Hattie Larlham Creative Arts
Children think nothing of grabbing a paintbrush
and painting a picture. But for children with
disabilities, like the limited use or control
of their arms and hands, such a task is almost
impossible.
Some painting techniques
for artists with disabilities end up creating
paintings by another person. By
following the direction and choices of the
artist, the techniques used in the Hattie
Larlham Creative Arts program create paintings
vicariously through another person.
In this way, Hattie Larlham
Creative Arts provides hands to people who
have never held a paintbrush before and
gives artists, regardless of ability, complete
control over their creativity and self-expression.
A combination of art appreciation
and application, Creative Arts engages more
than 70 children and adults at Hattie Larlham
in a variety of artistic activities. Although
the program initially focused on painting,
it has expanded to include photography,
sculpting, music, poetry and other forms
of artistic expression.
Meet Creative Arts artists
Gail, AJ
and Nick.
Learn more about the Creative
Arts process, painting
techniques and the program's
history.
View the Creative
Arts gallery and learn Creative
Arts sales. |
