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We’ve reminded our friends before and we’re excited to remind you again that October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme of this year’s national campaign to raise awareness about disability employment issues (and celebrate the many contributions of America’s workers with disabilities!) is The Right Talent, Right Now. We well know the artistic talents of…
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Make Studio is excited to bring back Cordially Invited, our annual invitational exhibition and a showcase of artists working at progressive art centers (aka art centers for people with disabilities) worldwide! This year’s celebration is bigger and better, as it’s part of our extended 10th anniversary celebration. A couple of the Make Studio program artists…
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Emmy nominations were just announced, and it just so happens that artists Chuck and Iragi were recently recognized for their achievements, outside of Make Studio, by the Maryland Association of Community Services. They wanted to share their awards with us and with all of you! Chuck I won the Achievement Award from the Department of…
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There’s been a lot of buzz in the studio lately about the new live action version of Disney’s Aladdin. That inspired movie talk among Wednesday artists Iragi, Seth, and Gary (who has previously created artwork related to the animated Aladdin). Iragi: I give it a 10/10! I liked everything. Gary: I saw this movie over the weekend and really…
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Due to a highly threatening weather forecast on the originally scheduled day of Powerpoints & Pizza Pies, we moved this year’s installment of PPT Nite (People Presenting Together) @ Make Studio to our reception for (Re)Shaping last month. We love partnering up with PPT Nite, because it offers our artists a great opportunity to hone…
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For a few years now, Dasha has been making art with her original Coffee Bear characters. For the upcoming Power Points & Pizza Pies event, part of our celebration of #autismacceptancemonth, she’s introducing some new bears that are much more… “corporate”. And she plans to share their new adventures in the office (and beyond) with her…
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Make Studio will be hosting our first Portfolio Review Day this Saturday, 4/20! Aspiring artists with disabilities, ages 16 and up, who are looking for suggestions about their art and future creative work are invited to bring their art for a FREE review with Make Studio staff and artists. EVERYONE is invited to stick around, or…
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It’s been several weeks now since artist Clara returned from a brief leave-of-absence from the studio that included a trip of a lifetime to Africa! After gathering up a selection of her photos from the trip, she wanted to share some of that experience with her fans. [I went to] South Africa and a little…
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Where does inspiration come from? How do artists influence each other? “Take a Look!: The Fandom of Make Studio” aims to make evident how artists connect to one another through a visual language. The exhibition features artworks by current and former Make Studio staff, volunteers, and interns alongside works by Make Studio artists that they’ve taken…
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Okay, not exactly here. But in less than 48 hours it will be! We’ve had a great time sharing personal blog posts with you from the Make Studio artists over the past month.* If you missed a post, just head to the front page of faves saved and scroll down to quickly scan the most recent…
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