Young Artists with Disabilities

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"Accelerate" Call for Entries

Young Artists with Disabilities

Sponsored by VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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Open to young artists with disabilities, ages 16 -25, living within the U.S.

No entry fee.

"Accelerate" challenges artists to pinpoint the motivational force behind their artistic expression and to identify the catalyst that sustains their creative energy.

Art must be an original work that has been completed in the last three (3) years.

Eligible media includes: paintings, drawings, fine art prints, photography, computer-generated prints, and mixed media; must be presented in two dimensions.

Artwork should not exceed 60 inches in either direction.

Fifteen (15) finalists will be awarded a total of $60,000 in awards during an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill in September 2009, and artwork will be displayed in a nation-wide touring exhibition that debuts at the sonian.

For additional information and to access the application visit: http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/current/

Phone 800.933.8721 x3885;

Email: jenniferw@...

Alternative formats of the application are available upon request.

Deadline: June 19, 2009

Grand Prize: $20,000First Award: $10,000Second Award: $6,00012 Awards of Excellence: $2,000

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