Metamorphosis
Imagine Art
WHERE EVERY LIFE IS A WORK OF ART.
Imagine Art Newsletter
Metamorphosis
VISION
Our vision is to transform the lives of artists with disabilities for the Glory of God.
MISSION
Our Mission is to leverage art and place; empowering artists with disabilities who become creative catalysts for changing systems of day habilitation; long-term care, peer support, and affordable housing.
STRATEGY
Our strategy is creative placemaking - defined as - an evolving field of practice that intentionally leverages the power of the arts, culture and creativity to serve a community’s interest while driving a broader agenda for change, growth and transformation in a way that also builds character and quality of place.
Artists are transformed and repositioned as leaders of cultural place.
The Fine Arts Studio is the core program of Imagine Art, serving artists with disabilities since 1996. The studio offers no-cost access to professional space, materials and artistic direction - featuring painting, ceramics, mixed media and textiles. AmeriCorps Members serve as Artists in Residence, providing a job readiness services that support artists to create cohesive boides of work for exhibition in our gallery.
Visit the Fine Arts Program Page.
Artists are exploring new models of delivering long term care services.
The Medicaid Waiver program offers licensed long term care services that empower individuals with IDD/DD to thrive in the community - diverting funds from institutional placements. Healthcare services include 24-hour residential support, in home attendant care, nursing, dietary, behavioral and other professional therapies, such as OT, PT and speech.
Visit the Medicaid Waiver Program Page.
Artists are trained and deployed to be creative catalysts for change.
The Peer Support program provides training and certification for peers with IDD/DD who are navigating complex disability systems. Peer support groups, classes and workshops create opportunity to gain knowledge, build skills and change behaviors in ways that reposition them as decision makers over their own services.
Visit the Peer Support Program Page.
Live+Make is “the place” where we demonstrate the model.
The address at 1127 Tillery offers 66 units of affordable housing, anchored by Imagine Art’s creative programming - fine arts studio & gallery, long term care services and peer support activity. A public gallery invites the community to view the art and meet the artist at work. The communitiy kitchen provides no-cost meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner - to the 88 residents who are living onsite.
Visit the Live+Make Program Page.