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?! ANDERSON CENTER FOR AUTISM ART DEPARTMENT The Andersonian Art News from Around the School and Around the World… VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 MAY 2010 HAVE INFO TO SHARE? IF YOU HAVE ANY ART NEWS THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO NEXT MONTH’S ANDERSON- IAN PLEASE LET ME KNOW (X1569). ~ NATHAN (RM. 416). 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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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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Art News from Around the School and
Around the World…
V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4
M A Y 2 0 1 0
H A V E I N F O
T O S H A R E ?
I F Y O U H A V E A N Y A R T
N E W S T H A T Y O U W A N T
T O A D D T O N E X T
M O N T H ’ S A N D E R S O N -
I A N P L E A S E L E T M E
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
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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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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T H R N S K P S D P A P E R I G
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