Connected is the 18th exhibition presented by the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts as part of the VSA Emerging Young
Artists Program. This juried competition and national touring
exhibition displays work from fifteen artists with disabilities at
the beginning of their careers. Each individual talent, mode of
expression, and view of the world broadens our dialogue about
disability and the arts.
This year’s theme asks artists to connect, to span new distances,
and to see unexpected relationships. When is connection, or
disconnection, most needed? What roads lead us there?
Overlapping stories and interrelated ideas can overwhelm or
can create important new discoveries. These artworks resonate
deeply and spark greater understanding of our connected lives.
