Giving Artists With Disabilities a Space to Thrive

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Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, is the world’s first and largest nonprofit center dedicated to giving artists with disabilities the space to let their talents shine. Since 1974, the center has served hundreds of artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities who lacked formal education in the arts. The studio helps to provide the tools, the space and the inspiration needed to grow into professional, exhibited artists. Today, artists represented by Creative Growth have been invited to the Venice Biennale, have had their works acquired by MoMA, and remain in high demand among collectors around the world.
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@Rivracost3 4 года назад

when I heard the man speak that only became verbal after using art I teared up. I guess art therapy is real

@andicarusfell8387 4 года назад

My aunt is an art therapist, can confirm definitely real

@Ladida386 4 года назад

I'm singing to feel like my emotions flow, because I sing it out if I don't I feel stuck. I'm completely normal. Since I've started to sing I don't have asthma. Art is very therapeutic. Some people don't need vacation or party, we need an art to get it all out.

@Lara-rm3gs 4 года назад

Art therapy has helped me so much! I have clinical depression, general anxiety disorder and autism. My art therapist helped me step out of my comfort zone and see that I am talented in my own way. She taught me how to be more confident and proud and she’s such an amazing therapist! :)

@izzy6142 4 года назад

Riv Racost It is real! I’ve used it after abuse and being molested

@traceydelfs2657 4 года назад

That is the most authentic, non pretentious form of ‘modern’ art.

@Rivracost3 4 года назад

so true!!!

@Mica_T 4 года назад

Why? Forgive me for assuming, but you appear to be insinuating that only disabled individuals are capable of authentic and non-pretentious expression. Which can be quite insulting to both disabled and non-disabled.

@saimanadeem9967 4 года назад

Omg ur right

@expertfrenchtoast3480 4 года назад

INDIGO BLUEoO not really

@vanillaicecream2385 4 года назад

post post modern art get it right

@spruceandjuniper4447 4 года назад

Not going to lie, I think this is the most wholesome thing I've ever seen

@noelle1030 4 года назад

That's what i thought just seeing the thumbnail in recommendation alone :') And when I watch it, I was overwhelmed by too much wholesomeness in a good way

@victoriaulloaacosta8637 4 года назад

Miss Mayhem There should be more places like that

@poweredbymoonlight9869 3 года назад

@@victoriaulloaacosta8637 In every city and village in *ALL* countries!

@poweredbymoonlight9869 3 года назад

*YESS* It made me SO happy! This video could cure cancer

@gritlihanle6147 3 года назад

Cooooooool sid richtig schön aus

@mothcloth815 4 года назад

For one, the guy who runs it is so genuine and you can tell he cares for the people who go there. Second, they all look so happy and ugh my heart

@bordle4376 3 года назад

Love your pfp haha ✨🌿💛

@pinkivory5794 5 лет назад

This made me cry.. not only are they treating people with "flaws" like stars, but there is not a single mean, rude, or argument in the comments. I thank everyone who reads this for that.

@Cyb3r.Vxmp16 5 лет назад

Pink Ivory yeah I’m going though trying to find a mean comment

@emersonsebastian8642 5 лет назад

Ayden Harmon there aren’t mean ones but a whole lot of ignorance

@yurisstories2865 5 лет назад

Im subscribing,you almost made me cry,so did the video

@pinkivory5794 5 лет назад

@@yurisstories2865 aww

@yurisstories2865 5 лет назад

Pink Ivory I am not kidding

@aliyahhhhh07 5 лет назад

Just remember that art isn’t all about perfection.

@KT-rk6fn 5 лет назад

Just like this world 😊

@woosy4766 5 лет назад

What you said is word for word of what my teacher said to me, I have terrible anger issues and I have ADHD say what you want about it I don’t care. So to the point I had to have everything so perfect if it wasn’t in my head it was art so I would get to a point of uncontrollable anger and I would begin to tear up my drawings and paintings but now I love doing art and none of my drawings are perfection but! Never give up guys! My favourite art movement is surrealism that I personally prefer to draw in, I draw my dreams

@insidemyheadabit2much67 5 лет назад

I'm disabled an have autism I paint an do photography an ur right it's the flaws that make art beautiful would there be great works of throwing paint if Jackson polick didn't discover how to do it???

@aliyahhhhh07 5 лет назад

Sero My friend had autism and ADHD and he had the same issues with art. He would get annoyed very easily when things don’t go right and it was the point he would just give up and throw his artwork away in the bin. So its very hard to control but we keep telling him not to give up ❤️

@aliyahhhhh07 5 лет назад

Sydney Johnston That is very true ❤️

@faiiryofshaampoo 4 года назад

“This is called the Oil Red Sea #1.” “Red is the only color I can see.” Omg my heart broke into tiny tiny tiny pieces :(((((

@thebusybeanhomecafe4035 3 года назад

OH MY GOSH ARE YOU OKAY?? ARE YOU STILL IN THE HOSPITAL?? WHAT HAPPENED?!?!!!!

@burnedcalculat0r566 3 года назад

Red is a very beautiful color, just like him.

@misakichan5022 3 года назад

Tbh I really like the name

@august_lills7327 3 года назад

where is the timestamp?

@TitanFence 3 года назад

Small Panda 2:12

@sdk75002 3 года назад

This is the kind of art that should be put in art galleries and sold for millions not a plain canvas with dot.

@samsamthetrashcan 3 года назад

It’s not just a dot .... it’s a red dot

@nicachepe 3 года назад

@@samsamthetrashcan oh my god ITS A RED DOT!

@faryalqureshi3132 3 года назад

@@samsamthetrashcan It's "Abstract Art" pfft jk

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 года назад

ikr and the taped banana on the canvas and people calling it art is just 🤦‍♀️

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 года назад

@Frooty Tooti True, but for me I don’t really see it as a form of art. But I agree with you on the last sentence :]

@AnnikaVictoria24 6 лет назад

What happens when you treat people with disabilities as HUMAN 🙌 thank you, Creative Growth Art Center, for celebrating diversity, and not creating yet another medicalised space to “hide away” people with disabilities. And thank you Great Big Story for presenting this story in a respectful way.

@ACDBunnie 6 лет назад

@maddyhasproblems4976 6 лет назад

Hey, Annika! I love your videos and I'm not suprised to see you here as well! Just wanted to say hi and I love you! ♡

@user-tn5jk3ng8g 6 лет назад

Annika Victoria (

@clownh00ker 5 лет назад

Oh! Hey Annika!

@NO-jt7pm 5 лет назад

Annika Victoria And I love YOU and Great Big Story for recognizing something GREAT.

@eliseheartless4636 5 лет назад

*Art is the most powerful language*

@ShaneHasPlayz 4 года назад

Random Dogface No it’s not

@pursuitoficarus200 4 года назад

What is it then? People like you always find a way to make beautiful things rubbish. Thanks. I’m waiting for you to give some stupid roast.

@pursuitoficarus200 4 года назад

Stephasaurus Rex Exactly.

@pursuitoficarus200 4 года назад

Nevermind he's like 9. He’s a kid. He doesn’t understand anything :/

@sararubio2758 4 года назад

@@pursuitoficarus200 he just jealous he doesn't know what to do art

@Anne-wf1vo 4 года назад

I'm in an art school, in the weekends people with disabilities go there to do art and their artworks always stay in the classrooms. it's really sweet to see.

@nerdgeekcosplay909 3 года назад

What’s your favorite medium of art? I like to paint .

@panicatlabiblioteca3977 8 месяцев назад

@@nerdgeekcosplay909I do embroidery!

@strictantler 4 года назад

0:34 she looks so adorable and happy :D

@minck1205 3 года назад

Ikr :D

@GamerCreativity 3 года назад

MinHey C. Mhm!

@aishichakraborty1881 3 года назад

Is it ok that i call her adorable

@nicachepe 3 года назад

@@aishichakraborty1881 Yes

@crystalgemuniverse7039 6 лет назад

THE LADY IN THE THUMBNAIL LOOKS SO HAPPY SHES SO CUTEE OMFG

@cherrieayson4905 6 лет назад

yes

@brokenribbedbitch2229 5 лет назад

This sounds weird but she reminds me of the living tree in mulan, she just looks so happy

@jaquie7916 5 лет назад

Crystal Gem Universe I might have just died >v

@Emma-tt9el 5 лет назад

Crystal Gem Universe I LIKE UR PFP AND NAME ;)

@spicy1116 5 лет назад

@@brokenribbedbitch2229 you mean Pocahontas?

@madcatzoskeos8770 5 лет назад

A person with a disability isn’t sick or crazy they are just unique

@thomaszloi9444 5 лет назад

That's so wrong and ignorant like all people are different it just we acknowledge that they struggle with it with their sickness it doesn't make them better or worse than others in terms of personality but they has physical disabilities like some of them can't see all colours or has problems with moving his or her hands

@trintrin3507 5 лет назад

Tiyo Mizuhara you totally read that comment wrong. They didn’t say anything offensive about people with disabilities. They were defending them lmao

@Alexandra-xk3gu 5 лет назад

TrinTrin • What they were trying to say is being sick is treated as a personal fault by the way the original comment was phrased. Some of them are sick, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t people, I think that’s what Tiyo Mizuhara was trying to say.

@vanessabanales3689 5 лет назад

not all..

@electraheart3868 5 лет назад

Some are crazy tho lmao

@selenophile4548 3 года назад

0:34 THAT IS LITERALLY THE CUTEST SMILE I HAVE EVER SEEN 😭 ❤️

@johannfer7073 3 года назад

I agree ❤️

@novamorphex 3 года назад

I almost cried for how cute this was. We dont deserve these smiles

@nevadash 3 года назад

Yeah owo

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 года назад

ikr- I LOVE HER 😭😩💖💖💖💖💖

@TruVarVa Год назад

Omg how did i miss that its so adorable

@deborahtawadros567 3 года назад

I wish I could get my son to do artwork. He's 22 has Duplication 15q syndrome and Autism but has a high IQ. He shows interest because I do a lot of art myself. I think he is afraid to try because he thinks it needs to be perfect but he has mild Cerebral Palsy that affects his hands so he has a hard time using pencils, pens,paint brushes and things like that. I told him art is not perfect it is just your own interpretation. I will keep trying with him.

@codemasteravishkar8386 3 года назад

Don't worry, good things are on their way

@MissLinas 3 года назад

@Deborah Tawadros, I'm so sorry your son is struggling right now. I can only imagine how he feels. Have you ever thought of having him. Start out by working with clay. It's soft and he can work with it. To mold it into what he likes. And that way he's exercising his hands to build strength and clay comes in different colors too. It's just an idea. God bless you and your son. 🙂

@adriannegreene7567 3 года назад

Finger paint?

@cheetodorito3805 3 года назад

Maybe try painting with different body parts, maybe feet, a whole hand etc. If he really wants to do art he will find a way, at least I hope so!

@malina9070 3 года назад

I would love to see his art!!

@moonlight_5836 4 года назад

Art is never bad, its just different

@rcfadli8762 4 года назад

Modern art sucks

@moonlight_5836 4 года назад

@@rcfadli8762 couldn't agree more. sure its up to the artist but who the hecc would buy a blank canvas for 6bil dollars

@sliabhgealach 4 года назад

@@moonlight_5836 I kinda love that stuff because in a way that's what it's meant to be. It's ment to piss people off and show how shit the art market is. How rich people keep buying paintings without knowing the meaning, just to use the artist name or piece to brag to their other rich friends and because the rich keep spending more and more money on art, art is becoming less accessible for the more average person so artist are finding hater and garter to maintain art as a career. Also another point could be about the idea more than the actually painting. Like a canvas is meant to be painted on but not painting on it still is creative, but I do understand it's over used

@aa-bn6ts 4 года назад

Gosh this touched me, I always thought I was horrible at art.

@delaneysoliday3529 4 года назад

People are never bad, just different

@RhymeWithWitches 5 лет назад

This is why art is so important. These people are so talented and making beautiful things from so many different mediums.

@UwU-lm9or 5 лет назад

Alao art is what we can communicate through we can show our feelings our expressions etc art is really important and I would love to volunteer here and i do draw as well so this is a plus

@UwU-lm9or 5 лет назад

@Equinox Fofflez Hey thanks so much fellow artist I honestly live in Hawaii and being born and raised here we leaened to tkae care of our people and i would like to do the same with people who have disabilities. Also Good luck their as Well hope you can meet others their sadly i do not have the money yet but i as well plan to aspire do something like this wuen i get my art degree Best of lucks to you art friend( if you wanna be called that)

@CS-by4vg 5 лет назад

It also helps them convey their inner thoughts if their nonverbal and otherwise can't. It can help give them a way to help channel their emotions.

@conniedoesexist1807 5 лет назад

And this is why my school, LaGuardia High School should change back to the old admissions policy and prioritize talent over academics.

@pocahontasseguinart7099 5 лет назад

Allis this is why I don’t go to college because I’m not capable of going abs artist don’t go to collage. I am born with microcephaly similar to aurtisum and I am still trying to get discovered and ignorant people on RU-vid and Facebook laugh at me because I don’t go to college and told me I can’t be a artist or be discovered until I go to college and they say I’m lazy but they don’t understand what I’m trying to do and evil I can’t go. I believe we need to be heard . Do not just record us and put us on RU-vid, you need to help us.

@rajkishorisingh4421 4 года назад

2:56 the lady is so adorable, I wish I could meet her

@sekarsasi9836 3 года назад

Who what lady what are you talking about

@sekarsasi9836 3 года назад

And so do yooooooouuuuuuuuuu Wanna Marry her

@burnedcalculat0r566 3 года назад

Sekar Sasi no, she seems nice and they want to meet her.

@burnedcalculat0r566 3 года назад

Sekar Sasi you sound like you’re 8

@sekarsasi9836 3 года назад

@@burnedcalculat0r566 you are right I am 8 years old

@precipiceyouthconsultancy 3 года назад

I just love the way he keeps saying “artists with disabilities” it’s so powerful to recognise them as artists first, rather than for their disabilities first. It’s empowering.

@yas-per 7 месяцев назад

Person first language is actually quite harmful. Disability doesn’t mean someone is less human (I’m disabled btw)

@prismaticerror6911 7 месяцев назад

I'm disabled, an ongoing movement rn is to move away from the idea that saying "disabled person" is offensive. A lot of us feel that out disabilities are very important parts of who we are bc they influence how we interact with the world and how the world interacts with us, and that to treat our disabilities as external to us is to ignore a part of us. Not everyone feels this way, but it's the most "up-to-date" notion in the community right now. This was three years ago, tho, so who knows what you're up to now lol.

@juno5756 5 лет назад

The sequin-pin-box sculpture looks cool as hell

@heebiegigi 5 лет назад

I want to buy it tbh

@ln2182 5 лет назад

ikr. and to think she has prosthetic eyes. basically blind too. she's amazing.

@lerm142 5 лет назад

And she's blind! It's awesome!

@caliber3436 5 лет назад

Juli Harrison I know right

@evalinawarne1337 5 лет назад

This artist has the MOST BEAUTIFUL ART I HAVE EVER SEEN. I COULD FEEL THE LOVE FROM HER IN MY HEART ❤ I TOUCH IT AND TRUELY FELT IT. THANK YOU. That rarely happens . That is a connection dear lady. It ✨ SPRINKLES❗❗🌹🌹💐 I need to watch the PROGRAM AGAIN. LOVE

@josephinealvarado7368 4 года назад

1:54 omg she's so cute look how happy she is I wanna give her a hug and paint with her

@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711 4 года назад

Josephine Alvarado ME TOO! I LOVE HER!! 💕 also at 4:16

@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711 4 года назад

Jkim Na, people with lives actually have feelings, you should try get one.

@chloechan4167 4 года назад

The cheeks are so cute and that smile!!!~

@astra7792 4 года назад

I just wanna hug the heck outta that woman she's so wholesome :0

@mrpoopyhead4293 4 года назад

@@jkim9866 bruh wtf

@mollieraye1174 4 года назад

1:54 SHES THE SWEETEST LITTLE LADY SHE BLESSES MY HEART

@sekarsasi9836 3 года назад

Who

@johannfer7073 3 года назад

@@sekarsasi9836you smart enough to know and think

@sarah086 3 года назад

Ikr her smile was so cute I was crying

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 года назад

IKR ✋😭

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 года назад

@@sarah086 SAMEEE

@Sophie-po6vo 4 года назад

This.... Is what makes me smile 😊😁

@gretabollman6587 4 года назад

Me too 😊😊

@hop1232000 6 лет назад

*THIS IS CALLED THE OIL RED SEA* *RED IS THE ONLY COLOR I CAN SEE* Best line in the video

@lovelyotter8390 5 лет назад

2:12

@arnas8043 5 лет назад

i would like your comment but it’s on 420

@selmasanlsoy9041 5 лет назад

@@lovelyotter8390Hi there, I'd like to introduce you to a special something called a joke.Judging from your reaction, you haven't understood it before.

@selmasanlsoy9041 5 лет назад

@@lovelyotter8390 Alright...

@grim9648 5 лет назад

@@selmasanlsoy9041 wew

@houseofpower2930 5 лет назад

HOLY Monica can’t see yet her art is crazy cool!

@kittenmimi5326 4 года назад

Yeah like what the heck, how can she make something that cool??? Amazing ^^ and besides it being visually appealing it seems like it'd also be really cool to touch it

@betulcimenay7408 4 года назад

Ikr!!! My jaw literally dropped when he said she was unable to see.

@emmkej9096 4 года назад

I know right! She is using depth of field instead of colors.

@suzanneabdulahad9166 4 года назад

We girls know what we do without seeing them

@lilcookieuwu6417 4 года назад

-just monika

@selinaou 3 года назад

I am 17 with Autism, and I am an expert in art. I was bullied and therefore depressed and suicidal. But now art and music has become a sensation for me, as I dream to become a well-known designer and director

@yarayazta 3 года назад

Hey Selina! I'm so sorry u got bullied. I think you should start posting videos on RU-vid. You're an expert try to make art video (if you want to). I'll support you❤️🌼

@selinaou 3 года назад

@@yarayazta Aww thx ;3

@schmalbratze7632 3 года назад

As an art student I have to say this is way better than most of the stuff people do at our academy. I am so inspired to create a space like this in our hometown. This is stunning. So much respect for the owners and the participants.

@birkovrawry3689 4 года назад

I would watch a whole documentry about this! The art and people making it are beautiful!!

@eternal_seokjin7441 4 года назад

Ikr... Makes me want to go there myself and just... Paint whatever to release all my stress. Lately art for me has been stressful. I never got satisfaction from my drawings and I barely draw now. Art is frustration for me, and I want to remove that. Maybe this is one way 👌

@vanessadelacruz1278 4 года назад

@@eternal_seokjin7441 omggg sameeeee, i'm an architecture student and at the start i was enjoying making art and drawings (tbh at that time my drawings were horrible) but now that i get to know more and my teachers are making pressure on me i feel really streesed and honestly even when i know they are the best drawings i made in my life i don't like them

@lilyaalaloosh6006 4 года назад

Please help me find a full documentary about the topic. I came across it once and I can’t find it anymore.

@esruez 4 года назад

Yesss each of them and their art should be documented. I'm curious about everyone's story and that old man who's painting/drawing a building with lots of small windows caught my attention. We need more of themmm

@by2083 4 года назад

true but i hate the great big story, just recently one of their journalists were caught in a scandal apparently he/she stole the rights to one of these talented artists painting, by manipulating them into signing a contract. And yup they sold their art for over 20,000$. I have the link if you guys want to read it for yourself. Truly disgusting.

@que504 4 года назад

I wanna go to there even though I'm not disabled,there is just such a positive vibe

@ericwhayman6716 4 года назад

who said that? Me too

@Batmantherealbatman 4 года назад

I wanna work there and make art with them

@duskCollider 4 года назад

Really same... I really just want a place where no one judges my art. Where all art is rated equally. Where i can set my ideas free, not being afraid that my art would be shamed by everyone. Where i can let my imagination run wild, creating anything i want, and not what others want me to create. Where i can feel happy. Where i can just FEEL.

@fishycracker5246 3 года назад

Yeah it looks so chill and I don’t mind these people I would be pretty chill

@fishycracker5246 3 года назад

NekoMelon Gacha same I get scared when people see my art while I’m thinking they think is ugly I wanna feel fine

@isabellaegar4697 4 года назад

0:34 Bruh I don't know how you would be able to talk to her without smiling! :)

@MintyToq 4 года назад

I love how it’s just a humble place where people with disabilities can just let their heart out quietly

@femjem1013 6 лет назад

They should make these all over the world

@aus-li 6 лет назад

Do you know anything about the world? As an art student, these supplies are expensive as fuck, and no third world country will be able to afford such a program. However, there are other ways to make art, so there might be some sort of artistic value to some poor schools that are “innovative” or trying to support their culture through art. I do think street art is better in a ton of ways, not only does it let kids express themselves, but it’s cheap and can possibly inspire the community. But other than that, art is still “dead” in some parts of the world, wether it would be dictators, gangs and limitations....there might be someone willing to sacrifice their life to make some sort of art that reflects their humanity/individuality.

@gavo3o 6 лет назад

well voidX is right like if you were an art student you would understand also they get money from their art anyways

@aus-li 6 лет назад

gavin ongsoi Yea, once they mentioned MoMA...it makes it super clear: They’re getting paid possibly millions with their pieces...

@95acdcRocks 6 лет назад

We have this in the Netherlands. In the city, Doetinchem, it's called "de stadskamer" (the cityroom).

@aus-li 6 лет назад

Jane Doe Stay ignorant, then. I told you, I’m an art student that’s about to graduate, I’m not talking too “deep”, I’m stating the facts. I had to elaborate to the OP, since they thought the world was fit for wealth and elaborate tools. However, I bet nobody knows that in a lot of third world countries, art is used as a weapon to counter propaganda and oppression. Most of the time, art is used for pure wealth and stature in first world countries...seems like the poor will always have more substance than the materialistic society.

@rosariasdream2546 5 лет назад

4:06 man I’d love to volunteer or work somewhere like that, that is truly such a gift

@piper_o3o479 5 лет назад

Yeah me too but I'd bee too shy around them but that's okay cause I'm too young anyways

@eliegbert8121 5 лет назад

Trust me. I work at a place like this. You don't.

@brown9671 5 лет назад

That picture isn’t that good what are you saying?

@4steria532 4 года назад

*art is a way to physically and mentally express yourself, it’s a way to express you’re emotions and feelings or thoughts*

@nicachepe 3 года назад

What about a dot on a canvas

@ashii1206 4 года назад

0:34 God damn my heart just hit me already seeing that smile

@12ketch38 4 года назад

This is the type of video that makes you smile for 2 hours after you’ve seen it

@leo.hatdichlieb 4 года назад

12 Ketch This is the Type of comment that makes you smile for another 2 hours ❤️😊

@Unknown_is_known 4 года назад

@@leo.hatdichlieb you are really sweet

@Ari-bl9de 4 года назад

This is the type of comments and videos that make your life better

@user-nb4sn8zt3c 4 года назад

Nah

@KrishK8055 6 лет назад

This is one video with no haters or negativity☺️☺️ Thank god and may they be able to pursue their passions

@fallon9745 6 лет назад

The Pro Bro it’s a shame that we can’t prove that god exists.

@dom-yf2uu 6 лет назад

What about buda?

@Akiringuis 6 лет назад

Oh The Random Days

@Akiringuis 6 лет назад

The Pro Bro true there are not many videos without haters or trolls

@ACDBunnie 6 лет назад

@RandomVids4U488 4 года назад

Art is not about perfection, it's about expression ❤.

@bodhiswayze1892 7 месяцев назад

Now this is art, not the obnoxious unmade beds, or blank canvasses of well known “artists” This is absolutely incredible, I love it 😊❤

@mushoftheroom7307 5 лет назад

As an artist struggling to continue Animation and Illustration in college due to Tourette's, I find this amazing and really inspiring.

@jenpenn22 5 лет назад

Don't give up

@Heliocanix 5 лет назад

animator here! i agree, never give up! the animation industry thrives and is built on the stories and perspectives of the uniquest of people, i believe in you and cant wait to see your work someday!

@mushoftheroom7307 5 лет назад

@@Heliocanix Thank you, my family and I are currently saving up for a service dog to help me get out and about again, I think it'll really help me 😊

@idk-oe7tk 5 лет назад

MushOfTheRoom

@riverjacobs2023 5 лет назад

Dont give up! I also have tourettes but youll find a way to continue on. You can overcome it

@grayonthewater 5 лет назад

These are literally the first works of art that have ever moved me to tears. This is why art is beautiful. All these people are beautiful. This inclusivity and collaboration are beautiful.🥰

@Gringle_ 5 лет назад

maybe you should look at more art

@marvinradermacher5781 5 лет назад

You never thought if deeper meanings behind Rubens, Tizian or DaVinci? But yes, these are beautiful

@NAConen 3 года назад

Wow. I’ve never heard anyone say to me: “I want your own voice and I want it as pure and personalized as can be.”

@robinhahnsopran 7 месяцев назад

Hi! I'm an a disabled performance artist, working in opera. Spaces like these are so vital, so important, and they demonstrate what disabled folks have always known: that our art is not only valid, but important. Spaces for disabled folks don't have to be medicalized to exist. I am so, so glad to know the Creative Growth Art Center creates space for disabled artists. Thank you. ✨

@munazzasaeed4438 6 лет назад

Its exceptional, salute to the owner of this place for giving respect to the talent of these people and giving them a destination to make their own way.

@ACDBunnie 6 лет назад

@mr.nicecookie4784 6 лет назад

I think you mean owner ..? Right ?

@sydniedesjarlais7917 4 года назад

Im a disabled artist, and i mostly do scientific illustrations or marine life, and i heavily enjoy it. But i think it would be amazing to come here and explore different mediums, and just have such a welcoming space. And im not super big on initiating conversations, but that feeling of just sharing space with people is awesome.

@shivfrye 4 года назад

It's sad you're disabled. I hope whatever art you make is great!

@sydniedesjarlais7917 4 года назад

Vii Does Gacha thank you very much! I dont consider my disability something to be sad about, but i understand what you are saying :) have a wonderful day!

@felixhenson9926 4 года назад

Same! I can't rly afford a studio and am not at the point it's necessary and i think it'd be v isolating on my own but I think working in a space like this would be just fucking 24/7 inspiration (and i mean the artistic kind not the inspiration porn kind) I'd kill to have a place like this near me!

@Jasmine-sc6cn 4 года назад

I love painting marine life too! Cetaceans are my favourite to paint:)

@aeromodeller1 4 года назад

@@felixhenson9926 There might be one. I looked on the Internet to find a place for my cousin and was surprised to see how many such places there are in the San Francisco Bay Area. My daughter worked at one in Arcata. When you find one, there are often links to others. There are also many art programs in recreation departments and art museums.

@napuaopolynesia9380 4 года назад

The people who hit the dislike button is just jealous that they can’t draw as good as these amazing people!

@bluefoxthecutest2628 3 года назад

More likely they're tired of people praising all of these drawings despite the fact that some of them aren't even good.

@deflatedboy1014 3 года назад

@@bluefoxthecutest2628 they may not be good to you, but they’re good to the painter, and that’s all that matters.

@rainandhail67 2 года назад

@@bluefoxthecutest2628 some people like em and are praising them not just because tHeY’RE DisABled

@natnatyumi 7 месяцев назад

@@bluefoxthecutest2628girl bye

@ssf1647 4 года назад

"The blind have the most colorful mind"

@eileenmarie1652 5 лет назад

I am autistic (asperger syndrome) and art is the way for me to show myself. Oil paints are my favorite. I buy them with money that I earned by myself, and it’s what I do. I LOVE art and watching this makes me tear up.

@aaaaaaaaaaaa_99 5 лет назад

I’m autistic too and I’m an art student. It feels so great to be able express myself through art in a way that I can’t in everyday life

@beachballssideaccount 5 лет назад

I'm also an autistic artist. I like to do illustration and animation.

@user-qt1ku6il9u 5 лет назад

My little brother is autistic too. His Passion is music 💓 He loves it. He has the most angelic voice ever and he has a vocal coach who comes to our house 3 days a week. The council pays for it💓 I love hiiiim!💓

@ilulu5082 5 лет назад

a close friend of mine was recently diagnosed with autism, and she loves writing stories and cats! she always sends me amazing works, especially considering our ages.

@lasagna4131 5 лет назад

I love art too! 😃

@hansmo7013 6 лет назад

Am I the only one who wants to buy some of that art? Those people sure know how to create beauty! I'm so happy to see a place where they can be who they truly are!

@andreacorry4581 6 лет назад

Hans Ockelmann me too! I was just thinking I would love to buy their art. Amazing!

@gandhi4538 5 лет назад

My cousin works at a shop in Plymouth, Massachusetts called Oh My Gallery. It’s people that are disabled or special needs that can make crafts and art that people can buy. If you are ever in that area you should stop by. It is in downtown Plymouth I believe.

@skrelemor 3 года назад

This is honestly absolutely beautiful. I've been drawing for about 14 years and have been to many art museums and I have never seen such creativity and beauty

@cv267 3 года назад

They are one of the most talented artists in the world!! Just wow!

@koi6699 5 лет назад

I just want to talk about how absolutely amazing, and stunning -most of- these art pieces are like holy crap.

@annmarie4184 4 года назад

“most”

@annmarie4184 4 года назад

no. lol i just thought it was funny how they said ‘most’ as if they’re all not amazing :,)

@koi6699 4 года назад

annmarie now hold up. That’s not what I meant and you know it! Lol

@annmarie4184 4 года назад

Julien, Stop it! lolol I know it’s not what you meant haha

@koi6699 4 года назад

annmarie lol

@hydrogeddonn 6 лет назад

As a society, we often see those with significant disabilities as permanent burdens to be accounted for, needing constant attention and maintenance. Because of this, people with disabilities are often never given a chance to do anything substantial. From the very second we know they are disabled, we start regulating their lives, instituting routines and restricting their freedom in favor for a streamlined care program that gives the rest of us peace of mind. It is so easy to think "oh, they are doing fine in that home, they must be happy" while in fact these disabled persons can live a very restricted life, not only by their disabilities but by the care systems we willingly place them into for our convenience. This art studio is brilliant. Disabled people are not something to be cast away because they aren't immediately useful to society.

@AnnikaVictoria24 6 лет назад

CBA ++++ this

@lesbianmort3734 6 лет назад

Joey Baseball damn. That's a good point.

@WolfOfTheStars 4 года назад

I was born with Aspergers Syndrome, a spot on the Autism Spectrum. I may be high functioning, but I was always expressive with my art when I can’t properly understand and interact socially with other and scared to speak how I feel. Art gave me an outlet that I love and want to continue for my life as a career, a passion! I hope other learn from this and smile knowing that though all people with disabilities have an issue, they aren’t alone, and they are just as human as the normal people who see themselves above us with disabilities and see that we can be just as contributive to the world as they can! I grew up with my mom working in the field with people with disabilities and grew up knowing an old man with Down Syndrome and he was family to me. I learned a disability is just a disconnection to a normal function of the mind or body and there are ways to work around it. I’m proud to be in this community because I learned that the true hearted people are those who have an issue that sets them apart, and those people have hearts of gold. seeing this kind of facility makes me smile ear to ear as there is so many happy people with any form of disability, mental, physical, and developmental just so happy to express in way no one could ever fully teach them before!

@vademar3358 4 года назад

Its so empowering to see that modern society may have some kindness and goodness inside of us My favorite artist was Mrs. Monica Valentine, with her amazing blocks of color

@hxneybee7045 4 года назад

I am a disabled 13 year old 8th grade going into high school and August 9th 2019 I got a hearing aid from walmart just for atleast $20 just off the shelf just about to check out and its been the biggest change in my life btw I am 30% deaf so I can barely hear with one earbud in my right ear

@DUMPSTZR 3 года назад

hxney bee aw I’m so sorry

@arya5626 3 года назад

Hey you shouldn't feel that way bcuz ur different (: no one can be u even me i may just be a stranger but i do feel like ur mom and dad are the luckiest to have you as their child no matter what ur going thru they love u more than anything in the world lots of love A stranger from nowhere❤

@melovx3928 3 года назад

I'm half deaf, we are in this together. You are not alone.

@FrizTrooperz 3 года назад

Yo, your speed paint and other stuff on your Instagram is amazing 👊🏻😎

@avidhahaldar8599 3 года назад

Aw I am sorry but then disabilities can't stop anyone from achieving dreams. There needs to be guts, hard work and a whole ton of courage and I know that deafness is just a mere term and no barrier for u:)

@kittycatcute5218 4 года назад

Art is like a giraffe. Every pattern is never the same. Edit: Wow 362 likes? That’s a lot

@RaggaBaby 4 года назад

Lol why a giraffe? You could just as wel say "Art is like a cat" Cause every pattern of every animal with one is different.

@Fazen107 4 года назад

KlikKlaka He means graffiti XD

@cereal1629 4 года назад

@@RaggaBaby It's because cats can have similar or identical coats at times. Giraffes have different patterns with their spots and such.

@anxioustrash1708 4 года назад

Yeah but giraffe spots arent the same

@anxioustrash1708 4 года назад

@simplyimpish1055 3 года назад

So thrilled they have a safe place to create🧚🏻‍♀️

@whatchamacallit1young138 4 года назад

Thank you so much to the person who has built this beautiful center. You truly are a gift from God. People with disabilities are so creative. Beautiful pieces from these awesome folks!

@coryry 5 лет назад

I just put a new thing on my bucket list I want to go there see how everybody shows their inner self through art even though other people might say they’re not able to do that. THIS IS AWESOME

@godofconquest4026 6 лет назад

This place is spectacular and so are the artists. The pieces that they crest look amazing.

@preppy9192 4 года назад

It's just makes me really happy because to see people getting together and doing these projects just makes me want to cry

@rachelmcconnell1561 4 года назад

My mom used to teach art classes at retirement homes for the elderly, it really was amazing to see these people who sometimes couldn’t talk or see, but they would use their incredible creativity to make unique masterpieces! This video is awesome!

@theysaystayinyour9213 5 лет назад

I'm not a visual artist, I'm a writer, but I am a disabled artist. I love this so much.

@ayuusnd 5 лет назад

hey! keep going with what you like! it's gonna be wonderful ^_^

@ts4686 4 года назад

This is egalitarianism. The work of these incredible people is amazing, beautiful and interesting, NOT because theyre different minded or bodied to most people, but because they are incredibly talented. Their life experiences and way of thinking has given them advantages to perspectives, which many otherwise lose in the rat race of especially western modern living. I love this clip and initiative ❤

@PeanutButterZombie00 4 года назад

I agree. It would have been such a waste for their talent to go unnoticed just because of their disabilities, so it's great that they have a place that gives them these opportunities.

@lwell8016 4 года назад

I'm so grateful for people with perspectives like you!!!! Lots of people deal with special needs folks in negative ways, I really appreciate your perfect outlook on their lifestyles!!!

@yoshidatanaka178 4 года назад

I really love how they gave them the liberty to do their own art and the ability to express their self's even do they have a certain disability. It's really touching to me.... ♥️💜

@cherryappleaj9341 3 года назад

I watch videos like this and ones about people being sick or loosing limbs or other things like that and I can’t help but think how lucky I am to have such a great and loving family. I wish these people the best 💖

@ginganinja3608 5 лет назад

I would buy their art because it's all beautiful

@V4NTAS 5 лет назад

ginga ninja360 Samee

@belle369 5 лет назад

This is so cute! My school has a program like this, and they also have a band program for the kids who are special Ed. It makes my heart happy!

@anganabanerjee6848 3 года назад

It just made me cry... I'm crying happy tears for the first time in my life.

@ppjskh 3 года назад

Omg, I'm crying. *They genuinely look so happy doing what they love!* I'm so glad this man created a safe place where people with disabilities could display their art. ✨

@angelbaby2145 5 лет назад

As someone with high functional autism and a creative passion for art... I love this.

@lilith__chan326 5 лет назад

I can relate to you a lot

@kellynguyen353 6 лет назад

I would love to have a similar space to work in; seeing all those cool artworks really inspire me to create

@ashkhri 6 лет назад

Kelly Nguyen same. its so free and unobstructed. i want to learn how to be comfortable with that

@TheHippieDips 6 лет назад

Kelly Nguyen I agree!! I'm seriously going to look up places similar to this near me!

@gandhi4538 5 лет назад

There is a a place called Oh My Gallery in Plymouth Massachusetts. Special Needs people can go and make crafts and art. You can also work there as well to help out. My cousin work there. It’s in Downtown Plymouth. Even if you can’t work there you can support the business and but the things they make.

@atomlightstone 5 лет назад

Cool me too

@marcy5575 3 года назад

I can NEVER get over the beauty of this video. All the scenes are gorgeous and vivid with clear color. The people in this video are all so authentically mesmerized by their own respective pieces. I see talent beaming through all corners of this video. I love love love it. I want so bad is for these people to keep enjoying this space but for places like these to be available WORLD WIDE. just as it is here. Thank you great big story!!!

@amayahuq 3 года назад

I know this gave everyone a warm feeling in their heart.

@sydniedesjarlais7917 4 года назад

I dont even know how many times ive watched this. Its amazing, and also super beautiful visually

@LocketInThinePocket 5 лет назад

i wish my bf lived close to where i am. I'm a mile away from Oakland and he's disabled as well, but loves to paint. i bet he would love to be in this Art Center with me. :)

@anniemarian9766 5 лет назад

Aw I hope y’all go to the Art Center one day.

@trintrin3507 5 лет назад

Then move in together and help him

@animaljamsisters4ever978 5 лет назад

Hal, youre from the bayyyy!! Good luck with your future endeavors. You should do art with him, it’ll make your day and his ❤️

@yourlocaltrashcand7397 4 года назад

I almost cried the people seemed so happy

@chrissystewart6268 2 года назад

I want to see people with disabilities follow their dreams as long as they can achieve. I'm so impressed to see this artist & I suggest people don't be mean & mistreat people with disabilities don't never talk to them any kind of way. Please be friendly to a disabled person

@amandasnider2644 6 лет назад

I see these people and I see pure expression of creativity. When I was in my visual arts diploma course I really struggled with thinking too much and felt like I was boxed in by the requirements of the projects. I struggled to look past making art that made sense, had an explanation, looked pretty and was sell-able. These people are unhindered from such pressures and ways of thinking, they simply create. My prof kept telling me, "Do not think, just make 'stuff' " and I really struggled with that. I'm not saying that there is no thinking behind what these people do, in some ways I'm sure that they think even more than us neurotypical people, but they are not being told to express themselves in a certain way, in a certain medium or a certain color. They just do. They are more of an artist then I will ever be.

@wowi93 6 лет назад

Because they care about the happiness of the process of creating something. They don't care about the criticism or if their piece is going to be the best that they have ever made, or about grades, competitions. Today I was struggling to take my brush to try something and I spent my day on Instagram looking work of other people and thinking that my art is never going to be as good as them.

@grayonthewater 5 лет назад

Well said

@a.p.9387 6 лет назад

I wanna volunteer for something like this ... I love children,elderly,disabled and pets they are the purest form of love ❤

@Psychol-Snooper 6 лет назад

If you get an elderly disabled pet you'd have three of your four loves combined. XD

@alex73217 6 лет назад

Go on google, find a place and ask :D I volunteer with kids with mental disabilities at camp during school vacations and it's amazing (14+hrs work per day for 2 weeks straight is exhausting but super fun)

@wistfulcup4544 6 лет назад

Angry Applesauce how about an elderly disabled pet [that because they are a dog, is really your, you “child”] for a 4/4 XD

@Psychol-Snooper 6 лет назад

*Wistfulcup* We are totally talking about my dog right now. Absolutely my child! XD

@TheHippieDips 6 лет назад

Lizzy Ruiz Wood I agree!!! I'm going to Google it after I'm done watching the video again!!😆

@onesimplefool5250 7 месяцев назад

everyone should have access to make and enjoy art, art will always be in our history, in our hearts and souls. art is one of the most effective tools of expression. art is love and love is art.

@limporgyuk 3 года назад

It's so rare to find so much happiness in one room. What a fantastic man

@nicolegabrielle06 5 лет назад

Sadly, ART SUPPLIES ARE SO FRICKING EXPENSIVE!

@pagethreemodel 4 года назад

Maybe they get a lot of donations.

@Bonesph 4 года назад

Depends on the type of art you want to do.

@lebro4401 4 года назад

Good thing digital art exist

@feliciamartin9771 4 года назад

Not really it depends, the supplies doesn't make the art, the artist make the art. You just need a paper and some pencil or paint to draw with. It doesn't need to be expensive

@danielrko9895 4 года назад

@@feliciamartin9771 it really makes a difference having good art suplies , if you have bad art suplies you are limited in what you can do , yeah you can do something beautifull with a piece of paper and a pencil but at the same time that same drawing done on quality drawing paper with a good pen or even a brush pen would be a lot better even tho it's done by the same person

@mobilelegendscambodia2908 6 лет назад

RU-vid make this video trending please

@audrey9771 5 лет назад

they don’t “make” it trending, it has to have a certain amount of views in a certain amount of time.if everyone banded together and watched, or it went viral, it could be on trending. but i totally agree.

@wellnessjoyandbliss 3 года назад

🐞💖✨👏🌈Thank you for sharing your magic beautiful artists, you are all amazing and your shining bright! Thank you also to the director of this thriving place where everyone is cherished, deeply loved and valued Thank you for sharing your gifts with us 👍🎁🌟

@paulgolke2012 4 года назад

We need more people like this man. If you aren’t using your talent to help the world, you are wasting your talent.

@user-io9hj9ip2d 6 лет назад

i'm so happy to see all these people in a safe place where they can be themselves and express themselves through so many beautiful mediums, simply amazing to see

@ashleevee17 5 лет назад

This broke my heart 😭😢 I would literally give anything to volunteer their

@ericwhayman6716 4 года назад

Cloudsey' same here.

@koalart14 4 года назад

Me too

@sanji546 4 года назад

There *

@lena41 4 года назад

THIS is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!

@minhanhvu6209 Год назад

I'm a Med student in Vietnam. I watched this video 4 years ago, when I was a freshman. Now I'm a 4th year student and this still is my dream job ❤️❤️❤️

@FreshFausto 6 лет назад

I am so overwhelmed.

@user-tn5jk3ng8g 6 лет назад

Fausto King )

@steeellah3592 4 года назад

Wow, every single person in this video is phenomenally talented. Literally, every piece of art is so unique and vibrant, I wanna buy all of it

@sophiewroteacomment 3 года назад

Sometimes my profession as occupational therapist sucks, so I come here regularly, it motivates and inspires me. People can achieve so much, no matter where they come from!

@MelonLord 3 года назад

*Art is the best way to express yourself* 💕

@adidashea29 6 лет назад

how do i donate to this wonderful organization?

@evelynlll477 6 лет назад

adidashea29 www.creativegrowth.org/get-involved/

@Hern78 6 лет назад

Joey Baseball ok......that wasn't funny

@treysongreening9364 6 лет назад

Alexandria Hernandez it was if you have a sense of humor

@ELIdanIScool 6 лет назад

Eggs with leggs it’s indeed not funny, but calling him an asshole, makes you the asshole.

@sleepy_elle3507 6 лет назад

yall are no fun, joey’s comment was funny. stop taking things so seriously

@dazzawesome 6 лет назад

I appreciate what these people are doing to help the disabled. I love art, and my philosophy is that anyone can do it. No one should care what people think, this world is full of beautiful things. We should let people who are different express this. We are all special and unique, and art is a way that helps us all show it. Personally for me if I was normal, none of the pieces of art I've ever made would be good. It's what makes me different that makes my art better.

@ranshiro 5 лет назад

@Butterfly-kv6kq 3 года назад

I have ASD (autism), this inspired me to live my dream as an artist. Thank you so much

@soumizoon 4 года назад

Can I please go here? This is so amazing that I don’t care that I’m not disabled, this is probably the closest I could get to an art community college if this was in the UK.