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March 2009
Quick Facts:
Muncie workshop:
Tuesday, April 7
12:30-1:30pm
Hillcroft Services
(Employment Services Center)
4105 North Walnut Street
Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: FREE
Richmond workshop:
Thursday, April 9
12:30-1:30pm
Blind Ambition Gallery
817 East Main Street
Richmond, IN 47374
Cost: FREE
RSVP by April 2 to Eric Rogers at 260-726-4809 or
erogers@artsland.org
Special accommodations such as sign language
interpretation or large print materials can be
arranged if requested by March 26.
Indiana is one of only two states to receive a
$4,500 grant from the NEA to host statewide
workshops for careers in the arts for people with
disabilities. |
Exploring Career
Opportunities for Artists with Disabilities in
Richmond and Muncie
The
Indiana Arts Commission is partnering with
ArtsWORK Indiana, the
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community,
and
VSA arts of Indiana to sponsor six workshops
across the state for careers in the arts for people
with disabilities. Creative Connections
workshops will take place in New Albany,
Indianapolis, Columbus, Muncie, Richmond, and
Valparaiso. Click
here to see a detailed workshop list.
Persons wishing to attend the workshops in Muncie or
Richmond are asked to RSVP to Eric Rogers at
260-726-4809 by April 2, 2009. Persons requiring
special accommodations should RSVP with their
requests by March 26, 2009.
Each Creative Connections workshop will offer tips,
tools and resources for pursuing a career in the
arts, and be moderated by Chris Karson, Chairperson
of ArtsWORK Indiana. Karson, a founder and creative
mind behind the multi-arts ensemble, The Wheelchair
Monologues, will educate attendees on the free
resources available at
www.artsworkindiana.org.
A local artist with a disability will provide
insight on tips and resources from their personal
experiences. Artist and Gallery owner, Joyce
Wittenauer Acton will speak at the Richmond
workshop. The Muncie workshop will feature author
and Muncie resident Jody Powers.
“The workshops are open to anyone, whether they have
a disability or not, but we want to address a need
that many people may not be aware of,” said IAC
Executive Director Lewis C. Ricci. “About one in
five U.S. residents reported some level of
disability in 2005, according to the U.S. Census
Bureau. These 54 million Americans are roughly equal
to the combined populations of California and
Florida.”
The community workshops are a follow-up to the 2004
Statewide Forum on Careers in the Arts for People
with Disabilities which was also the result of a
grant from the NEA to the Indiana Arts Commission.
Indiana is one of two states to receive a grant from
the National Endowment for the Arts and the National
Arts and Disability Center at UCLA. |
