Celebrate the creativity of the artists of Creative Growth, the first U.S. organization dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities. Artists and staff from Creative Growth and their sister organizations NIAD and Creativity Explored will be on-site to help us celebrate. If you have an access need, check out Accessibility at SFMOMA to see what we offer! Read More …
This year is CG’s 11th Beyond Trend Runway show, and they are looking forward to sharing all of the incredible wearable art that we have been making with our community! This is an indoor AND outdoor fashion show, with over 100 models celebrating 50 years of Creative Growth!
A special thanks to the Valdez Street Vibes Festival, a collaboration with Visit Oakland and the City of Oakland – Activate Oakland Grant. CG is holding an Outdoor Street Festival and Birthday Party to Celebrate 50 years of Creative Growth and to honor our artists. Expect raw art for sale, local vendors, games, birthday cake, a runway show and pop-up shopping event throughout the day.
Oakland Museum of California announces major acquisition of works from its current exhibition featuring artists with developmental disabilities. Read More …
Usher in the winter holidays and join us for a festive marketplace to shop for artwork produced by Into The Brightness artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, and the NIAD Art Center. Artists will showcase and sell a large offering of original artwork, making it a wonderful opportunity to find unique and meaningful gifts for your loved ones this holiday season. Read More …
SFMOMA AND CREATIVE GROWTH ART CENTER ANNOUNCE UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP IN CELEBRATION OF CREATIVE GROWTH’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY SFMOMA Additionally Acquires Vibrant Range of Artworks fromLocally Based Organizations Creativity Explored and NIAD SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 23, 2023)—The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and Oakland-based Creative Growth Art Center announced today an unprecedented partnership that honors the emergence of the art and disability movement in the Bay Area and brings to the fore a critical and often overlooked aspect of the region’s artistic richness. Coinciding with Creative Growth’s 50th anniversary, the partnership encompasses the acquisition of more than 100 works Read More …
In collaboration with three profound Bay Area institutions, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD celebrates myriad works from contemporary artists with developmental disabilities. From painting to sculpture to multimedia, these world-renowned artists are producing work of incredible power, exuberance, humor, complexity, and joy. Read More …