SPOTLIGHT: Two Exhibitions Devoted to Arts and Disabilities

Organized by VSA Vermont, a statewide non-profit organization devoted to arts and disabilities, and curated by Greensboro artist Paul Gruhler, “Engage” is a juried exhibition showcasing art created by 35 Vermont artists with various disabilities.

“More Like You Than Not” is organized by Bennington Museum curator Jamie Franklin as a complement to Engage. This exhibition takes a look at some of the varied contexts in which artists with disabilities have worked in Vermont and the surrounding region during the last 200 years. The art in “More Like You Than Not” — a quote from Vermont artist and autism activist Larry Bissonnette — reminds us that we all share a universal humanity. Indeed, we are all more alike than different.