I’m happy to announce that the “Art Star” award for April goes to Aaron G. (Rm.

310). Please assist me in congratulating Aaron for all the hard work, creativity, inde-

pendence and Enthusiasm that he has shown over the past month.

And the “Art Star” for the Month of April is...

What’s Going On?!

A N D E R S O N

C E N T E R F O R

A U T I S M

A R T

D E PA R T M E N T

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Around the World…

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K N O W ( X 1 5 6 9 ) . ~

N A T H A N ( R M . 4 1 6 ) .

NYC Trip

On Wed. April 7th Mitzie D. (Adult Services) and myself attended a conference at

Hunter College in NYC entitled “Autism and Artistic Talent.” The speakers,

Ellen Winner and Jennifer Drake from Boston College’s Department of Psychology,

were there to discuss their paper, “’Autistic’ Local Processing Bias also Found in

Children Gifted in Realistic Drawing.” Winner is an author, researcher, and direc-

tor of the Arts and Mind Lab at Boston College and Chair of their Psychology Dept.

They studied a group of typically-developing children that were gifted in drawing realis-

tically to see if they had the same local processing bias seen in some individuals with

autism spectrum disorder. Through a series of tasks, including observational drawings

and three local processing activities, the research seems to indicate that both groups

do indeed seem to share the same local processing bias. Additionally, that the ability to

mentally break-down images into their parts is a trait possessed in many individuals that

are able to draw realistically.

After the lecture I was able to speak briefly with the speakers. The possibility of fur-

thering their research at the Anderson Center was discussed. I will let you know more

information on this as it comes in.

If you would like to read their research paper yourself please let me know. I have a pdf

that I can forward to you.

Arts and Mind Lab ~ Boston Unv. (http://www2.bc.edu/~winner/index.html)

The Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Hunter College

http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/school-of-education/special-programs-and-centers/regional-autism-center

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What’s Going On?! (Cont.) Call For Art

The Mid-Hudson Coalition will once again be holding their Direct Care Workers

Art Exhibit. This year’s event will be held on June 24, 2010 (8am—3:30pm) at

the Oak Wood Friends School in Poughkeepsie. The exhibit is open to all direct

care workers, including direct care professionals, residential managers, teachers, or any

other staff person who directly serve our students. Finished artwork of all media and

sizes are welcome.

For additional information and entry forms contact me (room 416; ex. 1569), Sali

Q. (518-810-8198), or Jennifer P. (889-9237; jenni-

ferpxxxxxx@acenterforautism.org).

Karl K. (Rm. 310)

Jesse B. (Rm. 310)

Jessica C. (Rm. 119)

“Dragonflies & Lilly” April 2010

Art on Display

Student artwork was once again on display during the annual Chamber of Com-

merce Breakfast that was held at the AEC on April 22. Attendees could view stu-

dent creations Inside and outside the cafeteria, including “Cherry Blossom Banners,”

“Dragonfly & Lily,” “Van Gogh Sunflowers,” “Lily Pad Borders” and “Magenta

Borders.”

Below is a list of students involved with Coppola’s Show:

Brandon S. (Rm. 417) - “Fall Landscapes” Imani B. (Rm. 309) - “Tree Spirit”

Tim H. (Rm. 125) - “Van Gogh Sunflowers” Joel M. (Rm. 306) - “Koi Pond”

Johnny R. (Rm. 117) - “ Dragonfly & Lily” Francis M. (Rm. 310) - “Fireflies”

Amanda C. (Rm. 123) - “Matisse Fishbowl” David P. (Rm. 309) - “Flag”

Victoria A. (Rm. 125) - “Peace Poster” Jesse B. (Rm. 310) - “Owl & Birch Trees”

Additionally, Student artwork was shown at

Coppola’s Italian & American Bistro (Hyde

Park) on April 29 during their Annual Fund-

raiser for the ACA.

A portion of the proceeds from all Lunch and

Dinner sales was donated to the Anderson Cen-

ter! Thank You Coppola’s!!

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Student Art Gallery

The artwork on this page was featured at Coppola’s on April 29th.

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4

Artist Birthdays for May May 11 – Salvador Dali (1904) May 15 – Jasper Johns (1930) *Remember the collaged flags we made?!* May 21 – Henri Rousseau (1844) May 23 – Franz Kline (1910) May 25 – Mary Cassatt (1844)

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If you have any art news that you want to add to next month’s

Andersonian please let me know (x1569). ~ Nathan (Rm. 416).

Paper Sculpture, Painting, Coloring, & Collage, Group Project, March-April 2010

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