VSA Missouri and 2013

Where We Can Read The Wind a VSA Missouri exhibition Opens January 11, 2013 5:30 - 7:30pm at the Regional Arts Commission Join us for the culminating exhibition of a year long tour of this fantastic exhibition. Artists: Christa Carpenter, Dave Carter, Robert Cornman, Shannon Drew, Carol Fleming, Lynne Green, David Kontra, Hal Moran, Patrick Patterson, and Jon Robinson Most people would agree that being born deaf is enough of a challenge. But Carol Fleming, one of ten artists with disabilities in the exhibition Where We Can Read the Wind at the Regional Arts Commission (RAC), also lost her father while she was in high school. "This made me comprehend how truly precious life is," she says. "I realized it was important to make each day count." The show is sponsored by VSA Missouri, a statewide organization promoting access to the arts for people with disabilities. VSA also published a 2011 anthology titled Where We Can Read the Wind which presents the work of 26 writers and artists, including the ten artists in RAC's exhibition, who live and work all over Missouri. The exhibition has been made possible by the generous support of the Missouri Arts Council and the NADC (The National Arts and Disability Center) Where We Can Read the Wind opens at RAC on Friday, January 11 from 5:30 - 7:30pm and is free and open to the public. The gallery talk with the curator and artists takes place on Thursday, February 14 and includes a poetry reading. The exhibition continues through March 9. To Support VSA Missouri click the donate button and make a secure donation through paypal Or you can help by signing up for GoodSearch and choosing VSA Missouri as your charity of choice. Visit GoodSearch for more information. Art @ Des Peres Hospital on view now through April 21, 2013. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular hospital visiting hours:  Daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.