EXHIBIT AT THE MALL AT CHESTNUT HILL! Gateway artist Paul Stevenson currently has three large, abstract works on exhibit at the Mall at Chestnut Hill across from the Concierge Desk near the main entrance. The Mall is located at 199 Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill. The works are 36 X 50 in., two in charcoal, and one in acrylic, on rag paper. Stevenson has recently sold his landscapes to prominent collectors and is beginning to develop a following.   Severe Budget Cuts   On Oct. 15, 2008, Governor Patrick announced $1 billion in state budget cuts. Gateway Arts, which had been providing psychiatric day rehabilitation services for 19 clients funded by the Department of Mental Health that withdrew $145,000 which resulted in a loss of services for almost all of these artists, the elimination of four jobs, and negatively impacted the entire Program due, in part, to staff reduction.   The cuts were implemented on December 31.   Although we can’t predict with absolute certainty what the future will bring, be assured that we will continue to work hard to help the Gateway artists and the staff who serve them in making any needed transitions.   We most especially welcome your donations at this time to help us formulate a pilot plan to continue to provide services to some of these most talented artists. To make tax-deductible donations or with any fundraising ideas or opportunities, please call Mona at 617-734-1577, x21.   Thank you for your continued support during these troubling financial times!     Read this recent Boston Globe Editorial about the Budget Cuts - http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2008/12/09/unkind_cuts_for_mentally_ill?mode=PF     CHECK OUT GATEWAY AT #3 - ONE OF 30 GREAT THINGS TO DO IN BROOKLINE! http://www.townonline.com/brookline/lifestyle/x1427486605         GATEWAY DIRECTOR WAS ON PANEL AT MFA FILM EVENT Art on Film Lorri Berenberg, Director of the Berenberg Gallery and Rae Edelson, Director of Gateway Arts, a Vinfen Service, were present for the discussion that followed the screening at the MFA of the film, Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Betsy Bayha (US, 2006, 26 min.).   For Judith Scott, a woman with Down syndrome, who is deaf and does not speak, colorful fiber sculptures made out of found objects and yarn are her complex means of communication. Judith is a self-taught artist. After thirty-five years of institutional life in her home state of Ohio, with little or no creative outlet, she began to experiment with art when her twin sister Joyce regained custody of Judith and moved her to the San Francisco Bay Area. This film transports viewers into the mysterious realm of the Outsider artist. We see the studio where Judith creates every day, the group home where she lives in Berkeley as well as the museums and art galleries around the world where Judith's sculptures are exhibited. Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott delves into the life of a compelling, creative and talented individual who has survived in the face of daunting odds to create rich and intriguing works of art.  .

GATEWAY IN THE NEWS!

*The Brookline TAB published an inspiring profile about a new Gateway artist, 
Gilberto Palacios, Cuban visionary. Read it here:

*Yankee Magazine, April 2004, contained a cover feature article about Gateway-"Artists with Disabilities Blossom at Gateway Arts". Five color reproductions of paintings by Gateway artists, Ruby Pearl, Gabrielle Sichel, Sanders Paul, Bohill Wong, and Robert Kirchner accompany the text.You can see  text only at: http://www.yankeemagazine.com/thisissue/gatewayarts/

*It is with great sadness that we report the passing of longtime Gateway artist, Bohill Wong.You can read his obituary from the Boston Globe here: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/09/16/bohill_wong_disabled_artist_created_works_of_whimsy/

and from the Brookline TAB here: http://www2.townonline.com/brookline/obituaries/view.bg?articleid=89862&format=text

*Boston Globe's Calendar Section(1/8/04) featured Gateway in an article,"Gateway Center Deals in Art Without Barriers". You can link to it at :http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2004/01/08/gateway_center_deals_in_art_without_barriers?mode=PF

*Gateway  was the main focus of the Boston Globe Magazine's "Finishing Touch" with a full page photo spread (10/19/03).

*Boston Magazine wrote about Gateway in its October issue, pp.248-9 "The Healing Arts".

GATEWAY ARTS DIRECTOR RECEIVES NOMINATION

Rae Edelson, Director of Vinfen’s Gateway Arts, was nominated for the Ford Foundation’s Leadership for Changing the World award for her efforts in getting results tackling social problems that affect communities across the U.S. The winner will receive $100,000 for his/her organization to help advance its mission, plus $30,000 for training and other supports.
 

GATEWAY GOES TO THE FAIR!

Nine Gateway artists were represented by the Berenberg Gallery at the popular Outsider Art Fair in New York City, January 23-25. They were: Ronde Allen, Carmella Salvucci, Carl Philips, Cathy Anderson, Robert Kirshner, Bohill Wong, Roger Swike, John Colby, and Sanders Paul. The January 22 preview was a benefit for the American Folk Art Museum.

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