This display is a groundbreaking exhibit that truly demonstrates the universal language of art. Each work featured in the gallery was created by an artist who has experienced a disability due to a traumatic brain enrolled in the Hattie Larlham Ability At Work program.  The techniques used have been altered from our original Creative Arts program, to meet the specific needs of the participants in the Ability At Work program.

Hattie Larlham Creative Arts offers participants the complete artist experience from conception to production and eventually art exhibition. Creative Arts is based on the guiding principle of freedom of choice to ensure that every participant in the program is given complete control over every aspect of the art-making process. The system inspired by the work of Arts Access Program in Peapack, New Jersey, devised a method of art creation that renders disability irrelevant and focuses on the participant’s ability to create art. We approach each participant on an individual basis and tailor the process to suit his or her specific needs.

Professional artists are hired as trackers who simply provide the participants with a means to create art on their own terms and according to their own realities. Our philosophy of neutrality and the empowerment of the individuals always remain a constant with any painting session. Our trackers are not collaborators or therapists, but a neutral party to be used as a tool to translate each participant’s vision onto the art piece.  Currently, art disciplines in Creative Arts are painting, pottery, music, photography and poetry.

For more information on the program or the purchase of a piece, please contact Phylliss Steiner at 1-800-233-8611 x 3013 or e-mail at Phylliss.steiner@hattielarlham.org.

If you are from Summit County and you are interested in showing your artwork,
contact the County of Summit Department of Communications at 330.643.2627.

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