The Continuing Journey, a father and daughter show at Wesleyan Potters Gallery in Middletown will feature monoprints by Kyle O’Neil and pottery by Gary O’Neil.
The exhibit, on view Oct. 7 to Nov. 8, is co-sponsored by the Middletown Commission on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut/VSA arts. It is part of a three-year statewide initiative to provide opportunities for Connecticut artists with disabilities to showcase their work in the visual and performing arts.
Kyle, 23, was born with Down’s Syndrome. Her father Gary made a commitment to Kyle to encourage her to be the best she can be and has encouraged her exploration of all mediums from clay to paper.
Gary has been a ceramic artist for more than 30 years. He is a teacher at Washington Middle School in Meriden and a Wesleyan Potters faculty member. His approach to pottery reflects a marriage of form and function.
Kyle made her international artistic debut in Argentina in 2005 following successful exhibits of her monoprints in Connecticut. She was one of four artists on the National VSA arts Artist Registry who exhibited at the Exploring Possibilities conference hosted by YAC/VSA arts in 2007 in at the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown.
“It’s been a wonderful journey to see Kyle develop, mature, and enjoy art,” Gary says. “It has been so important for all of us in the family to stand by her and see her blossom in this way and we want to make sure that other people get to see her work and enjoy it as well.”
“It is a pleasure to support this wonderful exhibit of Kyle’s monoprints and her father’s ceramic art,” says Judith Mortensen, Young Audiences of CT- VSA arts program manager. “Through inclusive exhibits and performances such as The Continuing Journey at Wesleyan Potters, VSA arts raises community awareness and provides opportunities for people throughout the state to experience the arts created by artists with and without disabilities.”
An opening reception for The Continuing Journey will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wesleyan Potters Gallery, 350 South Main St., Middletown. For gallery hours and more information, call 860-347-5925 or online www.wesleyanpotters.com. For more information about VSA arts exhibits and programs in Connecticut, contact Judith Mortensen at 203-230-8101, ext. 15 or email jmortesen@yaconn.org.
Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut is one of 33 nationwide chapters of Young Audiences, Inc. that make the arts an integral part of the lives of children in school and community settings. As an affiliate of VSA arts— an international nonprofit organization—Young Audiences seeks to create a society where all people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
Connecticut artists with disabilities are invited to join the national VSA arts artist registry at www.vsarts.org.
The exhibit, on view Oct. 7 to Nov. 8, is co-sponsored by the Middletown Commission on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut/VSA arts. It is part of a three-year statewide initiative to provide opportunities for Connecticut artists with disabilities to showcase their work in the visual and performing arts.
Kyle, 23, was born with Down’s Syndrome. Her father Gary made a commitment to Kyle to encourage her to be the best she can be and has encouraged her exploration of all mediums from clay to paper.
Gary has been a ceramic artist for more than 30 years. He is a teacher at Washington Middle School in Meriden and a Wesleyan Potters faculty member. His approach to pottery reflects a marriage of form and function.
Kyle made her international artistic debut in Argentina in 2005 following successful exhibits of her monoprints in Connecticut. She was one of four artists on the National VSA arts Artist Registry who exhibited at the Exploring Possibilities conference hosted by YAC/VSA arts in 2007 in at the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown.
“It’s been a wonderful journey to see Kyle develop, mature, and enjoy art,” Gary says. “It has been so important for all of us in the family to stand by her and see her blossom in this way and we want to make sure that other people get to see her work and enjoy it as well.”
“It is a pleasure to support this wonderful exhibit of Kyle’s monoprints and her father’s ceramic art,” says Judith Mortensen, Young Audiences of CT- VSA arts program manager. “Through inclusive exhibits and performances such as The Continuing Journey at Wesleyan Potters, VSA arts raises community awareness and provides opportunities for people throughout the state to experience the arts created by artists with and without disabilities.”
An opening reception for The Continuing Journey will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wesleyan Potters Gallery, 350 South Main St., Middletown. For gallery hours and more information, call 860-347-5925 or online www.wesleyanpotters.com. For more information about VSA arts exhibits and programs in Connecticut, contact Judith Mortensen at 203-230-8101, ext. 15 or email jmortesen@yaconn.org.
Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut is one of 33 nationwide chapters of Young Audiences, Inc. that make the arts an integral part of the lives of children in school and community settings. As an affiliate of VSA arts— an international nonprofit organization—Young Audiences seeks to create a society where all people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
Connecticut artists with disabilities are invited to join the national VSA arts artist registry at www.vsarts.org.
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