WAE Holiday Celebration
A beautiful celebration of the community of people who make the WAE Center tick and hum and move in all of the ways that a thriving program does! Thanks go out to every single member of the team for helping to make …
ARTiculation Creates Connection at the Heidi Gallery
Artists tell their stories With the closing reception of the Contextual exhibit, nearly 70 people gathered to hear the stories behind the works that lived in Heidi gallery for the past two months. The exhibited artwork featured the use of text and …
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WAE Center Variety Show & Café – 2025
A celebration of talents in every art form! The bench of talent at JSDD and the WAE Center runs very deep! This year, the culminating performance in honor of JDAIM (Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month) was expertly coordinated by Jessica …
Marilynn Schneider and the WAE to Evolve Exhibit – 20 Years of Leadership and Art
On Sunday November 10th, 150 people gathered to honor Marilynn Schneider for her 20 years of inspiration in Directing the WAE Center at JSDD. Those gathered included: longtime, friends, families of residents and members, current and former staffers, current and former volunteers, …
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WAE to Evolve – 20 Years of WAE Art
The WAE Center at JSDD is a holistic, creative and expressive arts learning center, dedicated to Finding the Spark Within. This year is the 20th anniversary of this cutting-edge program, and WAE to Evolve represents the work of WAE Studio artists throughout …
In the Garden
The garden at the WAE (Wellness, Arts & Enrichment) Center is both: a place of hustle and bustle and of slow growth and discovery. This summer has been particularly exciting with the addition of 500 pollinator plants that we were given by the Xerces Society.
Veggies have been harvested, rocks painted, and everyone has had individual and group experiences in this compact natural habitat. The garden provides inspiration, education, respite and connection to the natural world!
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Matheny Arts Access & WAE Center Studio Artists celebrate Summer Symbiosis
Sunday, July 28th over 100 artists’, friends, fans and staff gathered to look at the first Matheny Arts Access / WAE Center collaborative exhibit to be held in Heidi Gallery. While Arts Access at Matheny and the WAE Center have been working …
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JDAIM 2024 & Wonderful Chaos Exhibit
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness & Inclusion Month. This month is intended to remind us that ALL Jews, without regard to disability, must have access to Jewish life – to work live, love, play, learn and worship how and where they choose, and to contribute to this wonderful place we call our Greater MetroWest Jewish community.
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NJMS Collaborative Arts Hybrid Exhibit 2023
Virtual Exhibit Open through August 31st Exhibit open through August 20, 2023 at NJMS 2023 brought another summer of joining forces with Arts Access at Matheny and installing a summer exhibit in the halls of New Jersey Medical School. In addition to …
Heidi Gallery – Mentor/Mentee – JDAIM 2023
“The relationship between mentor and mentee is a symbiotic one.” Yvette Lucas, Manager Prevocational Arts This wonderful exhibit is a dynamic statement about the day-to-day inner workings of the WAE Center art studios. Ranging from: one-on-one sessions between facilitator and artist, to …