Twenty-five Regional Artists Support Fellow Artists with Disabilities

ORANGE, N.J. - March 10, 2016 - PRLog -- Contact Person: Margaret Mikkelsen, Executive Director
Arts Unbound
542/544 Freeman Street
Orange, NJ 07050
Tel:973-675-2787
Cell:  646-898-6901
mmikkelsen@artsunbound.org

Twenty-five Regional Artists Support Fellow Artists with Disabilities

ORANGE, NJ: Arts Unbound has announced the line-up for its fourth annual Friends of Arts Unbound art exhibit and benefit sale. Several new artists are joining familiar favorites to raise funds for the non-profit gallery and art studio for people with disabilities and seniors. More than twenty-five regional artists will be supporting Arts Unbound programs through an exhibit and sale of their own work.

Donna Greenberg of Jersey City will be exhibiting a collection of mini- vessels and organic style jewelry. Her enchanting creations are inspired by the many forms of curious beauty found in the natural world and created with unexpected combinations of polymer, metals, organic and alternative materials. The petite works look like something a lucky person might find near the ocean, under a tree or perhaps on some other planet.

"I discovered polymer in 2010 and have found it an ideal material suited to my aesthetics and tactile sensibilities. Pairing low end man made materials paired with the luxury of silver or bronze are the kind of combinations that gets my heart beating loudly," said Greenberg.

Other new artists featured in the exhibit include Adam Gustavson, a painter and illustrator from West Orange, Susan Napack of South Orange, Jane R. Dell, a painter in New York City, Louis Toledo, painter and printmaker of Millburn, and Sarah Canfield, a painter from West Orange.

Returning favorites showing their continued support for Arts Unbound include, from South Orange, Rick Hauser and Dorothy Ganek; from Maplewood, Susan Cohen- Harris and Kathy Cantwell; from West Orange, Joan Goldsmith, from Florham Park, Susan Faiola; from Orange, Terry Boddie, Jeremy Moss, Robert Ramos, Ronald Freeman, and Mike Malbrough; and from Newark, Toni Thomas. Montclair is represented by Steve Langehough, Gayle Mahoney and Yvette Lucas. Mahoney and Lucas are both members of the Board of Directors of Studio Montclair, as is Sarah Canfield. Paul King of Lambertville, Humberto Ramos of Greenville, S.C., Dannielle Mick of Parsippany, and Bob O'Brien of Nutley round out the group.

The exhibit opens March 31. The opening reception for the public is Saturday, April 2nd from 5-8pm. All are welcome to attend, enjoy refreshments, and meet the artists. The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound is located at 544 Freeman Street, Orange.

Arts Unbound is dedicated to the artistic achievement of people living with disabilities and the continued artistic enrichment of seniors. They provide visual arts education and professional development to help emerging artists compete in the retail market. Last year, they exhibited the work of 75 artists, many self-taught or "outsider" artists. By promoting the work of artists with disabilities and seniors, they focus on their art-making rather than any impairments, and by doing so challenge the stigma associated with disability and aging.

The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound is open Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm, and Saturdays noon-5pm. The address is 544 Freeman Street, Orange, NJ 07042. More information is available at www.artsunbound .org or by calling 973-675-2787.