FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Lynn Johnson, Administrative Assistant
VSA arts of Texas
3710 Cedar Street, #7
Austin, Texas 78705
512-454-9912
VSA arts of Texas Receives National Award for Excellence
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2008 – VSA arts of Texas, an Austin nonprofit
organization, received the 2008 National Award for Excellence in
Organizational Management at the VSA arts annual affiliate meeting.
The award cited VSA arts of Texas’ outstanding programming and
business management practices in creating opportunities in the arts
for children and adults with disabilities. VSA arts of Texas is one of
46 national and 55 international VSA affiliates working to promote
participation in the arts and arts education for people with
disabilities. “We are extremely pleased and excited to be recognized
for our efforts here in Texas,” said VSA arts of Texas’ Executive
Director, Celia Hughes, “It’s quite an honor considering the
international scope of VSA arts.” Each year VSA arts of Texas
provides professional development services, arts-based learning
activities in the classroom and community arts programs for more than
25,000 students, teachers, artists with disabilities and community
members throughout the state. For more information about VSA arts of
Texas visit http://www.vsatx.org.
About VSA arts
VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974
by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where people with
disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. 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 55 countries around the
world. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. For more information, please visit
http://www.vsarts.org
.
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