(Re) Invention: Art + Innovation + Disability + Design - Call To Emerging Young Artists With Disabilities, Ages 16-25

Deadline: June 1, 2016

Call for Art! The Kennedy Center's office of VSA & Accessibility, with generous support from Volkswagen Group of America, announce this year's Emerging Young Artist program theme: (Re) Invention: Art + Innovation + Disability + Design. We invite you to apply to be one of 15 finalists who will share a total of $60,000 in cash prizes and participate in exciting career advancement opportunities!

(Re) Invention: Art + Innovation + Disability + Design is a juried exhibition of emerging young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, that aims to showcase artwork created at the intersection of technology, innovation, and disability. We're asking: "How have technology and innovation shaped your life in terms of your art and your disability? How has our global move toward technology inspired a re-discovery of traditional or analog arts, or a new take on existing artistic practices?" Through your art, we want to see how you interpret these thematic ideas.

Eligibility:
The call is open to artists ages 16-25 living in the United States who have a disability. As defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Disability may be physical, developmental, mental, or learning. Previous award recipients are not eligible to apply.

Artwork in any medium is accepted! All artwork must have a visual component, 2-D pieces should not exceed 60 inches in either direction, and 3-D pieces must be no more than 36 inches in any direction. Submissions must be original work completed within the last three years and after the onset of disability.

Awards:
Need some money to help launch your career? The grand prize winner (first place) is awarded $20,000! Second and third place winners receive $10,000 and $6,000 respectively, and the remaining 12 artists receive $2,000 each in awards of excellence.

More Information & Submission Guidelines:
https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=3303