Twelve artists with a varied range of abilities and learning impairments from the Sandra Art4All Art Studio will exhibit artwork in their Proud 2 Create Show from next week.
The live studio set-up will be open to the public, at the Pie Factory Gallery in Margate’s Old Town, from May 22 to June 2.
The collaboration will give opportunities for the art group to paint in the community once again and for the public to enjoy the artist’s creating within the exhibition.
Art4All feel this is a great way to start a dialogue around art and artists who are Deaf, Autistic and Neurodiverse, as well as provide them with the full artists experience.
At the Proud 2 Create exhibition, there will be more than 150 original artwork on display, created by artists whose ages range from 13-52 years old. The Sandra Art4All artists are inspired by a wide range of themes, from landscapes to urban environments, and from animals to abstracts, so there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
All the artists exhibiting are part of the Sandra Art4All Art Studio which was established by Sandra Hampton in 2016 to provide a platform for aspiring artists with special needs. Now in their 9th year, the exhibition will showcase a vibrant collection of drawings, paintings and photographs from artists with learning impairments including Autism, Charge Syndrome, Hearing Impairment and Cerebral Palsy.
Sandra Hampton, founder of Art4All said: “I am delighted to be able to put together this event one again. We are grateful to Anna from the Pie Factory Gallery for collaborating with us, so we can continue our community involvement while we grow and gain confidence in our practices.
“This will be our second time exhibiting here and we are delighted to access this incredible gallery.
“We are looking forward to creating an event for the community that is informative, joyful, as well as a feast for the senses and to continue our dialogue around artists who have very different abilities.”
The show will be open every day 11am – 4pm. The artists will be working in the gallery on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Artists receive the majority of the profits from any sales of the artwork.
Go to the website for more information and individual artists stories and shop: www.sandraart4all
is there no end to this tripe ? surely it will have to fizzle out one day
Aw, don’t worry. You’ll probably get sick of doing it one day.
People with various learning and physical disabilities who strive to create art for themselves and others to enjoy isn’t tripe. Try having some empathy for a change.
Indeed-Emin & her pretentious pals/disciples are fair game for criticism, but these are people with severe issues actually creating far better pieces & the bottom one reminds me of the superb Michael Craig-Martin’s style.