Monday, October 4

-Friday, October 22

Exhibit of work by artistswith developmentaldisabilities, sponsored bythe NJ Council onDevelopmentalDisabilities. AU Gallery

Monday, Sept 13

throughWednesday, Sept 29

The Arts Unbound Gallery locatedat 544 Freeman Street in Orange,NJ will resume operations withartwork by gallery artists.

Friday September 17

through end of November

Exhibit featuring the work of Arts Unbound artists willbe on display at the Parlor Hair Studio in Montclair(223 Glenridge Ave; 973 746 1182)A reception honoring the artists will take place onSunday, November 14th from 3

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5 PM.Open to the public. Refreshments served.

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Issue 8 2010September

Arts

Unbound

Releasing the Creative Power of People with Disabilities Since 2002

Visual Journaling

Visual journals are essentially "art diaries."They often contain both images [usuallydrawings] and words. Like an actual diary,their contents may be rough drafts that maylater become finished artworks. And like anactual diary, they are meant to document day-to-day experiences, activities, and emotionsand are often autobiographical in nature.Although they are defined as an art form,visual journals have been used for centuries asrecords of ideas and imagination. Da Vinci'sdrawing journals of flying machines andphysicist Stephen Hawking's diagrams of thespace-time continuum are just a couple of well-known examples.Most art therapists recommend visual journaling as a way of exploring feelings andexperiences over time. In fact, the importanceof noting how artistic expressions change fromweek to week and month to month is one of thebasic tenets of art therapy; a single image or artwork is, in reality, just a snapshot of themoment. As you continue to create via a journal, your own visual language naturallyemerges and evolves over time. There are someindications that drawing in a visual journal,even for a few minutes a

day, has some healthbenefits, too. AccordingtoElizabethWarson,professor at George Washington

University’s art therapy program, the

regular practice of creating via an art journal can reduce your heart rate, increaseserotonin flow and immune cells, anddecrease stressresponses.

Visual journaling is a very cool art therapyintervention because there are so manyways to approach it. You could create avisual journal composed of daily mandaladrawings. Or try making collage journal of words cut from magazines and printmaterials or mix photo collage with writing,paint, and other materials in a sketchbook.Over the last decade, visual journaling hastaken off in some interesting directions. Forexample, "altered books" are visual journalsthat involve taking actual books andchanging [altering] them in a variety of ways. Anything goes-- you can draw, paint,collage, over-write, or even destroy pagesas a form of artistic self-expression. Sorather than working with a sketchbook or journal with blank white pages, the natureof the book itself provides a stimulus forcreative journaling.

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to play with ideas, to containemotions and life's dramas,and to serve as a source of self-care.

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Visit: www.visualjournaling.com/sketchbooks.html

In fact, old hard cover books foundin the dollar bin are some of thebest for use as future alteredbooks. If you decide to take upvisual journaling, try to make it ahabit. Just like any wellnesspractice, a visual journal is morepowerful if you make it a regularpart of your life or routine. Find atime when you devote yourcomplete attention to it and use itas a meditative retreat, letting outwhatever comes to mind in imagesand words. Visual journals are

Arts Unbound is thankful to itsrecent foundation supporters!

JP Morgan ChaseFoundation-

Providingsupport for a second yearto assist AU in reachingout to local artists withdisabilities, teachingclasses in the visual arts toyouth in the city of Orange and extending theArts Unbound gallery tothe local community.

United Way of GreaterUnion County

- Providingsupport for a fourth yearto teach classes in thevisual arts to residents of Union County (withemphasis on Summit,Berkeley Heights andNew Providence).

NJ State Council on theArts

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General OperatingSupport that will help

sustain the organization’s

visual arts classes andretail programs statewide.

NJ Council onDevelopmentalDisabilities

- Providingfunding for a third andfinal year that supportssustainable retailinitiatives for artists withdevelopmental disabilitiesincluding the sale of greeting cards, fine art andcraft and part timeemployment.

NJ Department of Labor, Division of VocationalRehabilitation (SEEDGrant)

- Federal stimulusdollars that will createsustainable and increasedearnings opportunities forartists with disabilities atArts Unbound. The grantwill be focused onindividuals who are DVReligible and will includefunding for an offsiteretail store during theupcoming holiday season,support for artists selling

We are continuing to grow and fulfill ourmission thanks to the following Funders:

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their work in craft fairsstatewide, the building of anonline Etsy store and theconducting of severalinternship programs in thevisual arts for persons withdisabilities.

We are thankful to the aboveFunding Sources as well as toour other ongoing supporterswho believe in the ArtsUnbound mission to empower students and artists withmental, physical and developmental disabilities bycreating learningopportunities and earnings potential in the visual arts.

Are there any readers who are comics?

We are looking for an article for an upcoming issue that is original,arts related and funny. It can be a personal story, a work of fictionor some general arts related tips or suggestions that have ahumorous content. The language should be family friendly and thelength of the article should run approximately 750 words. Pleasesend submissions to Glevinson@artsunbound.org. The writer of the winning piece will receive $50 and the article will be included ineither our October or November issue. Start your typing!

New Studio and GalleryHours: Monday throughFriday, 10 AM

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3 PM or byappointment. Special eventsin the gallery will beannounced and are listed onthe events page of the ArtsUnbound website atwww.artsunbound.org

Carolynne Kelly, an Arts Unboundvolunteer and a senior at Columbia HighSchool, attended a rigorous portfoliodevelopment class this summer. Herartwork was featured in an art exhibit inOrange, NJ this past August.