As a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of those with disabilities for access to the arts, Vision/Strength/Access Missouri is a subtle but powerful force. What, precisely, is a "disability"? And is it an absolute fact that everyone can equally see, hear and encounter art in its various forms? Radically challenging conventional notions of impairment (which, to some degree, is a universal struggle) and accessibility (which, oppositely, is far from universal), the VSA creates exhibition and publishing opportunities, offers professional guidance and is the go-to place to call if a given artwork or experience is literally or metaphorically beyond one's reach. Consider what a painting is like without vision — perhaps it should be touched? Maybe a musical performance can be felt just as intensely, visually and literally? The VSA is not merely a resource for a select few, but a progressive organization making a broad call for the expansion of our sensibilities and a reconsideration of the power of art as the great equalizer.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
| Sep 25, 2014
Perennial
| Sep 27, 2012
St. Louis City Open Studio and Gallery (SCOSaG)
| Sep 22, 2011
Sloup
| Sep 29, 2010
Interchange
| Sep 30, 2009
Laumeier Sculpture Park
| Sep 24, 2008
The Black Rep
| Sep 26, 2007
Opera Theatre of St. Louis
| Sep 29, 2005
Prison Performing Arts
| Sep 29, 2004
Prison Performing Arts
| Sep 29, 2004
COCA (Center of Creative Arts)
| Sep 24, 2003
COCA (Center of Creative Arts)
| Sep 24, 2003