Project Rembrandt '89.Project [Rembrandt.sup.SM] '89 We didn't think it could get better, but each year it does! Project Rembrandt '89, housed at the highly prestigious IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Gallery of Science and Art from May 23 to June 3, was a spectacular exhibit of some 92 pieces by 23 artists with multiple sclerosis. Works ranged from the delicate images of Diana Lucas-Hindes executed in the style of Japanese hang a wood cuts to Thomas Hollender's massive mixed media creations which remind you of chunks of asphalt ripped from city streets. The two-week exhibit, acclaimed for its professionalism and seen by about 20,000 visitors, opened with a private gala reception on May 22. Some 500 guests and all 23 exhibiting artists were present. It was an auspicious beginning to what we hope will be a most auspicious year of touring. Four travel sites are already set: Sept. 11-Oct. 8, CCB CCB Calcium channel blocker, see there Gallery, Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. , under auspices of Eastern North Carolina Eastern North Carolina or (often abbreviated as ENC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the eastern third of North Carolina. It includes the Outer and Inner banks, thus it is often known geographically as the state's coastal region. Chapter; Oct. 28-Nov. 4, Civic Memorial Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota “Fargo” redirects here. For other uses, see Fargo (disambiguation). Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Cass County, located in the Red River Valley region. , sponsored by the Dakota Chapter; Dec. 1-15, Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas, South-Central and Western Kansas Chapter; and Jan. 10-31, 1990, Hauser Art Center at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, sponsored by the Greater Illinois Chapter. The National office is working with its chapters to further expand the tour so that Project Rembrandt's message--that disability is not synonymous with inability--can reach as many people across the nation as possible. "We are grateful to Chemical Bank, IBM and a number of private donors for their support," said co-chairs Lowell Nesbitt and Katherine Goldsmith. "Their generosity permits us to further achieve Project Rembrandt's aims without diverting essential funds from research and services." If you are an artist with MS and want more information about the program, write to Project Rembrandt, National Multiple Sclerosis Society The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly , 205 East 42nd St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York 10017-5706. |
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