MDA’s 15th annual Personal Achievement Awards program is under
way, and the deadline for nominations is in late January.
The awards recognize and honor the accomplishments and community
service work of people with neuromuscular diseases. They’re
awarded each year at local, state and national levels.
Anyone can submit a nomination. Pick up a nomination form and a set
of guidelines at your local MDA office.
See 2006 national
award recipients — twins Kelly Buonaccorsi
and Kristen Connors of Cranston, R.I.
3 Young Artists Earn National Awards
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"Self-Portrait
1" by Thomas Barnett |
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Three young artists with neuromuscular diseases have received awards
from VSA arts and Volkswagen of America. The three were among 15 winners,
all artists with disabilities ages 16-25, in the 2005 national juried
exhibit.
Each winner received a $2,000 award of excellence.
The three are: Thomas Barnett, 20, of Chapel Hill, N.C., for his
charcoal and chalk
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"Dad"
by Noelle Nevolo |
mixed-media artwork called “Self- Portrait
1.” He has Friedreich’s ataxia.
Hannah Miller, 24, of Chicago, for her photograph “Stilled
Life.” She’s affected by Dejerine-Sottas disease.
Noelle Nevolo, 26, of Brighton, Mass., for her oil on plywood painting
titled “Dad.” Nevolo, who has type 3 SMA, won the $3,000
second prize for a painting in the 2004 competition.
The exhibit, Shifting Gears, can be seen online at www.vsarts.org/prebuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/vw/2005. |
