Causes: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Services, Job Training, Visual Arts, Vocational Rehabilitation, Youth Violence Prevention

Mission: Art Enables is an Art Gallery and Vocational Arts program dedicated to creating opportunities for artists with disabilities to make, market, and earn income from their original and compelling artwork.

Results: Since our founding in 2001, Art Enables artists have sold more than $1 million in artwork, generating income for themselves as well as a sense of personal and professional pride.

Target demographics: visual artists with disabilities create a professional career in the arts.

Geographic areas served: the Washington, DC metro area.

Programs: The focus of our programmatic activity is to provide artists with a diverse set of opportunities that allow them to develop as artists and gain experiences important for all growing professionals. We achieve this through the following three ways:The Studio Art Program is at the center of our work, through which our artists experiment, develop, and create their artwork in a supported and professional studio environment. Through our Exhibitions & Gallery Program, we showcase and promote our artists through large group, small group, and individual exhibitions both onsite in our galleries and through offsite shows at local, national, and international venues. Our Community Arts Program is focused on creating opportunities for the general public and local area artists to join our artists in the art-making process through community-based workshops, joint art projects, events, and exhibitions.