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What is it like to visit an art museum or gallery if you cannot see? A group of member artists from JSDD’s WAE (Wellness, Arts, Enrichment) Center are in the process of learning what that is like through a class that has been dubbed “Seeing Beyond Our Limitations.” On a recent visit to the Montclair Art Museum, four sighted members paired off into teams of two, and each took a turn being blindfolded as the other described the artwork in a way that would allow his or her partner to visualize it, using three criteria: What do you see? What do you feel? What is the story behind this piece of art? On Feb. 6, they will take that experience […]

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WHAT:   Opening of Out of the Box, a JSDD WAE Center Art Exhibit, with featured speaker Andrew Edlin (Reservation required) WHERE:  Gaelen Gallery East at JCC Metrowest, 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange WHEN:   4-7 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2012 “Out of the Box,” an exhibit opening on Sunday Nov. 11 in the Gaelen Gallery at JCC Metrowest, highlights artwork created by more than 40 members of JSDD’s WAE (Wellness, Arts, Enrichment) Center. The guest speaker will be New York City art dealer Andrew Edlin, an enthusiastic champion of self-taught artists who operate beyond the discourse of mainstream contemporary art. Since its opening in 2001, the Andrew Edlin Gallery has developed his niche roster, which ranges from the unconventional animator Brent […]

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JSDD’s Wellness, Arts, Enrichment (WAE) Center launches the 7th season of its Global Beat Series with “Folklore and Fantasy,” a performance of dance, music and myth from the Near East by Mosaic Dance Theater Company (MDTC). The production is scheduled for 3 PM on Sunday, September 9, at Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ 07052. In addition to favorites from MDTC’s diverse repertory, the Company will premier The Paradise of Children by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a dance/theater presentation of the story of Pandora’s Box, adapted and directed by Morgiana Celeste Varricchio and choreographed by Samara Adell. Also premiering is an awalim-style dance from Mohammed Ali Street in Cairo, with on-stage musical accompaniment by popular Arabic musicians from the NY/NJ […]

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WAE Beyond: A Members’ Club will present its first Film Festival on Sunday, March 18, 2012, 1-4 p.m. at JSDD’s WAE (Wellness Arts Enrichment) Center, located at 270 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange, NJ. Admission to the show is $10, payable at the door. The Film Festival will feature original short works, reflecting a variety of topics, by members of the WAE Beyond and WAE Centerprograms as well as selected submissions from local filmmakers. Styles include traditional and computer generated animation, live action narrative, and documentary. The longest selection (18 minutes) is Breaking Boundaries: the Art of Alex Masket, a documentary by Dennis Connors about a 23-year-old artist with severe autism. As an added attraction for local film enthusiasts, John Skillen, former librarian and film programmer at the Montclair Public […]

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They Came for the Art; They Came for the Music   JSDD’s Wellness, Arts, Enrichment (WAE) Center wrapped up its 2011 Global Beat Series on December 8 at B’nai Shalom with a lively Latin rhythm performance by Los Ciegos del Barrio. The event combined the concert, for the very first time, with a silent auction featuring a large selection of WAE Center artists’ original art work and a kosher wine tasting. JSDD Executive Director Linda Press (left), who was the successful bidder in a very brisk silent auction, WAE Center Director Marilynn Schneider, Diane Klein of UJC Metrowest, and JSDD Board Member Larry Rein with Los Ceigos del Barrio, who brought a new appreciation of Latin rhythm to the community. […]

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