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‘ARTS’ opening

Three artists from Matheny’s Arts Access Program attended the opening reception on May 19 for “New Jersey Medical School – ARTS,” an exhibit on display in the Medical Science Building of UMDNJ in Newark from May through August. The artists … Continue reading

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Arts Access at UMDNJ

Paintings and digital art by artists in Matheny’s Arts Access Program will again be part of a special exhibit, “New Jersey Medical School – ARTS,” to be held from May through August in the Medical Science Building of UMDNJ in … Continue reading

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Into the Light

Into the Light, a documentary about Matheny’s Arts Access Program, has been accepted into the Montclair Film Festival and will be screened at  2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, at the Clairidge Cinema in Montclair, NJ. In the short film, … Continue reading

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Celebrating the arts

The mission of Matheny’s Arts Access Program is to provide individuals with disabilities the freedom to create in the visual, literary and performing arts. Along with that freedom comes the opportunity for the artists to have their art displayed in … Continue reading

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Arts in March

Matheny’s Arts Access Program will be participating in two important arts events in March in New Jersey. Arts Access is joining several other organizations to be part of the ReelAbilities New Jersey Disabilities Film Festival, and Arts Access artists will have their … Continue reading

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A lawmaker visits Matheny

Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) took one look at an untitled painting by Arts Access artist Jason Christie and exclaimed, “If you had told me that was a Jackson Pollock, I would have believed you!” Rep. Lance toured Matheny recently, starting … Continue reading

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An accomplished artist

What’s the difference between art created and performed by artists with developmental disabilities and those who are able-bodied? Sonya Kimble-Ellis, the writing facilitator in Matheny’s Arts Access Program, has noticed that, “aside from infusing personal and life experiences into the … Continue reading

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Moving forward

All of us at the Matheny Medical and Educational Center hope that our friends and supporters are recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy.  Full Circle 2012: Unexpected Art, the annual celebration of our Arts Access Program, has been rescheduled for … Continue reading

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Arts in Healing Coalition

Two of the artists in our Arts Access Program, Cindy Shanks and Jessica Evans, have had artwork accepted in a juried exhibition to be held by the Arts in Healing Coalition from Oct. 17 through Jan. 14, 2013, in the … Continue reading

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Prepare to be impressed

“If I saw this show in Chelsea, I would be impressed.” That’s how Dan Fenelon, curator of the visual arts exhibition at Full Circle 2012: Unexpected Art, describes the visual art that will be on display in the Robert Schonhorn … Continue reading

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