Memory dresses, a rubber-band globe, self-portraits, even an angel’s chair are among the works of art by developmentally disabled adults now on view in the Gaelen Gallery at the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus in Whippany.

The exhibit, “Pom’s Pride: Planting Seeds of Expression,” was created by clients of JESPY House and of the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled of MetroWest. Both are facilities for people with physical and/or mental disabilities.

JESPY House artists work through the Orange studio Arts Unbound, while those from JSDD attend the WAE (Wellness, Arts, and Enrichment) center in West Orange.

The exhibit was made possible by a grant of $18,000, shared by JSDD and JESPY House, from the Women’s Department of United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ. Its Feb. 8 opening coincided with Women’s Awareness Day, the Women’s Department event that drew hundreds of participants.

As at most exhibit openings, the artists were in attendance. Andrea Weisbard explained that her color-splashed work was inspired by Jackson Pollock, a favorite artist. Others, like Dore Scolnick took a simpler approach. Scolnick brought a visitor to his work, offered a huge smile, and said how much he enjoys painting.

Nurturing that range of expression and sophistication is a goal of the WAE center, an alternative learning center for teens and adults housed at B’nai Shalom, a Conservative congregation in West Orange. The WAE center, part of JSDD, is supported by a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey. It serves more than 100 individuals.

Similarly, Arts Unbound, located in Orange, is a nonprofit organization providing artistic and vocational opportunities to adults with disabilities.

Highlights of the JESPY/Arts Unbound exhibit, dedicated to women and focusing on recycling materials, include Stanley Winarsky’s sculptural pieces of salvaged wood that became A Study of Birds; Weisbard’s The Abrasions, featuring a cascade of canvases featuring phrases from a magazine article; and Waxed Weave, a collage of bubble gum wrappers on canvas, a group project by Geremy Florescue, Narcissa Lopez, and Dan Reuter.

Also on display is a series of dresses decorated with a variety of images and ribbons and dedicated to the memories of those who wore them. Conceived by Arts Unbound instructor Carmen Bury, JESPY House residents helped decorate the garments; at least one was created in memory of a JESPY House client.

All of the art on display is for sale, with proceeds benefiting individual artists as well as the organizations. The exhibit continues through April 11.