NIAD Art Center

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NIAD Art Center
Formation1982;43 years ago (1982)
Type501(c)(3) arts organization
HeadquartersRichmond, Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
Website niadart.org
Formerly called
Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development

NIAD Art Center (Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for artists with developmental and physical disabilities, founded in 1982 and based in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California. The organization provides studios, supplies, and gallery space. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Organization

NIAD stands for Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development. [5] [6] NIAD Art Center has a 4,000 sq. ft. art studio in Richmond, California. [7] The organization works with 75 artists every week; COVID protocols limit the number of artists working on-site to 20, but there is no capacity limit to the number of artists served in NIAD's Virtual Studios. NIAD's Virtual Studio is open four days per week. NIAD's in-person studio is open five days per week. All enrolled artists have intellectual/developmental disabilities. Some of the artists have physical disabilities as well. The artists enrolled at NIAD work with facilitators, who support them in multiple mediums: painting, fiber, ceramics, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, performance, sound recording, and digital media. [8]

In addition to the studio space for artists, NIAD Art Center has an exhibition space where they present programming featuring the artists attending the center and non-NIAD artists. [3]

NIAD Art Center has a budget of around $600,000, as of 2012, a third of which is raised through donations and sales. [9]

Artists associated (*alumni)

Exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ Greaves, Brendan (2015-10-07). "The Error of Margins: Vernacular Artists and the Mainstream Art World". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  2. ↑ Levin, Sam (30 April 2024). "NIAD Art Center". East Bay Express.
  3. 1 2 "Free opening reception for NIAD Art Center's March exhibitions takes place Saturday". Richmond Standard.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Sasha Frere-Jones on Marlon Mullen". www.artforum.com. April 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  5. ↑ Desmarais, Charles (June 5, 2019). "True selves: Two SF art exhibitions raise questions about authenticity". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2021-08-26. Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development
  6. ↑ "Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development". California Arts Council. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development". www.semel.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  8. 1 2 "Exhibition at NIAD seeks to turn Richmond into an art destination". SF Gate. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  9. ↑ Whiting, Sam (2012-12-05). "NIAD Art Center's gifts of artistic ability". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  10. 1 2 3 Nataraj, Nirmala (2014-01-08). "'Avatar': Exhibition at NIAD Art Center". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  11. ↑ "Karen May (b. 1950) – – NIAD Art Center". 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  12. ↑ "'Win Win': Can't lose at NIAD fundraiser - SFChronicle.com". www.sfgate.com. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Saul Alegria". Left Field Gallery. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Aldax, Mike (4 February 2019). "NIAD art exhibition evokes Richmond and its environs". Richmond Standard. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  15. ↑ "monca collaborates with artists with disabilities". Chico Enterprise-Record. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  16. ↑ "Treadway: Shadi display, Richmond Art Center festival and other community holiday traditions coming up". East Bay Times. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  17. 1 2 3 "NIAD Art Center (2017-03-11)". oaklandartenthusiast.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  18. 1 2 3 "Celebrating a Vision: Art and Disability". FlySFO. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  19. ↑ "Belonging". christinewongyap.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  20. 1 2 3 Guthrie, Julian (2014-04-30). "'City in Motion': NIAD artists create urban environment". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Affinity". The Museum of Northern California Art. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  22. ↑ "Foundwork - An Artist Platform for the Contemporary Art Community". foundwork.art. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Win Win, A NIAD Art Center Fundraiser". Berkeley, CA Patch. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  24. ↑ King, Kathleen. "Abstract Preferences « Arteidolia" . Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  25. ↑ "White Columns - Exhibitions". www.whitecolumns.org. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  26. ↑ Dixon, By Kathleen (2018-08-08). "Bay Area arts and entertainment highlights for week of Aug. 12 - SFChronicle.com". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  27. ↑ Dixon, By Kathleen (2017-08-30). "Bay Area arts and entertainment events, week of Sept. 3 - SFChronicle.com". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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