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Studio Program

Creative Growth Studio program is offered 9:30am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. The program provides a professional art studio setting and facilitation for over 140 artists in drawing, painting, video production, ceramics, wood, fiber arts, textiles, and printmaking. The program is further enriched by trips to museums, galleries, and artists’ studios. Artists develop a working portfolio and many artists produce exhibition quality artwork for sale in the Creative Growth Gallery and internationally.

Creative Growth serves artists with developmental disabilities who share an interest in exploring creativity. We primarily serve individuals who are eligible for Regional Center services. We require no previous art experience, only a sincere desire to engage in and enjoy the art-making process. We prefer enrolling artists who can commit to at least 4 days of program.

Application and Integration Process:

1. If you are interested in exploring the possibility of attending Creative Growth, contact your Regional Center Case Manager informing them of your interest in arts.

2. Your Regional Center Case Manager contacts our Artist Services Director and provides a referral prior to the initial tour of our studio.

3. After receiving a referral from your Case Manager, the Artist Services Director will contact you for a tour of our studio and gallery. An informal interview will be conducted after the tour and you will receive an application package.

4. Plan to attend the tour with either a family member, caregiver, an ILS/SLS staff, or your Case Manager to make sure you will not miss any important information. You will meet our artists, staff, and see how art is created collectively and individually in our studio in Uptown Oakland.

5. Upon acceptance, the first month of enrollment is a trial period. This gives you an opportunity to fully integrate into our program. Upon successful completion of a trial period, we will meet to talk about your experience and to establish your personal goals, as they relate to your work at Creative Growth.

For questions, please contact:
Amelia Whittlesey
Artist Services Director
510.836.2340 x 111
clientservices@creativegrowth.org

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Youth Program

The Saturday Youth Program is offered from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturdays to young adults ages 15-22 with developmental disabilities. It gives high school students with artistic inclinations the opportunity to explore art as a vocation with the possibility of transitioning into the Creative Growth adult fine arts program. The program runs year round. Groups are small, so that each artist receives individual attention while exploring drawing, painting, fiber arts, ceramics, and woodworking. Artists experience the excitement of discovering their creative potential and the reward of having their artwork exhibited and sold in the Creative Growth Gallery. For more information about the Youth Program, please contact:

For more information, please contact:
Madelyn Covey
Studio Instructor
510.836.2340 x 119
madelyn@creativegrowth.org

Programa del Estudio

El programa Estudio de Creative Growth se ofrece de 9:30am a 3pm, de Lunes a Viernes. El programa proporciona un entorno de estudio de arte profesional y facilitación para más de 140 artistas en dibujo, pintura, producción de video, cerámica, madera, artes de fibra, textiles y grabado. El programa se enriquece aún más con viajes a museos, galerías y estudios de artistas. Los artistas desarrollan un portafolio de trabajo y muchos artistas producen obras de arte de calidad de exhibición para la venta en la Galería de Creative Growth e internacionalmente.

Creative Growth sirve a artistas con discapacidades del desarrollo quienes comparten un interés en explorar la creatividad. Atendemos principalmente a personas quienes son elegibles para los servicios del Centro Regional. No requerimos experiencia artística previa, solo un deseo sincero de participar y disfrutar del proceso de creación artística. Preferimos inscribir a artistas que puedan comprometerse a un mínimo de 4 días de programa.

Proceso de Solicitud e Integración:

1. Si está interesado en explorar la posibilidad de asistir a Creative Growth, comuníquese con el Administrador de Casos de su Centro Regional informando sobre su interés en las artes.

2. Su Administrador de Casos del Centro Regional se comunica con nuestro Gerente de Servicios al Cliente y proporciona una referencia antes del recorrido inicial de nuestro estudio.

3. Después de recibir una referencia de su Administrador de Casos, el Gerente de Servicios al Cliente se comunicará con usted para realizar un recorrido por nuestro estudio y galería. Se realizará una entrevista informal después del recorrido y recibirá un paquete de solicitud.

4. Planee asistir al recorrido con un miembro de la familia, un cuidador, un personal de Habilidades de Vida Independiente/Servicios de Vida Asistida (ILS/SLS) o su Administrador de Casos para asegurarse de no perderse ninguna información importante. Conocerá a nuestros artistas, personal y verá cómo se crea el arte colectiva e individualmente en nuestro estudio en Uptown Oakland.

5. Tras la aceptación, el primer mes de inscripción es un período de prueba. Esto le da la oportunidad de integrarse completamente en nuestro programa. Al completar con éxito un período de prueba, nos reuniremos para hablar sobre su experiencia y establecer sus objetivos personales, en relación con su trabajo en Creative Growth.

Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con:
Amelia Whittlesey
Artist Services Director
510.836.2340 x 111
clientservices@creativegrowth.org

Programa de Arte Juvenil

El Programa de Sábado Juvenil se ofrece de 10:00am a 2:00pm los sábados para adultos jóvenes de 15 a 22 años con discapacidades del desarrollo. Brinda a los estudiantes de preparatoria con inclinaciones artísticas la oportunidad de explorar el arte como una vocación con la posibilidad de hacer la transición al programa de bellas artes para adultos Creative Growth. El programa funciona todo el año. Los grupos son pequeños, de modo que cada artista recibe atención individual mientras explora el dibujo, la pintura, las artes de la fibra, la cerámica y la carpintería. Los artistas experimentan la emoción de descubrir su potencial creativo y la recompensa de exhibir y vender sus obras de arte en la Galería de Creative Growth.

Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con:

Madelyn Covey
Studio Instructor
510.836.2340 x 119
madelyn@creativegrowth.org