A Hybrid Art Experience Online and by Appointment at the West Orange Arts Center

WEST ORANGE, N.J. - Jan. 11, 2022 - PRLog -- Kick-off the new year with the West Orange Arts Council's first show of 2022, the JSDD WAE Center's "Inside Out" Exhibit. It is currently on view at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey by appointment. To schedule your visit, please email info@woarts.org or call 862-500-1918.

A virtual experience will be available soon on the West Orange Arts Council's website (www.WOArts.org).  An upcoming Sunday reception will be announced in the near future.

On display is the work of over 20 WAE Center artists and most of the artwork is available for purchase. Self-driven and self-taught, this genre of work is referred to as "Outsider Art," meaning that the artist is not formally trained yet still create from an organic place of knowledge and experience. The visual representations of each artist's own raw experiences, thoughts, and feelings communicates their perceptions of the world around them, in varied and vibrant form.

The West Orange Arts Council's Gift Shoppe is also open for safe, socially distanced, crowd-free shopping by appointment and features WAE Center artists and West Orange Arts Council artists' jewelry, clothing, pottery, soaps, candles, and other beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces.

JSDD's (Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled) WAE (Wellness, Art & Enrichment) Center is a nonprofit organization and a holistic and expressive arts learning center for adults with IDD. In addition to fine arts programming, the WAE Center provides an environment where members learn, create, express themselves, and develop meaningful relationships. JSDD's WAE Center offers programs in writing, poetry, painting, film, music and more. www.jsddmetrowest.org or www.WAEGallery.org

For the most up-to-date info visit www.woarts.org, www.facebook.com/woac.org or email  info@woarts.org  Attendees are required to social distance and wear face coverings at all times.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

Contact
Monica Schneider-Brewer
JSDD WAE Center
***@jsddmetrowest.org
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