Tuesday, July 23, 2013

New Perceptions Art Abilities


Our featured non-profit arts group this month is New Perceptions' Art Abilities Program.  The Art Abilities Program is an extension of a pre-existing, “in-house” Life Skills program, designed to teach skills for life to its employees. It allows the participants to experience art at many levels using various mediums, methods, levels of instruction and levels of creativity.  The Art Abilities Program grew from serving a handful of participants with the desire to draw and paint, to serving 50 or 60 each week, creating artworks in areas such as photography, ceramics, mosaics, sketching, sculpting and more.  The participants exhibit at various local galleries and art shows.  For over 50 years, New Perceptions has served the special needs individuals of Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen and Pendleton Counties in Northern Kentucky. The mission is to promote the welfare of children and adults with developmental disabilities (and their families) by providing opportunities for education, growth and employment in a normalized setting, in order to facilitate each individual’s achievement to their maximum potential.

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