Arts

Abilities Arts Festival - A Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture
A multifaceted and multidisciplinary festival of visual and performing arts providing opportunities to showcase artistic excellence by persons with disabilities.
http://www.abilitiesartsfestival.org/

Accessible Arts
Champions the arts for children with disabilities and advocate access to the arts. Offers details of their work and how to get involved. Kansas City.
http://accessiblearts.org/

American Sign Language / DeafArt Club
Established to provide opportunities for the deaf and hearing to create and exhibit DeafArt (De'VIA), which incorporates American Sign Language, Deaf Culture and the Deaf Experience. Includes numerous pictures.
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/aslclay/

arcadea
Promotes disability arts in the north-east region of England. Offers listings, databases of practising disabled artists, a gallery, funding information and grant guidelines.
http://www.arcadea.org/

Arts Access
Based in Melbourne, Australia and provides access to arts and cultural activity for people who are disadvantaged, including people with a disability.
http://www.artsaccess.com.au/

Arts Access of Raleigh, NC
Encourages and enables persons with disabilities to have full access to arts programs and facilities and participate fully in the cultural and artistic life of Raleigh.
http://www.artsaccessinc.org

Arts For All, Inc.
Performing arts and visual arts for Tucson, Arizona including Third Street Kids
http://www.artsforallinc.org/

Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (AMFPA)
A worldwide association of artists that organizes a wide range of exhibitions, sells original art works and permits publishing houses to reproduce their works as art greeting cards and calendars.
http://www.amfpa.com/

Creativity Explored
Full time visual art center for people with disabilities in California. Includes examples of their work and how to get involved.
http://www.creativityexplored.org/

Damon Brooks Associates
A resource that exclusively features performing artists, musicians and comedians, all of whom have a disability.
http://www.damonbrooks.com/

Deaf Culture Art
A resource for anyone interested in Deaf Art, particularly the category defined by Deaf View/Image Art (De'VIA).
http://www.deafart.org/

Disability Cultural Projects (DCP)
Provides the latest national and international news in the field of Disability arts, contacts, services, links and artwork.
http://www.disabilityarts.info/

Disabled Artists Worldwide Network
21st Century D.A.W.N. Artists, musicians, poets and writers with disabilities are encouraged to submit creations. "Where the Earth is Art and every word is a song."
http://www.21stcenturydawn.netfirms.com/

First Street Gallery Art Center
An Art Center and Gallery for adults with developmental disabilities in Claremont, California. First Street's artists produce art in painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, collage, assemblage, art books and creative writing.
http://www.1ststreetgallery.org/

The Helen Keller Art Award
The award is a biannual award presented to the artist with the best submission, in any medium on the subject of deafblindness.
http://www.sensescotland.org.uk/helenkeller/

Hope University / Hi Hopes Fine-Arts Foundation
Non-profit, fine arts facility for developmentally-disabled adults with autism, and Down syndrome. Offers creative-arts therapy and focused music, art, and dance programs.
http://www.hopeu.com/

Hospital Audiences Inc.
Provides access to the arts to New Yorkers who are isolated from the cultural mainstream because of disability or medical limitations. Features description of goals, news, information on programs and workshops.
http://www.hospaud.org/

International Guild of Disabled Artists and Performers
A collective of artists and performers who identify as being disabled or having a disability.
http://www.igodap.org/

Kids on the Block
Provides educational puppet programs which enlighten children on the issues of disability awareness, medical-educational differences, and social concerns. Includes package overview and information on starting a troupe.
http://www.kotb.com/

National Arts and Disability Center (NADC)
Dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into the visual-, performing-, media-, and literary- arts communities.
http://nadc.ucla.edu/

National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities
Site presents the Forum's agenda, concept papers, keynote addresses, daily updates, and final recommendations.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/forum/

National Institute of Arts and Disabilities
NIAD'S mission is to provide an art program for people with developmental disabilities which promotes creative expression, independence, dignity and community integration.
http://www.niadart.org/

North West Disability Arts Forum
Facilitates, promotes and celebrates the active participation of Disabled and Deaf people in all aspects of the Arts, Culture and creative industries. Based in Liverpool, England
http://nwdaf.3055.org/

Nuvisions for Disabled Artists, Inc.
Established in 1984, encourages artists with physical disabilities by providing exhibition and educational opportunities, as well as the shared sensitivity and emotional support needed for personal and professional growth.
http://hbedelstein.home.att.net/

Open Arms
We are people together, with and without disabilities in Amherst, MA. Dedicated to full participation in schools, churches, clubs, sports, the arts and leisure activities.
http://www.valinet.com/~lsse/General/openarms.htm

The Orpheus Centre
A residential performing arts centre for young disabled artists founded by Richard Stilgoe. Offering courses in various discipline of performing arts and apprenticeships in life skills.
http://www.orpheus.org.uk

Project Ability
A developmental visual arts organisation working to promote equality of access to the arts for all those who are marginalised within the community. (UK)
http://www.project-ability.co.uk/

Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and the Arts
Focuses on people with disabilities and other members of the public who have previously found access to arts education difficult. (UK)
http://www.le.ac.uk/racentre/

Society of Disabled Artists
Watercolour paintings, tutor tips, news and photo album. Frome, Somerset, England
http://www.sodafrome.co.uk

Studio By The Tracks
An arts group for adults with autism, asperger's or mental illness. Provide free art classes, Alabama based.
http://www.studiobythetracks.org/

Survivors Art Foundation
Committed to empowering trauma-survivors with effective expressive outlets via internet art gallery, outreach programs, and national exhibitions.
http://www.survivorsartfoundation.org/