Creativity Explored Dismantles Perceptions of People With Disabilities

This is the story of Creativity Explored, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides space, supplies, professional instruction and exhibition opportunities to artists with developmental disabilities. Hear firsthand from one of the organization’s art...

Episode 41 of the The Grow Wire Podcast podcast, hosted by Grow Wire, titled "Creativity Explored Dismantles Perceptions of People With Disabilities" was published on December 2, 2019.

December 2, 2019 · The Grow Wire Podcast

Summary

This is the story of Creativity Explored, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides space, supplies, professional instruction and exhibition opportunities to artists with developmental disabilities. Hear firsthand from one of the organization’s artists, Rory, who reveals the impact Creativity Explored has on his life (1:25). Then, Development Director, Megan Hover, will take us back to the genesis of the organization (9:08) before diving into the philosophy behind the importance of art for people with disabilities (15:43). She also discusses some of the challenges Creativity Explored faces every day (21:50), and why those challenges are worth the result of seeing its artists featured in a gallery (26:35) and the community’s reaction to those artists (33:17). Finally, with a history working in the nonprofit sector, Hover reveals her biggest piece of advice for nonprofit leaders (39:08). Tune in for all of this and more! For More, Follow Us Here:Creativity ExploredWebsite: https://www.creativityexplored.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativityexplored/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativityexploredTwitter: https://twitter.com/creativityxplrd (https://twitter.com/creativityxplrd) (https://twitter.com/creativityxplrd)Megan HoverLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganhover/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganhover/) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganhover/)Fritz NelsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritznelson/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fritznelson/) Twitter:  https://twitter.com/fnelson (https://twitter.com/fnelson) Grow WireLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-wire/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-wire/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrowWire (https://twitter.com/GrowWire) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growwire/ (https://www.instagram.com/growwire/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrowWire/ (https://www.facebook.com/GrowWire/)

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