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Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD at OMCA

Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth & NIAD at OMCA

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In collaboration with three profound Bay Area institutions, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, & NIAD celebrates myriad works from contemporary artists with developmental disabilities. From painting to sculpture to multimedia, these world-renowned artists are producing work of incredible power, exuberance, humor, complexity, and joy.

Into the Brightness presents a variety of dynamic perspectives from the artists’ personal experiences of the world. This original, collaborative exhibition is the largest museum exhibition in over a decade featuring artists from the three local organizations –Creativity Explored in San Francisco, Creative Growth in Oakland, and NIAD (Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development) Art Center in Richmond. 

Featured artists include: Saul Alegria, Peter Cordova, Tranesha Smith-Kilgore, Marlon Mullen, Dorian Reid, William Scott, Dinah Shapiro, Nicole Storm, and Marilyn Wong.

Tickets for Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, & NIAD will be available beginning April 19, 2023.

Event Info

  • Dates: May 19, 2023 - January 21, 2024
  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Location: Oakland Museum of California
  • Address: 1000 Oak St., Oakland, CA 94607
  • Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Wed-Sun & Fri 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Price: For admission information, please visit tickets.museumca.org
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