St. Madeleine Sophie's Center Presents "Gotta' Have Heart" Art Exhibit

Special Valentine's Day-themed art explores matters of the heart and spirit this February

2012-01-11

SAN DIEGO, CA, January 11, 2012 (Press-News.org) St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, the non-denominational adult day-training facility for adults with developmental disabilities, presents the annual Valentine's Day-themed Gotta' Have Heart art exhibit.

Matters of the heart and spirit are explored through paintings on floor cloth, fused glass tiles & jewelry and Claybord art collage. For this exhibit, Sophie's Gallery artists have traveled to local art studios and studied anatomy relating the outside and inside of what makes people healthy and whole.

Special art for Valentine's Day will be on view from February 3-29, 2012 at both Sophie's Gallery locations. A public reception will be held on February 3, also at both locations. Guests are invited to mix, mingle and enjoy live music, wine and hors d'oeuvres from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Gotta' Have Heart can be viewed at both Sophie's Gallery locations from February 3-29.

Event details:

What: Gotta Have Heart art exhibit presented by Sophie's Gallery

When:
Sophie's Gallery in El Cajon
Exhibition Open: February 3-29, 2012 (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Public Reception: February 3, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served)
Address: 109 Rea Avenue in Downtown El Cajon

Sophie's Gallery at NTC Liberty Station
Exhibition Open: February 3-29, 2012 (9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Public Reception: February 3, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served)
Address: 2825 Dewey Road, Gallery 101 in Liberty Station

Cost: Free

For more information: email sophiesgallery@stmsc.org or call (619) 593-2205.

For more information about St. Madeleine Sophie's Gallery, visit http://www.stmsc.org or find Sophie's Gallery on Facebook.

About St. Madeleine Sophie's Center:

St. Madeleine Sophie's Center (SMSC) is a non-denominational program helping nearly 400 people with developmental disabilities, their families and communities, discover, explore, and nurture their full potential. Located in El Cajon, California, 20 miles east of Downtown San Diego, the organization provides service to the greater San Diego communities.

SMSC offers progressive programs and services with a teacher-to-student ratio ranging from 1:3 to 1:8, including Work Activity and Supported Employment; Behavior Modification; Computer Lab, Organic Garden & Worm Farm; Culinary Arts; Aquatics; Aerobics, Fitness, Yoga and Dance; Sophie's Gallery Art Program (the first program of its kind in the region, it has three sites: SMSC's main campus; Downtown El Cajon; and NTC Point Loma); Music Therapy; Reading; Speech Therapy/ Sign Language; and a Senior Program for students age 50+ (the first program of its kind in the region). SMSC also operates its own fleet of 30 paratransit vans and buses that transport students to and from SMSC each day, to work sites and on field trips.

For more information on St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, visit http://www.stmsc.org.

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