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The Arc Of Palm Beach County Hosts Exhibit Displaying

Works Of World-Renowned Artists With Disabilities

Debuting At The Square From Dec. 1 To May 31, 2023

The Arc of Palm Beach
County invites you to
immerse yourself in
the unknown and often
overlooked experience of
disability. The exhibition,
Their Own Truths: The
Art of Sky Cubacub, Riva
Lehrer, Jeffrey Mansfield,
and David Richards,
encompasses recent work
by four innovative artists
who have disabilities. The
collection of paintings, Riva Lehrer, Edgewater Beach, 2006, acrylic on panel,
garments, sculptures, collection of Larry A. Gerber Sky Cubacub, photo by Grace DuVal
and photographs seeks to Sky Cubacub, Rebirth
change perceptions and to Garments, photo by Grace lectures and programs will also accompany the exhibition. at MoMA PS1, Bergen Assembly, Sao Paulo Biennale,
open minds. DuVal “Aesthetic joy is central to each artist’s practice, yet and the Sharjah Biennial.
Their Own Truths will their work challenges the viewer to recognize that societal David Richards
be on display in the ArtWorks gallery at The Square, 600 perceptions of disability are far from its actual, lived David Richards’
S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 156, West Palm Beach, Fla. It experiences,” said Rena Blades, curator of the exhibition work combines
is free and open to the public from Dec. 1 to May 31, and president at Delos Consulting. painted wall sculpture
2023. On Dec. 4, a private opening reception was held in The Arc of Palm Beach County, through ArtWorks with collage and
collaboration with New Wave Art Wknd, and a series of and its other art programs, helps convey the stories, drawn elements. His
accomplishments, and experiences of people with art fuses organic,
disabilities. Their Own Truths encourages the community mechanical, and
loCal haPPeningS to think differently, and to discover the true meaning of geometric forms, David Richards, Angry Pupa, 2018,
inclusion, acceptance, and diversity.
inviting viewers
“This immersive, thought-provoking exhibit hopes to make their own mixed media, collection of the artist
to bring people together to explore and celebrate the interpretations.
disability community’s impact on our world,” said
Annual Seasiders Kimberly McCarten, president and CEO of The Arc of Richards was born with physical disabilities affecting
his spine, hips, legs, and feet.
Palm Beach County. “We want to connect and inspire
Richards received the Illinois Arts Council Individual

Charity Bazaar artists of all abilities in our community and beyond. The Artist grant, the 3Arts Make a Wave grant, a City of
Arc is fostering a society that upholds human flourishing
Chicago Percent for the Arts program purchase award for
and acceptance of all.”
the Logan Square Public Library, and the Anna Louise
Their Own Truths engages the broader conversation Raymond fellowship. His work has been widely exhibited,
Feb. 11, 2023, 8 a.m. To 1 p.m. around contemporary art, while the artists’ insights provide including at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art,
viewers with opportunities to consider, examine, and
the Chicago Cultural Center, the Illinois State Museum,
critique deeply rooted points of view. The artists include: the International Museum of Surgical Science, and the
Sky Cubacub Kaoshiung Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan.
Sky Cubacub designs artistic garments that are fanciful, Their Own Truths is curated by Rena Blades and
colorful, and custom-fitted for bodies of all shapes and sizes. sponsored in part by Related Companies. To learn more
Cubacub was inspired to create clothing that references about the exhibit, please visit arcpbc.org/events.
and reflects on their nonbinary gender and disabilities: About The Arc Of Palm Beach County
debilitating anxiety and an undiagnosed stomach disorder. The Arc is changing the conversation around
Cubacub has received several important honors, including disabilities by defying definitions, inspiring possibilities,
the 2019/20 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist, the 2021 Disability and improving the lives of the people we serve, their
Futures Fellowship from the Ford Foundation and the Mellon families, and our community. Since 1958, The Arc
Foundation, and the Chicagoan of the Year in 2018. has envisioned a community where every person feels
Riva Lehrer welcome, connected, and accepted.
Riva Lehrer was born with spina bifida and has spent About Related Southeast
Come To The Palm Beach Shores a lot of time in hospitals; both experiences inform her Headquartered in the heart of rapidly expanding
work. She paints intimate and provocative portraits that
Community Center, 90 Edwards Lane (At focus on individuals with a visible disability. Lehrer is Downtown West Palm Beach, Related Southeast is
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The Beach), Palm Beach Shores also a well-known activist for disability culture, and a and lifestyle company that has redeveloped Downtown
Our Seasiders group has met for over 50 years to teacher, writer, and speaker. West Palm Beach into one of the nation’s fastest-growing
promote service and friendship among its members. Lehrer is a current disability futures fellow from the commercial, retail, culinary, art, and tourism destinations.
We have donated over $275,000 to local charities with Ford foundation and the Mellon foundation, and her work Related Southeast leads the market in Class A office space
monies gained from this and other events. We invite you has been widely exhibited, including at the National Portrait with 360 Rosemary, CityPlace Tower, Esperanté, Phillips
to come, look, and buy offerings such as: Valentine floral Gallery of the Smithsonian, Yale University, the United Point, and the forthcoming 1 Flagler, as well as the
arrangements, furniture, household items, linens, artwork, Nations, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. celebrated destinations of The Square, Hilton West Palm
vintage items, collectibles, treasures, books, clothing and Jeffrey Mansfield Beach, RH West Palm, and the historic Harriett Himmel
accessories, jewelry, cards, gifts and a baked food sale Jeffrey Mansfield was born deaf and his early Theater. The dynamic neighborhood built for all to enjoy
… with coffee – also a 50/50 raffle and a beautiful gift childhood experiences, like attending a school for the has recently undergone a $700 million transformation
basket. deaf, informed his opinions about art, architecture, and designed to foster culture and enrich the community
Hope to see you there! their influence on our lives. His work explores how with lush green spaces; a diverse mix of experiential
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researches the formation of deaf and disability spaces as of public art installed by a private company in Palm
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