As we gear up for Express Yourself on October 7, we want to take time each week to be grateful for the generosity that makes this event possible. #FrameOfMind highlights the dedicated partners who provide custom-framing for all of the works on display at Express Yourself. This week we are pleased to feature our first framer, Michael Fitzsimmons of Westwood Gallery. See him pictured here with ArtWorks resident pup, Toby. Thank you, Michael for your hard work and dedication to the #ArtWorksKids. We couldn’t do this without you! 

Published on September 13, 2018

Last week, we attended the opening of the Community Chest’s 85th Anniversary Exhibit at the Englewood Public Library. We are proud to celebrate the Community Chest’s 85 years of serving our Eastern Bergen County communities. Pictured: Laura Langley, Executive Director of ArtWorks and Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director at the Community Chest. 

Published on September 12, 2018

Thank you so much to Pam and Abby Duffus and Sam Pincus for the terrific sea creature art project at the Ronald McDonald House at Rye Playland event! We also want to thank the wonderful volunteers who helped make the art come to life! #ArtWorksKids

Published on August 14, 2018

Thank you so much to Rebecca for putting together an art supply drive in honor of her Bat Mitzvah. Rebecca is very passionate about ArtWorks’ mission and was very excited to donate over 300 art supplies. We are so appreciative! #ArtWorksKids

Published on August 13, 2018

We recently visited Child Life Specialist, Lisa Del Guidice and ArtWorks Teaching Artist, Steven Hazlett to observe Steven’s Macro Photography Workshop at NYU Langone’s Rusk Rehabilitation. Young Artist, Harry was so excited to introduce Steven to his brother and parents. The boys scattered glitter, pompoms and confetti onto paper plates and used a digital camera to create macro compositions. They also decorated frames for their finished pieces with the same objects they photographed. Steven said about his program, “I like to think that the patients I work with are left feeling inspired to continue exploring and appreciating the world around them as if they’re seeing it for the first time. The wonderful thing about macro work in a hospital is that it transports you beyond the barriers of that setting, all through the lens of a camera!” #ArtWorksKids

Published on July 27, 2018

Our partners at The Initiative for Women with Disabilities at NYU Langone along with our Teaching Artist, Deborah Dawson, proudly supported the 2018 Disability Pride Parade! We were elated when we heard that this year’s theme was CREATIVITY!

Published on July 26, 2018

ArtWorks was humbled and grateful to be the 2018 Beneficiary at the Angelos Mission Ensemble’s Annual Benefit Concert this past Saturday, July 21 at the Joy Christian Fellowship in Englewood, NJ. The students have a remarkable talent and we were honored to be included in this wonderful event. Thank you to Director, Soo Bae and everyone at AME and to the Joy Christian Fellowship community. Your generous support will help further our mission to bring creative and performing arts programs to children facing chronic and life-limiting illness and their families.

Published on July 24, 2018

Young Artist, David, from Hackensack University Medical Center is helping ArtWorks wish a very Happy Birthday to our Teaching Artist, Chris Dudick! Thank you for sharing your love of creative animation with so many of our Young Artists, we hope you have a wonderful day!

Published on July 23, 2018