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Creative Growth Art Center:
Creative Growth Art Center is dedicated to the idea that people with disabilities can gain strength, enjoyment and fulfillment through the visual arts. Our mission is to provide a safe environment that fosters and nurtures the creative process, and to promote and market the art of people with physical, developmental, and emotional disabilities.
Since 1973, Creative Growth has played a significant role in increasing public interest in the artistic capabilities and achievements of people with disabilities. The Creative Growth Art Center Gallery, the first established gallery for artists with disabilities in the world, was founded in 1980 with support of the National Endowment for the Arts. Creative Growth Art Center has placed the work of its artists in private collections, galleries, and major museums throughout the world including the Collection lĠArt Brut in Lausanne, Switzerland; Collection lĠAracine in Lille, France; the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland; the Ricco/Maresca Gallery and the American Museum of Folk Art in New York City; and the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
For more information please visit http://www.creativegrowth.org/index.php
