Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

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Reception - From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with Autism

Date: January 28, 2010

Time: 5:00PM to 6:30PM

Location: Lobby, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/MRL Building

Registration Closed

Description

The new book and exhibit, From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, features 18 families who are racially and socioeconomically diverse residents of rural and urban settings. This exhibit showcases Nashville photographer Rebekah Pope’s stunning black-and-white photography, which accompanies the book’s moving stories by author Leisa A. Hammett.

You are invited to this reception on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 5:00- 6:30 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center lobby. Please RSVP by clicking the link above. The reception will precede the ASMT monthly educational workshop.

Lain York, Preparator
Gretchen Herbert, Arts Coordinator

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Robb and Mary Jane Swaney were able to apply their life passions to the support of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center mission. Robb, an architect and committed philanthropist, brought to life a specially designed, accessible playground where young children with and without disabilities can now play together. Mary Jane, an artist, supports programs that nurture budding artists with developmental disabilities.

Read how the Robb and Mary Jane Swaney were able to make a huge impact on the lives of children with and without developmental disabilities.

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  • From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living With Autism
    The new book and exhibit, From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, features 18 families who are racially and socioeconomically diverse residents of rural and urban settings. This exhibit showcases Nashville photographer Rebekah Pope’s stunning black-and-white photography, which accompanies the book’s moving stories by author Leisa A. Hammett.