Amy Gideon

West Orange – The WAE Center is pleased to announce that several works of art from its Chairs of Inclusion project (www.chairsofinclusion.org) are now on exhibit at the Rutgers NJMS Fall Arts Festival at the Rutgers NJ Medical School first floor gallery, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark, NJ. The exhibit features two of Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern’s “Dialogue of Four Chairs” paintings along with Yvette Lucas’ “Care Chair” in a glass showcase. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm and the Arts Festival opening reception is Thursday, October 16, 4-6pm. The Chairs of Inclusion project celebrates the tenth anniversary of Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled (JSDD) WAE Center, a center for Wellness, Arts and Enrichment for adults with […]

I am very excited to have been recently installed as the President of JSDD.  Having served on the Board of Trustees and on the Executive Committee for the past eleven years, I have had the privilege of working with each of the previous five Presidents.  My predecessors have made their own unique mark on our wonderful organization and I hope I have learned enough from each of them to make my own worth-while contribution. Over the years I have also had the opportunity to experience first-hand the efforts of our dedicated and qualified staff.  From those who work in our homes, to those who teach in the WAE Center; from our maintenance staff to our administrative staff, executive staff including […]

The WAE Beyond program offers individuals with developmental disabilities, ages 16 and over, opportunities to gather on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and two Sundays a month to interact and experience new learning opportunities in arts and personal enrichment. All of the WAE Beyond workshops are inclusive and open to all. Registration deadline is September 13, 2013. Most classes are limited to 6 students. You may contact Yvette Lucas at yvette@waecenter.org or 973-272-7150 for additional information. Pre-registration is required. Download Brochure

3 PM, Sunday, Oct 20, at JCC’s Maurice Levin Theatre, 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange, NJ. A pre-show workshop introducing techniques for using personal experiences as artistic expression starts at 2 PM. Events are for ALL AGES and FREE OF CHARGE, NO reserved seating. JSDD’s WAECenter launches the 8th season of its Global Beat Series with a performance by Mosaic Dance Theater Company (MDTC…). The Company will premier “The Ebony Horse, A Tale from the Arabian Nights,” a dance/story theater presentation featuring a heroic prince, a beautiful princess and a magical, mechanical flying horse. Also featured are “Red Desert,” an interpretive work exploring the conflicting emotions of a woman living in a restrictive society, and “Raks El-Sai’id,” a buoyant work […]

JSDD WAE Center artists represented in 2013 Morristown Art Walk WAE Center artists are thrilled to be included in the 2013 Morristown Art Walk Sunday, Oct. 6, from noon-5 p.m. This family friendly event will take place at 10 different venues from one end of South St. to the other and three venues on Maple Ave. in Morristown. The work of WAE Center members will be showcased at Glassworks Studio, 151 South Street.