Central Students Create with Clay!

Students from Central High School school students have recently begun a year-long pottery residency with teaching artist, Phil Wilson, in which they will learn the art of pottery making while expressing their unique artistic voice. The ten students will engage in the 2 hour art class on the first Friday of every month throughout the school year. This residency will culminate in May with the Central students helping to teach a workshop at Festival Day, 2010!

Decorating the DeVos Children's Hospital

The new DeVos Children’s Hospital is seeking artwork to brighten their halls and VSA student artwork will be included! Twenty of our local VSA classrooms are creating artwork for this very special collaboration. See some of the work being generated for this exciting project.

Graduated Art: Book Making!

This Fall, young adults are coming to VSA each Tuesday night from 6:30-7:30pm and learning the art of making books. This beautiful craft is taught by Book Binder, Wendy Withrow, and has thus far included creating decorative books, making unique paper, crafting nature booklets, and making artistic choices all along the way.Get a sneak peak of some of the beautiful things these artists have created so far through viewing the pictures below.

Early Childhood Family Art and Learn Night

On Tuesday, October 27, over 90 people traveled to Ken-O-Sha Preschool in Grand Rapids for an evening of art and fun hosted by VSA. At the event, these preschoolers and their families listened to stories, created pottery pieces, had their faces painted, played with parachutes, and made beautiful necklaces. It was a wonderful night for teachers, artists, students and volunteers alike!
See our facebook page for more pictures of this event.

Arts and Mentoring: Grand Haven

Students in Grand Haven's transition program (aged 18-26) classrooms are currenlty taking a 9-week watercolor and drawing class with artist, Vickie Morgan. Catch a glimpse of what they've been doing through a few pictures of the classes.

VSA Auction: A Success!

Thank you to everyone who made VSA's Annual Auction such a success! To our countless volunteers, sponsors, auction committee members, artists, our wonderful auctioneer, Judge Sara Smolenski, and of course, all of you who attended: THANK YOU! We truly couldn't have done it without all of you!

And in case you missed Fox 17's story on Friday, check it out HERE

A Very Special Art Auction

VSA's Annual Very Special Art Auction

There are still a few tickets available for VSA's annual Auction at DeVos Place tomorrow, Friday October 16, beginning at 6:30pm.

Come for delicious food, amazing auction items, to hear auctioneer, Judge Sara Smolenski, and to support the work of VSA arts.

Call #616-885-5866 to reserve your tickets.

And check out the 2009 Live Auction items on our website to decide what you'll be bidding on.

We look forward to seeing you there!