Sean Murphy discusses special education programs with Jill Horner of Comcast Newsmakers.
Today is a Great Day!
For shopping!
Shop today and every day with Amazon Smile linked to your Amazon account. For every purchase made through smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a portion to Matheny, how easy is that? Shop today through this link – smile.amazon.com and the graphic above.
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Matheny’s EIN # 22-1482276
Don’t Miss Miles for Matheny – 20th Anniversary!
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Liberty Park, Peapack, NJ
Register Donate/Sponsor Support a Participant
Miles for the Matheny is celebrating its 20th anniversary! It’s a community event and fundraiser that gathers patients, students, residents, families, friends, and neighbors to celebrate every person’s achievements and abilities rather than focus on their disabilities. Miles has something for everyone – wheelchair and fitness walks and several cycling events – it’s a fun day for all! When you sign up, you can support a friend, become a sponsor, or setup a team fundraiser. Register soon! Early bird rate ends on May 8th.
Entertainment Begins at 10:00 am and ends at Noon
Face Painting
Free Breakfast
Free Popcorn, Cotton Candy, and Ice Cream
Liam Quat – Jugglers and Acrobats
Petting Zoo
Red Bulls Street Team
La Fe Food Product Samples and more!
Download a copy of the 2017 Miles Brochure
Happy Birthday, Mr. Matheny!
Happy Birthday to Chuck! Yesterday we celebrated Chuck’s 76th birthday with his favorite strawberry shortcake, ice cream, and many friends, staff, students, and residents.
It was a joyous celebration for all who attended.
Today is National Doctors Day!
March 30th marks the annual observation of National Doctors Day. This day was established to recognize physicians, their work and their contributions to society and the community. On National Doctors Day, we say “thank you” to our physicians for all that they do for us and our loved ones.
Plays by People, featuring original work by the talented Arts Access Playwrights!
Join us March 25 at 6pm for “Plays by People,” a collaborative event between the Arts Access Program at Matheny and Premiere Stages at Kean University that showcases staged readings of short plays written by (and in some cases performed by) #ArtsAccess artists with #disabilities. FREE and open to the public!
Please RSVP to heather@artsaccessprogram.org to reserve your seat!
The Arts Access Program at Matheny, empowers individuals with disabilities to create art without boundaries. Through the use of innovative systems and techniques, participants can fully participate in the visual, performing and literary arts. Regardless of their disability, clients are provided with the tools and materials needed to take full creative control over their artistic journey. Arts Access provides clients with a nurturing environment for expression; a chance to interact with other artists; and an opportunity for performance and exhibition. This program is a vehicle through which disabled individuals can have their ideas; imagination and creativity come to life. www.artsaccessprogram.org.
Please join our students at the Morris Museum
March 9–12, 2017
Opening Reception
March 9, 6:00–8:00PM
Please join the Matheny School as we show off the great art of our students.
Access-ABILITY is the Morris Museum’s pioneering
series that showcases fine art created by artists
with disabilities. This exhibition highlights artwork
created by Matheny School students.
People with or without special needs are invited
to come and appreciate the works of art and the
artists who created them.
Please contact nromain@morrismuseum.org
for more information on this exhibition or click here for MathenyArtExhibition
Heroes from Home Depot give The Matheny School a much needed painting!
Thank you Home Depot volunteers!
Vocational Program Helps Emerging Artists Launch their Professional Careers
TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TURN PASSION INTO A PROFESSION FOR ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES
Community based vocational programs are helping emerging artists launch their professional art careers.
PEAPACK, NJ, January 30, 2017 – Two forward-thinking NJ non-profits, the Matheny Arts Access Program and Arts Unbound, are proud to announce the start of the second season of Art Garden CSA (Community Supported Art). Both organizations support and serve artists with disabilities, and have collaborated to bring this unique project to reality. The innovative Art Garden connects these artists with the local community, and works to further the professional art careers of the talented artists who participate.
Art CSAs are based on the traditional agriculture CSA model, in which a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. The “shareholder” receives a box of seasonal produce at pickup events throughout the year.
Substitute “art” for “agriculture,” and you have Art Garden CSA, with shareholders receiving original artwork instead of farm produce. This program is unique in that it is the only CSA which serves and supports artists with disabilities, enabling them to cultivate relationships with art buyers, whose purchases help support and sustain the artist’s career.
“Our Art Garden CSA will help local artists with disabilities launch their professional careers with the hope that they could become self-supporting through the sale of their art,” said
Celene Ryan, Director of Artist Development at Arts Unbound. “It’s a powerful dynamic because when the buyers meet the artists and receive their artwork, it dispels any misperceptions about the range, sophistication and quality of art created by people with disabilities.”
Following a successful, sold out first season, 10 new local artists with disabilities have been selected and will receive a stipend of $2,000 to create 50 pieces of original or limited edition fine art for the Art Garden. Last year, the work ranged from paintings, jewelry, wearable art, and photography. This year’s group of artists promises to deliver equally exciting, innovative work to their shareholder community. The “community” is comprised of any individual or group that purchases one of the 50 available shares. New this year, both half and full shares are available at an affordable price of $225 and $450 respectively. The shareholders will receive their art at two “pick-up” events during the year where they can meet and mingle with the artists.
Eileen Murray, Director of the Arts Access Program, says, “This program puts us at the forefront of an entirely new way of connecting artists with patrons and making original art accessible to first-time buyers. What makes Art Garden CSA so special though, is that not only are you buying outstanding art, every share purchased helps a talented artist with a disability move one step closer towards making a living as a professional artist. Your purchase also goes towards providing training to help our artists develop the entrepreneurial skills, like building a website, promoting their art and nurturing relationships, that will help them succeed in their careers.””
Year one artist Cindy Shanks said, “I was excited and happy to have my work as part of the Art Garden. It meant that people bought my art.” The Art Garden CSA team works to help artists like Cindy turn their passion into a profession one share at a time.
Art Garden CSA is made possible by a generous Community Employment Grant from the Kessler Foundation.
For more information about the Art Garden and to purchase shares, please visit the website: http://www.artgardencsa.org.
Matheny Arts Access empowers individuals with disabilities to create art without boundaries. Through the use of innovative systems and techniques, participants can fully participate in the visual, performing and literary arts. Regardless of their disability, clients are provided with the tools and materials needed to take full creative control over their artistic journey.
Arts Access provides clients with a nurturing environment for expression; a chance to interact with other artists; and an opportunity for performance and exhibition. This program is a vehicle through which disabled individuals can have their ideas; imagination and creativity come to life. www.artsaccessprogram.org.
Arts Unbound is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic achievement of people living with disabilities and seniors. They provide visual arts education and professional development to help emerging artists compete on the retail market. They work with learning and emerging artists with disabilities and seniors through the two core programs: visual arts education and artist development. By promoting the work of artists with disabilities and seniors, Arts Unbound centers on their art-making rather than any impairments, and by doing so, challenges the stigma associated with disability and aging. www.artsunbound.org.
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