Hope Center for the Arts

Hope provides a means for its artists to be seen as viable & valued artists, whose work deserves the same recognition & validation of any artist.

Participants are trained to be professional artists who earn income through music performance and art. Hope helps promote the sale of participant artwork & hand-crafted items through media & Hope’s online presence, where they then receive a portion of the proceeds.
HOPE recognizes that we offer a non-traditional approach to employment opportunities than the standard variety of workforce options of Regional Centers & the Community at large typically offers ID adults.

Hope has strategically worked & will continue to nurture & build new relationships w/artistically minded partners in the community to offer more opportunities to share HOPE art. In doing so our Artists/Performers have & will continue to render hope to others touched by disability while bringing together those with & w/out disabilities.

Persons w/intellectual disabilities have distinct social, personal, behavioral, & developmental needs. Our unique approach utilizes the Arts as a tool for meeting these needs. This along w/onsite Vocational & Therapeutic Services allows each of HOPE’s participants to receive an individualized, unique, holistic & supportive learning environment.

Hope’s exceptional approach focuses on individual exploration & development; social interaction, collaboration; personal & vocational growth; proper nutrition & fitness; community integration for all participants through the lens of the Arts. All at low to no-cost while providing economic opportunities for its participants by training them in Best Art Practices. And all while opening the communities eyes to the abilities and talents of these Artists.

HOPE continues to cultivate quality experiences, income opportunities and artistic partnerships by:
1. Presenting at least two public art exhibitions in the community each year, including one juried art exhibition open to all US artists with disabilities.
2. Showcasing the talents of participants & building their reputations as visual artists by having Hope artwork featured in at least 5 outside art exhibitions each year
3. Develop personalized goals for each client that will best facilitate his/her personal growth and have at least 80% of clients meet one or more of their goals each year.

HOPE has served over 600 Artists & leads the industry in its offerings that have expanded to include all art forms. We’ve served hundreds of adults w/intellectual disabilities who’ve realized their artistic dreams .

We will continue with developing dynamic and empowering Artistic programming to provide our population and the community exposure to the talents and abilities of HOPE Artists and Performers.