“A View from My Window” Shows Hopes and Dreams of Children with Disabilities AT
Creative Discovery Museum Sept. 13 - Jan. 4, 2009
Fifty-seven young artists from all 50 states and a handful of foreign countries invite audiences to share the view from their window in a new art exhibit at Creative Discovery Museum.
The theme for “A View From My Window” encouraged young artists with disabilities to capture a snapshot of their life through painting, drawing, or sculpture and explain why it makes their “window,” or perspective, unique.
“A View from My Window” opens Sept. 13 and continues through Jan. 4, 2009. The exhibition features children’s art by K-12 students with disabilities. It is produced by VSA arts, an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
“This exhibit will give people a chance to view and understand the importance of art and how it affects the lives of children with disabilities. Through this exhibit, we capture their hopes and dreams,” said Soula Antoniou, president of VSA arts.
The art works included are very diverse in subject matter and technique. Each image includes a comment by the artist.
A chalk drawing by Courtney Irvin of Madison, Tennessee shows trees and hills through the panes of a window, saying, “My window shows what I would like to see every day.”
A child from Sri Lanka showed a chaotic image of broken trees and hurt people, saying “This is what I saw just after the tsunami.”
A clay sculpture by a 17-year-old boy from North Carolina has a person walking down stairs with arms extended. He says, ”My window shows that I walk by faith and not by sight.”
VSA arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA arts showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year millions of people participate in VSA arts programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in more than 60 countries around the world. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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