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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@eliseheartless4636 5 жыл бұрын

*Art is the most powerful language*

@ShaneHasPlayz 4 жыл бұрын

Random Dogface No it’s not

@pursuitoficarus200 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Stephasaurus Rex Exactly.

@pursuitoficarus200 4 жыл бұрын

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

@sararubio2758 4 жыл бұрын

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

@traceydelfs2657 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Rivracost3 4 жыл бұрын

so true!!!

@Mica_T 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Omg ur right

@expertfrenchtoast3480 4 жыл бұрын

INDIGO BLUEoO not really

@vanillaicecream2385 4 жыл бұрын

post post modern art get it right

@spruceandjuniper4447 4 жыл бұрын

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

@noelle1030 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Miss Mayhem There should be more places like that

@poweredbymoonlight9869 4 жыл бұрын

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

@poweredbymoonlight9869 4 жыл бұрын

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

@gritlihanle6147 4 жыл бұрын

Cooooooool sid richtig schön aus

@faiiryofshaampoo 4 жыл бұрын

“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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@burnedcalculat0r566 4 жыл бұрын

Red is a very beautiful color, just like him.

@misakichan5022 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I really like the name

@august_lills7327 3 жыл бұрын

where is the timestamp?

@TitanFence 3 жыл бұрын

Small Panda 2:12

@crystalgemuniverse7039 6 жыл бұрын

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

@cherrieayson4905 6 жыл бұрын

yes

@brokenribbedbitch2229 5 жыл бұрын

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

@jaquie7916 5 жыл бұрын

Crystal Gem Universe I might have just died >v

@Emma-tt9el 5 жыл бұрын

Crystal Gem Universe I LIKE UR PFP AND NAME ;)

@spicy1116 5 жыл бұрын

@@brokenribbedbitch2229 you mean Pocahontas?

@Rivracost3 4 жыл бұрын

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

@andicarusfell8387 4 жыл бұрын

My aunt is an art therapist, can confirm definitely real

@Ladida386 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@mothcloth815 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Love your pfp haha ✨🌿💛

@sdk75002 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@nicachepe 3 жыл бұрын

@@samsamthetrashcan oh my god ITS A RED DOT!

@faryalqureshi3132 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 жыл бұрын

@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 :]

@aliyahhhhh07 5 жыл бұрын

Just remember that art isn’t all about perfection.

@KT-rk6fn 5 жыл бұрын

Just like this world 😊

@woosy4766 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Sydney Johnston That is very true ❤️

@AnnikaVictoria24 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@maddyhasproblems4976 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Annika Victoria (

@clownh00ker 5 жыл бұрын

Oh! Hey Annika!

@NO-jt7pm 5 жыл бұрын

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

@strictantler 4 жыл бұрын

0:34 she looks so adorable and happy :D

@minck1205 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr :D

@GamerCreativity 4 жыл бұрын

MinHey C. Mhm!

@aishichakraborty1881 3 жыл бұрын

Is it ok that i call her adorable

@nicachepe 3 жыл бұрын

@@aishichakraborty1881 Yes

@deborahtawadros567 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, good things are on their way

@MissLinas 4 жыл бұрын

@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 4 жыл бұрын

Finger paint?

@cheetodorito3805 3 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

I would love to see his art!!

@pinkivory5794 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@emersonsebastian8642 5 жыл бұрын

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

@yurisstories2865 5 жыл бұрын

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

@pinkivory5794 5 жыл бұрын

@@yurisstories2865 aww

@yurisstories2865 5 жыл бұрын

Pink Ivory I am not kidding

@hop1232000 6 жыл бұрын

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

@lovelyotter8390 5 жыл бұрын

2:12

@arnas8043 5 жыл бұрын

i would like your comment but it’s on 420

@selmasanlsoy9041 5 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@lovelyotter8390 Alright...

@grim9648 5 жыл бұрын

@@selmasanlsoy9041 wew

@selenophile4548 4 жыл бұрын

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

@johannfer7073 3 жыл бұрын

I agree ❤️

@novamorphex 3 жыл бұрын

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

@nevadash 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah owo

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 жыл бұрын

ikr- I LOVE HER 😭😩💖💖💖💖💖

@TruVarVa Жыл бұрын

Omg how did i miss that its so adorable

@Anne-wf1vo 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@panicatlabiblioteca3977 8 ай бұрын

@@nerdgeekcosplay909I do embroidery!

@madcatzoskeos8770 5 жыл бұрын

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

@thomaszloi9444 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

not all..

@electraheart3868 5 жыл бұрын

Some are crazy tho lmao

@RhymeWithWitches 5 жыл бұрын

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

@UwU-lm9or 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@pocahontasseguinart7099 5 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq 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 KZfaq, you need to help us.

@rajkishorisingh4421 4 жыл бұрын

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

@sekarsasi9836 4 жыл бұрын

Who what lady what are you talking about

@sekarsasi9836 4 жыл бұрын

And so do yooooooouuuuuuuuuu Wanna Marry her

@burnedcalculat0r566 4 жыл бұрын

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

@burnedcalculat0r566 4 жыл бұрын

Sekar Sasi you sound like you’re 8

@sekarsasi9836 4 жыл бұрын

@@burnedcalculat0r566 you are right I am 8 years old

@mollieraye1174 4 жыл бұрын

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

@sekarsasi9836 4 жыл бұрын

Who

@johannfer7073 4 жыл бұрын

@@sekarsasi9836you smart enough to know and think

@sarah086 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr her smile was so cute I was crying

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 жыл бұрын

IKR ✋😭

@Rie.ce_cooker 3 жыл бұрын

@@sarah086 SAMEEE

@moonlight_5836 4 жыл бұрын

Art is never bad, its just different

@rcfadli8762 4 жыл бұрын

Modern art sucks

@moonlight_5836 4 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@delaneysoliday3529 4 жыл бұрын

People are never bad, just different

@josephinealvarado7368 4 жыл бұрын

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

@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711 4 жыл бұрын

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

@friendlyoldpieceofapoppedp711 4 жыл бұрын

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

@chloechan4167 4 жыл бұрын

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

@astra7792 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mrpoopyhead4293 4 жыл бұрын

@@jkim9866 bruh wtf

@Sophie-po6vo 4 жыл бұрын

This.... Is what makes me smile 😊😁

@gretabollman6587 4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😊😊

@precipiceyouthconsultancy 4 жыл бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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

@prismaticerror6911 8 ай бұрын

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.

@houseofpower2930 5 жыл бұрын

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

@kittenmimi5326 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@emmkej9096 4 жыл бұрын

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

@suzanneabdulahad9166 4 жыл бұрын

We girls know what we do without seeing them

@lilcookieuwu6417 4 жыл бұрын

-just monika

@juno5756 5 жыл бұрын

The sequin-pin-box sculpture looks cool as hell

@heebiegigi 5 жыл бұрын

I want to buy it tbh

@ln2182 5 жыл бұрын

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

@lerm142 5 жыл бұрын

And she's blind! It's awesome!

@caliber3436 5 жыл бұрын

Juli Harrison I know right

@evalinawarne1337 5 жыл бұрын

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

@selinaou 3 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@selinaou 3 жыл бұрын

@@yarayazta Aww thx ;3

@schmalbratze7632 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@eternal_seokjin7441 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@esruez 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@femjem1013 6 жыл бұрын

They should make these all over the world

@aus-li 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@95acdcRocks 6 жыл бұрын

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

@aus-li 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@isabellaegar4697 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MintyToq 4 жыл бұрын

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

@KrishK8055 6 жыл бұрын

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

@fallon9745 6 жыл бұрын

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

@dom-yf2uu 6 жыл бұрын

What about buda?

@Akiringuis 6 жыл бұрын

Oh The Random Days

@Akiringuis 6 жыл бұрын

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

@ACDBunnie 6 жыл бұрын

@mushoftheroom7307 5 жыл бұрын

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

@jenpenn22 5 жыл бұрын

Don't give up

@Heliocanix 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

MushOfTheRoom

@riverjacobs2023 5 жыл бұрын

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

@4steria532 4 жыл бұрын

*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 жыл бұрын

What about a dot on a canvas

@ashii1206 4 жыл бұрын

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

@que504 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ericwhayman6716 4 жыл бұрын

who said that? Me too

@Batmantherealbatman 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna work there and make art with them

@duskCollider 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@fishycracker5246 4 жыл бұрын

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

@rosariasdream2546 5 жыл бұрын

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

@piper_o3o479 5 жыл бұрын

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

@eliegbert8121 5 жыл бұрын

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

@brown9671 5 жыл бұрын

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

@RandomVids4U488 4 жыл бұрын

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

@NAConen 4 жыл бұрын

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.”

@12ketch38 4 жыл бұрын

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

@leo.hatdichlieb 4 жыл бұрын

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

@Unknown_is_known 4 жыл бұрын

@@leo.hatdichlieb you are really sweet

@Ari-bl9de 4 жыл бұрын

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

@user-nb4sn8zt3c 4 жыл бұрын

Nah

@sydniedesjarlais7917 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@sydniedesjarlais7917 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@aeromodeller1 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@skrelemor 4 жыл бұрын

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

@napuaopolynesia9380 4 жыл бұрын

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

@bluefoxthecutest2628 3 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@rainandhail67 2 жыл бұрын

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

@natnatyumi 8 ай бұрын

@@bluefoxthecutest2628girl bye

@eileenmarie1652 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@user-qt1ku6il9u 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

I love art too! 😃

@munazzasaeed4438 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@mr.nicecookie4784 6 жыл бұрын

I think you mean owner ..? Right ?

@WolfOfTheStars 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@grayonthewater 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

maybe you should look at more art

@marvinradermacher5781 5 жыл бұрын

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

@koi6699 5 жыл бұрын

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

@annmarie4184 4 жыл бұрын

“most”

@annmarie4184 4 жыл бұрын

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

@koi6699 4 жыл бұрын

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

@annmarie4184 4 жыл бұрын

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

@koi6699 4 жыл бұрын

annmarie lol

@cv267 4 жыл бұрын

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

@bodhiswayze1892 8 ай бұрын

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

@hansmo7013 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@gandhi4538 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@godofconquest4026 6 жыл бұрын

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

@robinhahnsopran 8 ай бұрын

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. ✨

@ssf1647 4 жыл бұрын

"The blind have the most colorful mind"

@kittycatcute5218 4 жыл бұрын

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

@RaggaBaby 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

KlikKlaka He means graffiti XD

@cereal1629 4 жыл бұрын

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

@anxioustrash1708 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but giraffe spots arent the same

@anxioustrash1708 4 жыл бұрын

@hydrogeddonn 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

CBA ++++ this

@lesbianmort3734 6 жыл бұрын

Joey Baseball damn. That's a good point.

@preppy9192 4 жыл бұрын

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

@simplyimpish1055 4 жыл бұрын

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

@theysaystayinyour9213 5 жыл бұрын

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

@ayuusnd 5 жыл бұрын

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

@coryry 5 жыл бұрын

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

@rachelmcconnell1561 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@yoshidatanaka178 4 жыл бұрын

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.... ♥️💜

@hxneybee7045 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

hxney bee aw I’m so sorry

@arya5626 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@FrizTrooperz 4 жыл бұрын

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

@avidhahaldar8599 4 жыл бұрын

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:)

@ts4686 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@cherryappleaj9341 3 жыл бұрын

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 💖

@whatchamacallit1young138 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@kellynguyen353 6 жыл бұрын

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

@ashkhri 6 жыл бұрын

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

@TheHippieDips 6 жыл бұрын

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

@gandhi4538 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Cool me too

@ginganinja3608 5 жыл бұрын

I would buy their art because it's all beautiful

@V4NTAS 5 жыл бұрын

ginga ninja360 Samee

@Wldfchs 4 жыл бұрын

This is so pure and full of love. Just wanna hug them all! ❤

@ppjskh 4 жыл бұрын

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. ✨

@LocketInThinePocket 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@trintrin3507 5 жыл бұрын

Then move in together and help him

@animaljamsisters4ever978 5 жыл бұрын

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

@belle369 5 жыл бұрын

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!

@pansyx7204 4 жыл бұрын

This almost made me cry. As and artist of many different forms of art this is inspiring, all of these people have a disadvantage at things most of us don’t but yet they can make things that are absolutely outstanding to look at. Art really is the most beautiful language

@Oh-wg5pm 4 жыл бұрын

I think this is really touching that someone put in the effort for these people to feel like they fit in and can thrive without haters and bullies telling them what they can and can’t do. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@nicolegabrielle06 5 жыл бұрын

Sadly, ART SUPPLIES ARE SO FRICKING EXPENSIVE!

@pagethreemodel 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they get a lot of donations.

@Bonesph 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the type of art you want to do.

@lebro4401 4 жыл бұрын

Good thing digital art exist

@feliciamartin9771 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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

@sydniedesjarlais7917 4 жыл бұрын

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

@anganabanerjee6848 3 жыл бұрын

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

@anais8974 4 жыл бұрын

this brought actual tears to my eyes...... art is truly a universal language; spoken by the mute and seen by the blind ..its incredible

@angelbaby2145 5 жыл бұрын

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

@lilith__chan326 5 жыл бұрын

I can relate to you a lot

@amandasnider2644 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Well said

@yourlocaltrashcand7397 4 жыл бұрын

I almost cried the people seemed so happy

@UmaUma-kq5lh 4 жыл бұрын

People say that "modern" art sucks! I'm the artist myself and for my drawings, almost every single one of them describes my emotions, my point of view, etc. It takes hours to finish one drawing. I don't say that "hey look at us" but I wonder like what do you guys dislike about "modern" art? You can find every kind of art out there! Want portrait it's there! Want peisag it's also there. There are no good or bad drawings out there you know?

@anushkadesai7966 4 жыл бұрын

I like the art but I hate when people just put a dot on a piece of paper and charge a million dollars

@a.p.9387 6 жыл бұрын

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

@Psychol-Snooper 6 жыл бұрын

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

@alex73217 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@TheHippieDips 6 жыл бұрын

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

@mobilelegendscambodia2908 6 жыл бұрын

KZfaq make this video trending please

@audrey9771 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@amayahuq 4 жыл бұрын

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

@johannfer7073 4 жыл бұрын

Wow,, this video can make your eyes in tears.. Bless their hearts.

@steeellah3592 4 жыл бұрын

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

@user-io9hj9ip2d 6 жыл бұрын

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

@marcy5575 3 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@bleepblopbloop768 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel is the sweetest! When he said that he could only see Red, I wanted to cry It’s amazing to see someone like that who can create great works is very powerful

@adidashea29 6 жыл бұрын

how do i donate to this wonderful organization?

@evelynlll477 6 жыл бұрын

adidashea29 www.creativegrowth.org/get-involved/

@Hern78 6 жыл бұрын

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

@treysongreening9364 6 жыл бұрын

Alexandria Hernandez it was if you have a sense of humor

@ELIdanIScool 6 жыл бұрын

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

@sleepy_elle3507 6 жыл бұрын

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

@beccag3871 4 жыл бұрын

This is why I love art. Although the artists I taught, were from ages three to five. They constantly amazed me. The hardest part was getting them to try.

@Fizzmodeous Жыл бұрын

Two of the most life changing things in the world are art and music. They have helped me in so many hard situations, and I know they are for sure having fun out there.☺️

@paulgolke2012 4 жыл бұрын

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

@FreshFausto 6 жыл бұрын

I am so overwhelmed.

@user-tn5jk3ng8g 6 жыл бұрын

Fausto King )

@chrish1634 6 жыл бұрын

Someone tell me who would dislike this video. Like those 72 people don’t have a heart it’s crazy! I’m in the 15k who actually liked it and met something to them.