Amy Gideon

When:             May 15 – August 26, 2016 Where:            Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 185 South Orange Ave. (Medical Science Building – Ground Floor) Newark, NJ 07101   JSDD’s WAE Center is pleased to announce that works of art from its 2016 “Identity and Personality Project” are featured prominently in the Rutgers NJ Medical School Annual Collaborative Art Exhibition. Each piece in this large scale mixed-media exhibit of collages and portraits was created by a team of WAE Center members in collaboration with lead artist and facilitator Tim Folzenlogen. Folzenlogen, a nationally known artist, speaks movingly about his inspiration for the project and the process through which it was accomplished. “My initial idea was to create life-size figures of […]

Meet Lead Artist Tim Folzenlogen and WAE Center artists who created “The Identity Project” Sunday, May 15, 2-4 pm – Public Reception New Jersey Medical School | 185 S. Orange Ave. | Newark

Musical magic came to JSDD’s WAE Center Tuesday, May 3, in the form of the legendary Peter Yarrow, who will be performing for us again at JSDD’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Nov. 6 at the Bickford Theater.

Musical magic came to JSDD’s WAE Center on Tuesday, May 3, in the form of the legendary Peter Yarrow, who will be performing for us again at JSDD’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Nov. 6 at the Bickford Theater. It was a dreamy afternoon for members and staff alike. We were all inspired and enchanted.

LEAD ARTISTS ArtShare Artists  |  Susanna Baker  |  Dan Fenelon  |  Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern Tim Folzenlogen  |  Gladys Barker Grauer & Onnie Strother  |  Ellen Hanauer Jennifer Levine  | Yvette Lucas  |  Mansa Mussa  | Steve Schwartz  Opening Reception | Free and Open to the Public | 2-5 PM, Sunday, Nov. 9 Gaelen Gallery East, Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange, NJ The Chairs of Inclusion, commissioned and created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of JSDD’s WAE Center, are objects of art that inspire people to change their perceptions about ability, art and community. To create the chairs, professional New Jersey artists brought their concepts and materials to the WAE Center and worked alongside WAE Center members. Creating these bright, beautiful chairs was as transformative for the lead artists as it was for the Center’s […]