Join us for our 2022 Art Ability Celebration
November 5, 2022 – January 29, 2023
This year, there are two unique in-person events we hope you will attend.
Preview and self-guided tours
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
414 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA 19355
Saturday, November 5, 2022 | 3:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | 4:30pm | 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 6, 2022 | 2:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 4:00 pm
This event is free to attend, but registration is required. If the time slots are full, please contact [email protected] to schedule a tour at a later date.
COVID-19 restrictions are still in place at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital and will limit the number of guests for preview sessions. Masks must be worn at all times.
Art Ability Dinner
Phoenixville Foundry
2 N. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Thursday, November 10, 2022 | 6:30 pm
Tickets: $250 per person
- View and purchase artwork
- Hands-on opportunity to learn about Virtualis PhysioVR Goggles
- Hors d'Oeuvres, plated dinner and dessert
- Live auction and call to give
At Main Line Health, up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations are required to participate in special events. For the safety of our community, please refrain from attending if you are not feeling well. Masking policy subject to change.
Art Sales will begin on Saturday, November 5 at 12:00 pm EST.
Art Ability is dedicated to creating community awareness of people with disabilities, and encouraging people with disabilities to reach beyond their limitations and find fulfillment and inspiration through art.
Art Ability: past and present
Art Ability offers a unique and accessible venue for artists with disabilities to display and sell their work. In addition to supporting Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s vision and mission to advocate for those with disabilities in our community while advancing the artistic and financial success of artists with disabilities, the art in the exhibition is used daily to motivate and treat patients at the Hospital.
Art Ability began at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital in 1996 as an eight-week exhibit and sale of work by artists with disabilities. Now, in addition to the annual exhibitions, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital is an actively collecting institution whose permanent collection of over 500 objects is on display throughout the year serving as a showcase for, and celebration of, artists with disabilities.
At its inception, the annual exhibition and sale included approximately 40 participating artists and 200 pieces of artwork displayed. The most recent exhibitions featured more than 400 pieces of art, sculpture and jewelry by 200 artists from around the globe.
Art Ability includes the following major components: a twelve-week annual, international juried exhibition and sale of art and fine crafts produced by individuals with disabilities held each fall; community outreach and education opportunities including satellite exhibitions and interactive demo days; our permanent collection of artwork and the incorporation of artwork into the patient experience; and a corporate art acquisition program.
In 2000, Art Ability was named a Keystone of Accessibility by Governor Tom Ridge and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, one of only 12 arts organizations so honored. In recognition of its efforts, Art Ability was a recipient of a 2009 Inglis Award for Continuing Excellence from the Inglis Foundation. This award honors the performance of non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia region that enhance the quality of life for people with physical disabilities.
Artists receive 80 percent of proceeds from the sale of their pieces, with 20 percent earmarked to support the Hospital’s nationally-recognized patient treatment programs.
