COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM
The CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM is a ten - week - long visual arts open studio program developed
specifically for youth with disabilities, between the ages of 17 and 21.
Through the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM participants will decide what kinds of art materials and
processes they want to explore such as drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed - media, graphic story - telling, zines,
and more. Participants will be provided with one - on - one support from a Community Arts Educator. There is no
cost for this program, and all art supplies are provided. At the end of the program we will celebrate the artworks
created by the program participants, through an exhibition open to the public at the Pedway Picture Gallery.
Program participants may also be eligible to become a member of the Creative Spirit East Artist Collective and
exhibit their art works through Veith Street Gallery Studio Association’s exhibition venues, Veith Street Gallery and
the Pedway Picture Gallery.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM
The CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM is a ten - week - long visual arts open studio program developed
specifically for youth with disabilities, between the ages of 17 and 21.
Through the CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM participants will decide what kinds of art materials and
processes they want to explore such as drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed - media, graphic story - telling, zines,
and more. Participants will be provided with one - on - one support from a Community Arts Educator. There is no
cost for this program, and all art supplies are provided. At the end of the program we will celebrate the artworks
created by the program participants, through an exhibition open to the public at the Pedway Picture Gallery.
Program participants may also be eligible to become a member of the Creative Spirit East Artist Collective and
exhibit their art works through Veith Street Gallery Studio Association’s exhibition venues, Veith Street Gallery and
the Pedway Picture Gallery.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CREATIVE START OPEN STUDIO PROGRAM
TIME FRAMES PROGRAM
The TIME FRAMES PROGRAM is a brand new program that provides a vehicle for adults with disabilities and
seniors to express themselves through community based arts programs that will also addresses various issues
facing the communities they live within. In effect this program is a community development program for under
served communities that taps into the lived experiences of community elders. There will also be an inter
generational component in the program in which elders and youth collaborate on a community based art project to
address identified needs or issues within a community. The program is structured around three components that
explore the past, present and future. Each session held one afternoon a week from 1:00pm – 3:30pm.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TIME FRAMES PROGRAM REGISTRATION
The TIME FRAMES PROGRAM is a brand new program that provides a vehicle for adults with disabilities and
seniors to express themselves through community based arts programs that will also addresses various issues
facing the communities they live within. In effect this program is a community development program for under
served communities that taps into the lived experiences of community elders. There will also be an inter
generational component in the program in which elders and youth collaborate on a community based art project to
address identified needs or issues within a community. The program is structured around three components that
explore the past, present and future. Each session held one afternoon a week from 1:00pm – 3:30pm.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TIME FRAMES PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Community Arts Collaboration Program
The Community Arts Collaboration Program brings a number of creative process workshops to other community
service providers who work with persons with disabilities. These workshops have been designed to fit the unique
needs of the community service providers and their clients.
Here just a few of the creative process workshops offered through the Community Arts Collaboration Program.
* Issues of Place
* Life Drawings (Self Portrait / Self Map)
* Futures Map (Setting Goals)
* Extensions Drawings (Team Building)
The Community Arts Collaboration Program brings a number of creative process workshops to other community
service providers who work with persons with disabilities. These workshops have been designed to fit the unique
needs of the community service providers and their clients.
Here just a few of the creative process workshops offered through the Community Arts Collaboration Program.
* Issues of Place
* Life Drawings (Self Portrait / Self Map)
* Futures Map (Setting Goals)
* Extensions Drawings (Team Building)