EMARC To Hold Annual Art Show Wednesday

Haven't started your holiday shopping yet? Then here's a thought for the art lover in your family. East Middlesex Arc (EMARC) will hold its annual art show Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 4-8 p.m. The event will be held at their newest location 30-40, and 60-D Audubon Road in Wakefield.

The Annual Art Show gives EMARC Day Habilitation participants the opportunity to showcase their art
work to the public and raise money for the program just in time for holiday shopping.

“Art touches everyone, expressing our creativity is a very important part of our personal development
as human beings. Art is not only about what you see but more importantly what you make others see,”
said Neil Wyatt, Director of Day Services.

Along with the art show, which features many of their participants with developmental disabilities’ paintings, photographs and crafts, EMARC Day Hab Wakefield will be holding its Open House and invite family and friends to check out the large, beautiful classrooms equipped with new technology and the building’s amenities including a gorgeous kitchen and an updated computer lab.

In 1954, a group of concerned parents and relatives of individuals with developmental disabilities began
seeking solutions to the lack of services for their children. In October 1957, the group was incorporated
as the East Middlesex Association for Children. In 1974 it became the Association for Retarded Citizens
reflecting the Agency’s provision of services to all age groups and a new focus on adult services. Soon
after, EMARC began to focus its attention on the over 22 population which, to this day, are not entitled
to guaranteed services after 766 programs.

Today, EMARC annually serves over 1,000 families from Everett, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford,
Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Wakefield and surrounding communities. Their
mission statement is: “To support, serve and advocate for people with developmental disabilities and
their families to ensure they are valued, respected and have the opportunity to fully participate in their
communities.”

EMARC looks forward to seeing their families, friends and neighbors on Wednesday.