WELLSVILLE, NY – Allegany Arc, an agency for the rights and
full participation of children and adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities, invites the public to view their 2019 Arc Art exhibit at the
Wellsville Creative Arts Center, 124 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY. Arc Art
will be on display through March 31st.
“We are honored to have partnered with the Wellsville
Creative Arts Center for 12 years to promote disability awareness, and to
encourage individuals with disabilities to explore new activities and discover
their inner artist,” says Carrie Redman, Allegany Arc’s Director of
Administrative Services. “Arc Art is a celebration of self-expression by
artists with differing abilities and this year’s Arc Art exhibit coincides with
March being National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Arc Art honors
individuals with disabilities throughout Allegany County and provides a
stimulating and supportive environment that promotes creative expression,
independence, dignity, and community integration.”
“The goal of the Arc Art program is to encourage arts among
individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by giving them a
place to exhibit their artwork while increasing awareness within the general
population about the creativity and talent of people with disabilities,” says
Redman. “Over 20 artists are displaying their work in the Arc Art exhibit. The
works on display demonstrates the extraordinary creativity of its makers
through an abundance of styles and images. In some instances, the artist’s
disability directly influences their art; in other cases, their disability has
little or no effect on their work.”
Arc Art is a celebration of self-expression by artists with
differing abilities. It is an Allegany Arc sponsored outlet for artists with
special needs to not only express themselves through art, but to raise
community awareness of the diversity and value of artistic expression.
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“Unity,” created by Allegany Arc’s Day Habilitation program
participants, is one of many Arc artworks that can be seen on display at the
Wellsville Creative Arts Center during the months of February and March.
