In honor of the 10th anniversary of JSDD’s Wae (Wellness, Arts, Enrichment) Center, a large scale collaborative art project is currently underway. Ten life-sized chairs have been commissioned from professional artists, each of whom is working with the Center’s member artists to create a chair as an art/sculpture object.
The chairs represent our commitment/belief that every person is entitled to a “seat at the table”—in our community and our family lives. The goal of the project is to shift perceptions about people with developmental disabilities and broaden and grow the public’s awareness of policies about inclusion.
Tenth Anniversary Celebration of JSDD’s Wae Center
Honoring Randee Rubenstein and premiering the Chairs of Inclusion
WHEN: Nov. 2, 2014; 5:30 PM Cocktails and Dinner
WHERE: Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road (entrance on E. Cedar Street), Livingston
Entertainment by The Paper Mill Playhouse Choir
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE or to request a printed invitation contact:
Joni Levine 973-272-7148 or jlevine@jsddmetrowest.org
Exhibit Opening – Free and open to the public
Come and meet the artists and see what all the buzz has been about.
WHEN: Nov. 9, 2014; 2-5 PM
WHERE: Gaelen Gallery East, Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange
Lead Artists: Susanna Baker | Dan Fenelon | Tim Folzenlogen | Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern | Ellen Hanauer | Jennifer Levine | Yvette Lucas | Mansa Mussa | Stephen Schwartz
Ultimately, these chairs will travel as a group or individually and will be exhibited at a variety of venues, including museums, libraries, schools, houses of worship, etc. They are testimony to the talents that oftentimes lay hidden in people with special needs.
