{"id":10503,"date":"2022-10-07T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T11:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marylanddailygazette.com\/heidi-gallery-at-jsdd-announces-its-first-juried-art-show-the-wae-open\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T11:11:14","slug":"heidi-gallery-at-jsdd-announces-its-first-juried-art-show-the-wae-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marylanddailygazette.com\/heidi-gallery-at-jsdd-announces-its-first-juried-art-show-the-wae-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Heidi Gallery at JSDD Announces Its First Juried Art Show, The WAE Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
Heidi Gallery at JSDD Announces Its First Juried Art Show, The WAE Open<\/a><\/p>\n Inaugural exhibition runs from October 20 through December 15, 2022 and showcases visual art from local area artists in the Heidi Gallery\u2019s 2,000 sq. ft. space.<\/b><\/p>\n An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, October 20, from 6 to 9pm, at which time the Exhibit\u2019s Best in Show Award winner will be announced. The Artists\u2019 Tour and Closing Reception will be held Sunday, December 11, from 2 to 5pm. Contact the Gallery at 201.341.0797 or Monica@jsdd.org<\/a> to register to attend the receptions.<\/p>\n Diedra Harris-Kelly, MFA, who is Juror for The WAE Open, says, \u201cIt was an honor to work with the first juried show of the Heidi Gallery and juror the first-ever WAE Open. The artworks chosen for this exhibition show a variety of contemporary topics and techniques \u2013 photography, collage, ink drawings, encaustic paintings, and ceramic sculptural forms. Many works employ traditional mediums that push boundaries and reorient ways of seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris-Kelly is an arts administrator who co-directs the Romare Bearden Foundation. She has extensive curatorial experience with photography, painting, archival prints, and contemporary art.<\/p>\n About The Heidi Gallery and JSDD\u2019s WAE Center<\/b><\/p>\n Established in 2021 as part of Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled (JSDD) new state-of-the-art facility, the Heidi Gallery<\/a> is focused on bringing people together to experience art and arts education while fostering a fully inclusive community. The Gallery is a 2,000 square foot space with moveable walls, thus allowing for the broadest range and diversity of media.<\/p>\n