Make Studio, a nonprofit that provides creative opportunities for artists with disabilities and other underrepresented groups at the Schwing Art Center in Hampden, presents 6 of One, Half Dozen of the Other. This limited run exhibition in Make Studio’s Showroom Gallery will feature a selection of special projects undertaken by the 30 participating artists in its progressive studio program.

Commemorating Make Studio’s 6th anniversary and in line with its mission of promoting inclusivity, 6 of One, Half Dozen of the Other showcases the colorful, amusing, exploratory, and often intricately personal artworks that emerge from a studio that creates spaces and opportunities for diverse intelligences, perspectives, and voices to be brought together and shared. The original art on view will range from delicate drawings to large mixed media sculptures and wood constructions, and almost everything in-between. The community at-large is invited to the exhibition opening and birthday celebration on February 20th! This free event will feature music, refreshments, hands-on art-making demos, and a raffle and silent auction supporting the studio program.

Please join us on Saturday, February 20th, 2016, 1-5PM to experience the beauty to be found when difference is celebrated on equal footing, rather than used as a basis to judge or exclude. 6 of One, Half Dozen of the Other will be on view until March 8th.