the Lakeview School in Edison. For more information about arts education opportunities for your school or community organization, please contact VSA/NJ.
Exhibition of Photography by Leigha Cohen at the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women
Photography by Leigha Cohen is on display at the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women in Trenton. This exhibit is open by appointment only. For more information, please contact VSA/NJ.
Since 2004, Leigha Cohen has had both bipolar disorder and chronic pain including fibromyalgia and migraine headaches. When her health allows, she shoots portraits and commitment ceremonies, although most of her work focuses on capturing landscapes. Leading hospitals such as AtlantiCare and local doctors’ and lawyers’ offices have discovered her talent, purchasing much of her work.
Leigha has shown her photography in both solo and group exhibitions at venues including Gallery 125, The Trenton City Museum, M. Christina Geis Gallery, Staten Island Museum, Mana Fine Arts, and the Toms River Library. She is one of the founding members of Art Cooperative TRACx81 and a recent member of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. A recipient of multiple competitive grants and awards, Leigha has exhibited artwork at international juried events for artists with disabilities including Artfirst! at Princeton Hospital.
Spring 2012 Parent/Child Workshops in the Arts for Children with Autism
The spring 2012 series of the Parent/Child Workshops in the Arts for Children with Autism will be offered from February 18 to April 28 in New Brunswick. This program provides opportunities for children with autism ages 3 to 21, along with their parents and siblings, to participate in visual arts and music/movement classes that are designed to enhance behavioral, cognitive, and motor skills while introducing them to the beauty and appreciation of the arts. Registration deadline is January 30. Please contact VSA/NJ for more information.
Music Mentor Program - Mercer County Institute for the Arts
The Music Mentor Program introduces young people ages 8 to 21 to the fundamentals of music including identification and execution of musical elements such as rhythm, pitch, tonal perception, and tempo. Serving as mentors, experienced musicians will guide participants as they experiment with different instruments, learn concepts, and memorize songs. Participants and their families will have the opportunity to experience a live musical performance.
This program will now be offered in segments for two age ranges: 8 to 12 & 13 to 21.
Wednesdays, January 25 to March 7, 2012
Time for Ages 8 to 12: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Time for Ages 13 to 21: 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
Mercer Elementary School (Music Room 108), 1020 Old Trenton Rd, Hamilton, NJ
Registration deadline: January 18, 2012
Seeking Nominations for 2012 Arts Achievement Awards
On an annual basis, VSA/NJ honors students with disabilities ages 14 to 21 for outstanding achievement in and dedication to the arts and educators who develop exemplary arts programming for students with disabilities. Award recipients become candidates for the NJ Governor’s Awards in Arts Education. The application deadline is January 16, 2012. Please contact VSA/NJ for application materials and additional details.
New Jersey Readers Theatre
The winning works of the 2011 Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition will be presented by the Unlimited Potential Theater Company at the New Jersey Readers Theatre event on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick. This event is offered free of charge and will feature sign language interpretation. Open captioning will be provided through support from the New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Assistive listening devices will be available. Please contact VSA/NJ for more information.
Schedule Spring and Summer Programming for Your School or Organization
Schools and community organizations are invited to begin planning and scheduling spring and summer programs including curriculum-based artist residencies, professional development trainings, and assembly programs. Please contact VSA New Jersey for more information.
Announcements
VSA New Jersey Receives Innovation Award
Exhibition of Photography by Leigha Cohen at the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women
Spring 2012 Parent/Child Workshops in the Arts for Children with Autism
Music Mentor Program - Mercer County Institute for the Arts
Seeking Nominations for 2012 Arts Achievement Awards
Schedule Spring and Summer Programming for Your School or Organization
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