Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Hosts 19th Annual Art Ability Preview Reception

Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital will host the 19th Annual Art Ability Preview Reception on Saturday, November 1, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital (414 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA 19355). The Preview Reception offers guests the first opportunity to view and buy works by exhibiting artists.

About Art Ability
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability is an integral part of the hospital and a year-round showcase and celebration of artists with disabilities. The program includes the country’s largest international, juried exhibition and sale of art and fine crafts created by artists with cognitive, physical, hearing and/or visual disabilities. Art Ability began at Bryn Mawr Rehab
Hospital in 1996 as an eight-week exhibition and sale of artists’ works. Now, in addition to the twelve-week annual exhibition, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital is an actively collecting institution whose permanent collection of over 300 objects is on display throughout the year. Clinicians at the hospital often use the art as a tool to motivate and treat their patients. This year’s exhibition features over 300 pieces of art by more than 170 artists. For more information, call 484.596.5607 to reach the Art Ability office or visit mainlinehealth.org/ArtAbility

About the Featured Artist (accompanying photo):
Charles Blackwell - Oakland, California
Blackwell was a 19-year-old art student when a fall left him legally blind, with minimal peripheral vision. Blackwell’s life-long love of jazz music serves as the inspiration for his energetic paintings. Currently, he resides in the San Francisco area where he is active in the artistic community, organizing writers’ workshops and community cultural arts events.