Exhibition: March 25-April 29, 2017
(Artists work featured on above image: Geswin Ching, Maureen O'Donnell, Mark Ortins, Jeanne Rosenblum)
Adobe Art Gallery presents the works of Sorensdale Recreation Center in the upcoming exhibit The Artist Within 2 featuring a variety of media including two and three-dimensional work.
Gallery Director, Leah Virsik is enjoying the opportunity to work with Sorensdale Recreation Center. “On visits to Sorensdale I’ve had interaction with the maker’s themselves and like them, their work is uninhibited, direct and rarely over thought. These brightly colored works are filled with raw expression and an element of joy reflecting the maker.â€
Participating artists include: Sameera Amiri, Jagroop Atwal, Christina Barsetti, Celso Borba, Sylvia Chavez, Kyle Childress, Geswin Ching, Katelyn Chun, Marty Coleman, Robert Cross, Jimmy Falcon, Donald Fields, Thien Hoang, Beth Jones, John Laspina, Olivia Magana, Alex Magana, Tom McBride, Monica Munoz, Kara Music, Danny Nouque, Maureen O’Donnell, Mark Ortins, Marjorie Robles, Melany Rodriguez, Jeanne Rosenblum, Natalie Shomon, Pablo Suarez, Jennifer Sullivan, Gilbert Walling and Kim Weatherton.
Additionally, the exhibit will feature collaborative works between Harambee Community Services in San Leandro and Sorensdale Recreation Center. Those participating include Ray Evan, Edward
Fernandez, Joshua Johnson, Angel Lewry and Shawn Sanders from Harambee and Michaella Carbajal, Peter Fruend, Bao Hoang, Samantha Lee, Aman Majidzadeh, Nendra Varma and Stacie Zimmerman from Sorensdale.
The Sorensdale Recreation Center is a facility and program of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District. The primary purpose of the program is to provide opportunities for people with an intellectual disability (i.e., developmental disabilities) to learn and practice recreational, educational, daily living and community skills.
The Adobe Art Gallery is a program and facility of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District. It is a public fine art gallery, committed to promoting and encouraging visual arts within the District.
For more information about the Adobe Art Gallery:
Call: (510) 881-6735
Visit: AdobeGallery.org
Email:
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For more information about Sorensdale Recreation Center:
Call: (510) 881-6778
Visit: haywardrec.org/306/Special-Needs