Here’s a great concept: an entrepreneurial arts program in which self-taught adult artists with developmental, intellectual, or mental disabilities create "outsider" art while developing artistic and life skills, gaining confidence, achieving self-expression, and earning income from the sale of their work. The only program of its kind in the region, Art Enables provides participants with the opportunity, materials, environment, and marketing support to succeed as professional artists. The finished artwork is exhibited locally (in the studio and at local and regional galleries), and nationally and internationally via AE online, where each artist also has his or her own web page. Participants receive 60% of the proceeds from their art, and design fees for cards and merchandise: for many, this is their first and only source of income. Great results? You bet! Last year artists welcomed more than 5,000 visitors to the gallery and sold over $84,000 of artwork. Art Enables gives artists the opportunity to tell their stories through art – and share them with the public. Truly a win-win. Won’t you be part of this beautiful picture?
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