Arts of Life: A Place for Artists to Participate and Engage

Arts of Life is an innovative, Chicago-based day program where artists with and without disabilities have the opportunity to participate in artwork. It was created out of an identified need for individuals with a developmental disability to foster community engagement in artistic endeavors. Arts of...

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Main Author: Lydia Royeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Michigan University 2016-04-01
Series:Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol4/iss2/14/
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spelling doaj-32fe592493a747f59d8c92c42603936c2020-11-24T22:51:57ZengWestern Michigan University Open Journal of Occupational Therapy 2168-64082168-64082016-04-014210.15453/2168-6408.1285Arts of Life: A Place for Artists to Participate and EngageLydia RoyeenArts of Life is an innovative, Chicago-based day program where artists with and without disabilities have the opportunity to participate in artwork. It was created out of an identified need for individuals with a developmental disability to foster community engagement in artistic endeavors. Arts of Life has its foundation in four core values: inspiring artistic expression, building community, promoting self-respect, and developing independence. It bases its programming on these values, which help to maintain a collective environment that promotes artistic freedom for all individuals.http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol4/iss2/14/day programoccupationoccupational engagement
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Arts of Life: A Place for Artists to Participate and Engage
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title Arts of Life: A Place for Artists to Participate and Engage
title_short Arts of Life: A Place for Artists to Participate and Engage
title_full Arts of Life: A Place for Artists to Participate and Engage
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publisher Western Michigan University
series Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
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publishDate 2016-04-01
description Arts of Life is an innovative, Chicago-based day program where artists with and without disabilities have the opportunity to participate in artwork. It was created out of an identified need for individuals with a developmental disability to foster community engagement in artistic endeavors. Arts of Life has its foundation in four core values: inspiring artistic expression, building community, promoting self-respect, and developing independence. It bases its programming on these values, which help to maintain a collective environment that promotes artistic freedom for all individuals.
topic day program
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occupational engagement
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