June 2-23
The exhibition celebrates the visual talents of artists with developmental disabilities. Today, there is more opportunity than ever to honor and recognize the contributions and independence of people with disabilities. They have diverse ideas and choices to make about where they want to go, how they want to spend their time, and with whom they want to interact. Educators Alan Carrier and John Stuart Berger will curate work by artists from The Arc of Butte County Day Class Art Program, The Short Center North of Sacramento and Mains’l, Chico.
The Short Center North (SCN), a Developmental Disabilities Service Organization (DDSO)
Producing programs that champion the creativity and potential within the hearts and minds of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
From two sites in Sacramento and one site in Stockton, DDSO is an award-winning nonprofit that annually provides 400 adults with disabilities the opportunity to experience independence, job training, employment, physical education, visual and performing arts, life skill building, social interaction, active participation in the community, nurturing relationships and more.
DDSO’s programs strive daily to help individuals achieve their dreams of being gainfully employed doing meaningful work, living in a home where they can make their own life choices, contributing to society through volunteering, and impacting the world through visual and performing arts. For more information visit https://ddso.org
The Arc Art Program
The Arc of Butte County is a nonprofit, charitable community organization, on a mission since 1953 to help individuals with developmental disabilities and their families live meaningful lives!
Alan Carrier, a well-known local artist and educator at Butte College teaches the class. The class incorporates collage, printmaking, clay, wood and found objects, assemblage puppets, encaustic painting, acrylic and watercolor, drawing and mural making. The consumers gain knowledge and skills by actively using their visual and tactile senses to process information. For more information http://www.arcbutte.org
