Author: Dan Guy
Riddle Center artwork being shown at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium.
March 15, 2018 — Art created by 130 residents of DHHS’ J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center is on display at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium through March 31. The work is part of the art show “Shine” and features mixed-media community artwork.
“Shine” coincides with National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and National Creative Arts Therapies week, which is March 11-17. An evening of celebration for the artists was held on March 13.
Through the Riddle Center’s Creative Therapy Department, residents are given the opportunity to engage in their community and express themselves through art and music. Art therapy and music therapy are provided by therapists credentialed in their respective fields. The services are intended to help residents reach therapeutic goals.
In front of artwork from Riddle Center residents on display at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium are, from left to right, intern Kristin Hood and employees Jessica Hoyle, Alison Rhodes-Britt, Hannah Owenby, Carlyn Waller-Wicks, Carmen Bazis and Nicolas Tate.
"This event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our organization’s talented residents, our belief increative therapy as a therapeutic resource and our commitment to broadening the awareness of our greater community," said Todd Drum, Riddle Center Director. “We are excited that about half of our residents are able to participate in this event.”
The Riddle Center serves North Carolina’s western region, providing services and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, complex behavioral challenges and/or medical conditions whose clinical treatment needs exceed the level of care available in the community.