Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2011

Fayette County Public Schools boasts four of the 30 schools in Kentucky receiving VSA Arts Inclusion Awards, which recognize outstanding hands-on projects for students of all abilities.

Bryan Station High and Millcreek, Veterans Park and Yates elementary schools earned $1,200 awards from VSA Kentucky, an arts and disability organization that advocates a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.

VSA Kentucky, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, offers educational programs throughout the Commonwealth – often involving artists-in-residence. The goal is to provide rich experiences in the arts for all children in mainstream settings. This is a chance for classroom teachers (academic, special education, art teachers) and artists (in dance, drama, music, puppetry, storytelling or visual arts) to work together on inclusive projects.

For more information, contact program director Mary Claire O’Neal at (502) 564-3775.