Joe Simms, Big Whit Fish, will be included in the exhibition Contemporary Outsider Art in America: Survey 2006.

From October through December, The Gallery at HAI will present a festive holiday exhibit entitled Text on Art. Featured is the work of William Gonzalez, who consistently included words in his very graphic paintings. His paintings reflect his personal history, idiosyncratic views of life and guiding principles for his life, including "Don't follow the wrong duck." A festive reception kicks off the holiday season on the evening of November 17.

As part of Outsider Art Week in New York City, during the last week in January, ‘06, The Gallery will present the second annual Contemporary Outsider Art in America: SURVEY 2006. This juried exhibit brings together self-taught artists with mental disabilities from across the United States. The exhibit provides an opportunity for the work of the exhibiting artists, who are mostly otherwise unknown, to be viewed
in a gallery setting near the Outsider Art Fair around the corner at the Puck Building. Survey 2006 will be on exhibit from January 10 through March 25, 2006.

Animations from HAI Electronic Arts Workshops
The animation frames illustrated below were produced in the HAI electronic arts workshop at P811M (Riverview High School). P811M educates students who also attend the Bellevue Hospital Center Adolescent Day Treatment Program. Professional animator David Zackin led students in producing their individual clips of animation on computer software with the support of Creative Arts Therapist, Alan Pottinger. The clips are now available for view on the HAI website. This workshop is funded through the Arts-in-Education Program of New York State Council on the Arts.