For the very first time, NIAD will join Creativity Explored and Creative Growth as exhibitors at the upcoming FOG Design+Art Fair, January 18th to 21st at Fort Mason!
White Columns is pleased to announce the 14th edition of its Annual exhibition Looking Back, which has been selected by the New York-based writer and curator Randy Kennedy. The exhibition will be presented throughout all of White Columns’ galleries.
On Friday, January 19th it's an Arty Party NIAD takeover at the Little Hill Lounge! Kick back at El Cerrito's best dive bar and soak in the eclectic sounds of the Bay while raising funds for your favorite progressive studio. Live music by Warp (SF), Yogurt Brain (OAK), and DJs Billy Zillions (NIAD) and Poindexter (KALX). Kick off the New Year in full color! There will be food, amazing cocktails, friendly people and a whole lot of fun.
The Bay Area has historically led conversations around neurodiverse artists. Three Bay Area progressive independent art centers – Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, and Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development (NIAD) – have expanded representation for developmentally disabled artists. This conversation will convene contemporary artists and curators who work with and for these three organizations to celebrate the power of art to change lives.
This year NIAD is delighted to have works by seventeen NIAD artists in the Richmond Art Center's AOTAD exhibition, with satellite exhibition locations to be announced. Art of the African Diaspora, in partnership with Richmond Art Center, supports artists of African descent in the Bay Area through representation, professional development, and building a creative community.
Radiant Souls Is an invitation to reflect on all the evoking and mysterious symbols that get suspended in our memories, making the familiar objects an incitement to explore beyond our desires and look deeper into our reality.
NIAD Volunteer Applications are Open for 2024! On February 10th we're opening the 23rd Street Gallery doors early for current and prospective volunteers. Ask all your questions about volunteering at NIAD (application questions? how many hours?) while enjoying refreshments and a sneak peek at the new exhibition "Radiant Souls" before the doors open to all NIAD guests at 1pm. The NIAD Volunteer Program is a way for community artists, art lovers, and disability justice advocates to work directly with NIAD artists and staff to support our mission. Volunteers are needed in every corner of NIAD: the studio, exhibitions, multimedia and Read More ...
