Posted Monday January 21 2013 at 9:22 pm
in Open Door Gallery
Currently at the Open Door Gallery is Eleanor Rubin's exhibit Progress of the Eclipse: Memory, Memory Loss and Imagination. The artwork grew out of the artist's pain of being a caregiver for her mother, who was transformed and diminished by Alzheimer’s disease. VSA MA is presenting two events related to Eleanor's work:
Film Screening - The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's - February 12, 2013 at 6pm
This Primetime Emmy award-winning documentary takes a dramatic, compassionate, all-
encompassing look at the growing epidemic of Alzheimer's disease. The cornerstone of the project is a 90-minute documentary based on David Shenk's best-selling book. Like Shenk's book, the documentary weaves together the history and biology of the disease, the intense real-world experiences of Alzheimer's patients and caregivers, and the race to find a cure.
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Posted Sunday January 20 2013 at 6:18 pm
in Cultural Inclusion
Artists from Seven Hills Family Services in Worcester partnered with a Digital Arts class at the College of the Holy Cross to create stop motion videos of the artists' work. Attend a screening of these videos in the Holy Cross Hogan Campus Center, Jenks Suites B/C on the 4th floor, Thursday, January 31 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm.
Light refreshments will be served.
Hogan Suite B/C
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Contact Info: Lauren Buckley
Email: lbuckley@holycross.edu
Phone: 508-793-3007
Posted Friday January 18 2013 at 12:22 pm
in Education
The Kennedy Center is sponsoring a free webinar Tuesday, January 29 2013 at 3pm given by Sharon M. Malley, Ed D, Special Education Specialist, Office of VSA & Accessibility at the Kennedy Center, entitled "Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Arts: A Guide for Teaching Artists".
The intended audience is teaching artists and others working with, or who intend to work with, students with autism in the arts.
The presentation will provide an overview of autism, the challenges and gifts associated with having autism, and teaching strategies when teaching students with autism in the arts.
Register now.
