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NIAD Art Center
Formation1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Type501(c)(3) arts organization
HeadquartersRichmond, Contra Costa County, California, U.S.
Websiteniadart.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]

Organization

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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)

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Exhibitions

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  • Projects: Marlon Mullen (2024), The Museum of Modern Art, New York – curated by Ann Temkin
  • Into the Brightness (2023), Oakland Museum of California Art
  • The Genre Leaps (2018) – organized by curator Margaret Tedesco[26]
  • Virgins Virgining (2017) – organized by Micah Wood[27]
  • Avatar (2012) – curated by Justine Frischmann[10]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b c "NIAD Art Center (2017-03-11)". oaklandartenthusiast.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  18. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c Guthrie, Julian (2014-04-30). "'City in Motion': NIAD artists create urban environment". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  21. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c d e f "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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