Woven Together:
An Event in Support of Intertwine Arts
Date, Time and Location
Thursday, October 19, 2023
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
The Caelum Gallery, 516 West 26th Street, Suite 314, Chelsea, NYC
Between 10th and 11th Avenues,
1/2 block from the High Line
Join us for our second fundraising event!
Our goal is to raise $40,000 in support of our workshops and virtual weaving programs, designed for people of all ages with cognitive or physical disabilities or chronic illnesses. The event will include:
A fashion show of wearable woven works created by textile artists
A hybrid virtual and in-person silent auction
An exhibition of our program participants’ achievements
The unique SAORI loom, adapted for use by all abilities, available for guests to weave
Celebrating our honoree Barbara Cuthel, founder of Artshare for Heartshare
Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres
Live music provided by Meghan Rose
Featured Artists
Maria Armstrong-Matta
Thea Hurwitz
Jeanna Young
Our Sponsors
The donation is made in Eugene Colucci’s honor and memory.
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For further information and coordination, you can email Marcia Kublanow at marcia@intertwinearts.org.
Our Honoree: Barbara Cuthel
We are excited to honor the amazing Barbara Cuthel, Founder of ArtShare for HeartShare Human Services of New York, during our event, celebrating her accomplishments and partnership with Intertwine Arts.
Barbara has always been interested in art and enjoys expressing herself in creative ways. While she took some art classes in high school, Barbara is primarily self-taught. She has been married for 43 years to a wonderful man who encouraged her to grow and be herself.
In 1987, Barbara’s son Matthew was born. He was later diagnosed with autism, and Barbara was fortunate to be self-employed for Matt’s early years. This gave her the opportunity to volunteer for school activities and learn about autism. After 9/11/2001, Barbara developed severe PTSD with the World Trade Center’s destruction. Art became her therapy. Having studied different media, Barbara enjoyed the focus, creativity and color she could express through various art forms and techniques.
Barbara found an art gallery in Chelsea where she could show and sell her artwork in 2005. The not-for- profit gallery represented underserved artists. including people of color, women, and LGBTQ. Most of the exhibits she saw in Chelsea did not include people with disabilities.
In the Summer of 2008, Matthew joined HeartShare Human Services of New York at the Brooklyn Day Program in downtown Brooklyn. That’s when Barbara approached Linda Tempel, Executive Director of DD Services, and Joyce Levin, Executive Vice President. She suggested doing an art exhibition showcasing the artwork of people with developmental disabilities and Linda and Joyce said “YES.” Over the years, ArtShare has built an amazing team of people: Linda Tempel, Edgardo Velez, Will Green and Kim Kearney. Each person is essential to ArtShare’s success.
The first ArtShare gallery show in 2009 started small with about 45 pieces of art representing 30 artists. By 2023, the 13th Annual ArtShare show exhibited over 4 times as many artists and pieces, showcasing acrylic painting, collage, assemblage, prints, mosaics, photographs, woven art and more. Each show is a different experience based on its contributors, and Barbara, as Co-Curator, helps bring it all together as a singular expression.
The ArtShare Program now employs artists in residence to work with the artists through grant money Barbara helped to acquire. She pursued partnerships with several cultural organizations and galleries like MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, Governors Island, NYU Tanden School of Engineering, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) and the Red Wall at NYC Resorts World. One of the most successful partnerships is with Intertwine Arts. Each week artisans work on traditional Saori looms and hand looms. The atmosphere is relaxing, yet lively, and the weaving process instills a sense of confidence that the artist can work with their hands, different materials, and a loom. ArtShare’s woven art is included in our Gala today.
Besides her family, ArtShare is one of the things of which Barbara is most proud, However she has always expressed “It’s about the artists, and not me.”
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Accessibility & Directions
The building is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp and railing leading to the entrance and an elevator to the gallery floor. You will enter the building at a door labeled 516, and take the freight elevator to the 3rd floor with assistance from an elevator operator. The operator will have equipment to fill the gap between floor and elevator if needed. The elevator will open just outside of the gallery space. There is also a bathroom down the hall from the gallery, and a coat rack inside the space. Please contact Danaleah at danaleah@intertwinearts.org for access questions or accommodation requests.
Transportation Options:
To arrive at the gallery you can take any train stopping at 23rd Street, including the C, E and 1 trains.
There is also an option to take the 23rd St. crosstown bus going West.
The cross streets are W 26th and 10th. There are multiple parking garages on W 25th street.
Above is the metal ramp with rails in front of the gallery building, that leads to the door to the building.
Above is the door labeled 516 at the top of the ramp, leading to the freight elevators.
Above are the two freight elevators, which will be manned by an elevator operator. They will have equipment to fill the gap between floor and elevator if needed.