Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Tips for 2025 Applications

Artists with disabilities are invited to submit artwork that demonstrates excellence and their individual perspectives from the experience of disability. Artists must be ages 16-25 and reside in the United States. Applications for the 2025 program are now open. The 2025 theme is Catalyst. We ask artists to explore how their artistic identity interacts with their disability identity to spark something new. 

Applications for the 2025 program are due by February 28, 2025. Apply now!

Tips for Writing a VSA Program Site Proposal 2024-2025

The Office of Accessibility and VSA seeks arts, education, and cultural organizations to provide accessible, arts-based education experiences to students with disabilities, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Organizations are invited to submit proposals to implement VSA Programs. Read more about the proposal process.