SC Arts Commission Press Releases
S.C. School for Deaf and Blind Student Selected to Represent S.C. in National Art Exhibit
April 30, 2009
Media Contact:
Milly Hough
(803) 734-8698
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Devon Allen Carter, a residential student at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, has been selected to represent the state of South Carolina in this year's “All Kids Can...CREATE!” exhibition at Union Station in Washington, D.C., June 1-21. The exhibition will then travel on a two-year tour to children's museums across the country.
Carter, 14, is one of more than 4,500 students from across the nation who submitted artwork to the national exhibit. “I am very happy my art won, he said. “Thank you so much!”
Carter’s mixed media painting, “Shiny Boats,” portrays three vessels floating in a sea of orange, purple and blue. He made the hull of the boats with wood and the sails with portions of compact discs. VSA arts of South Carolina, a program of the S.C. Arts Commission, submitted Carter’s painting, which will be showcased along with 50 other works in the exhibition.
Chip Walters, Fine Arts director at the S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind shares Carter’s enthusiasm about his recent achievement. "Devon is a fine young man and we are so proud of his accomplishment,” said Walters. “The theme of our arts program is Every Child Is a Masterpiece! Devon certainly is a wonderful example of that!"
In its second year, the “All Kids Can...CREATE!” exhibition is coordinated by VSA arts with major funding through CVS Caremark’s “All Kids Can” program. The initiative is one of VSA arts’ efforts to expand inclusive arts education programs that are geared toward improving the lives and learning of young people with disabilities across the United States.
About SCAC:
The South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances. Created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission works to increase public participation in the arts by providing services, grants and leadership initiatives in three areas: arts education, community arts development and artist development. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Arts Commission is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources. For more information, visit www.SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) 734-8696.
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