Posted Friday December 11 2015 at 9:44 pm
in Open Door Gallery
Dew Jareanvai, currently selling his work at the Open Door Gallery's Handmade Holiday Market, is also exhibiting "A Dynamic Journey: My Tribute to Rayleen Lescay" in the lobby of The NonProfit Center in Boston.
Dew uses the mediums of acrylic paints, oil pastels and everyday objects to create abstract works. His art frequently focuses on human potential and the belief that its only limits are self-imposed.
"A Dynamic Journey: A Tribute to Rayleen Lescay" is a collection particularly close to Dew's heart. Rayleen was a young woman that lived freely and without placing unnecessary limits on her life, or her abilities. Unfortunately, Rayleen succumbed to cancer in 2009. As one of her closest friends, Dew created this collection to honor her spirit and chronicle their journey together, including Rayleen's courageous battle against cancer.
This collection is comprised of four acrylic paintings following a narrative order. The red in each painting represents Rayleen. The painting titled Limitless Possibilities (shown above) is about Rayleen's zest for life and her boundless energy and curiosity. She loved to be center stage, and enjoyed doing pop-a-wheelies; and the purple and white swirly lines represent her love of movement.
Other painting in the series include "Rayleen's Adversary", "Loss Of Rayleen", and "Rayleen Holding Court".
Don't miss Dew's exhibit while you are shopping at VSA's Handmade Holiday Market.
Posted Thursday December 10 2015 at 06:19 am
in Cultural Inclusion
Join Boston's Museum of Science for a Community Partners Day on Saturday, December 12, 2015. The Museum will be celebrating Computer Science Education weekend. Participate in a wide range of hands-on computer science activities throughout the Museum. Learn programming basics in fun online games with software engineers from Microsoft, engineer a sculpture that lights up and buzzes, create an artificial intelligence to play tic-tac-toe and more!
-- Registered guests will receive up to 4 free adult and/or children exhibit hall entrances per reservation.
-- Guests can view the exhibits until 5:00pm, when the Museum closes.
-- Registered guests will receive a hand-stamp for Exhibit Hall entrance at the Community Relations registration table in the Museum lobby on December 12, 2015 between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
-- Tickets to The Science Behind Pixar can be purchased at the box office for an additional $12 per person. (Regular price: $29 adults, $27 seniors and $23 children 3-11)
-- Visit http://tiny.cc/mos1212 to register. Registration ends December 10, 2015.
-- ASL interpreters will be available. Please indicate if you need an interpreter on the registration site.
Posted Wednesday December 09 2015 at 06:29 am
in News
WNET New York recently interviewed former Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith who founded Very Special Arts, now known as VSA, four decades ago to bring the visual, literary and performing arts to those with disabilities. Kennedy Smith said she launched the initiative to help foster learning in special education classrooms.
"It develops children in a special way: That they love to go to museums, that they love to try different things, that they become more creative, that they're not just leaning things by rote, but they're doing it because they enjoy it," she told MetroFocus Host Rafael Pi Roman.
Kennedy Smith, who served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, received the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama for her work with VSA.
Despite the success of VSA, David Marquis, the executive director of the VSA affiliate in New York City says it's still a struggle to convince people of the significant role the arts play in a child's life and education. "I think people don't realize the academic connection of growing a child's mind through the arts," he said.
