Outside the Lines & Art Enables @ Positive Vibe Cafe

Curator’s Statement
Art Enables Exhibition | June 16 – August 18, 2007

There is no question that artists with disabilities experience a world quite different from the world that is experienced by those without disabilities. As a result, their artistic strength is generously unfiltered and their art is infused with a directness and enthusiasm that often leaves the viewer filled with a sort of emotional awe.

The artists who work with Art Enables are no different. Many of these artists are, for whatever reason, isolated from mainstream ideas of what “art should look like”. At the Art Enables studio they find an environment where they are free to not only move and listen to their inner muses but also free to explore new techniques and work with quality materials while seeing their work marketed to a broad public that earns them money.

Outside the Lines is proud to be able to exhibit the art of the artists of Art Enables. The work exhibited here shows not only a wide spectrum of color but also a broad spectrum of emotion, grit and whimsy. Each piece is unique, intriguing and idiosyncratic all at once. Every artist featured here gives us an often humorous and unfiltered look at their inner worlds.

If every picture tells a story, it is my hope that you will enjoy the stories told here as much as we do.

New Positive Vibe Exhibition

The latest Positive Vibe exhibition has been posted in the Outside the Lines Virtual gallery. Chris Wharam kicks off our 2007 Exhibition with recent works. Chris’s work is abstract and wonderfully imaginative. You’ll also be able to see what the Positive Vibe looks like too!

Outside the Lines 2007 Entries

The 2007 entries for Outside the Lines exhibitions have been received and we are currently viewing, choosing and curating art. Artists will be contacted in the next few weeks about the status of their entries.

Thanks for sending your entries! We're looking forward to an exciting new exhibition year!

Outside the Lines deadline approaching!

Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to submit art for the 2007 Outside the Lines show calendar is January 1, 2007.

Outside the Lines is an entrepreneurial arts program of VSA arts of Virginia and is open to artists with disabilities and others with limited arts access, nationwide. Outside the Lines offers opportunities to showcase work for sale while learning how to professionally submit and present art for consideration in juried and curated solo and group visual art exhibitions.

Exhibitions begin February 2007 in 4 different venues in the greater Richmond area. Arts organizations and human services agencies are welcome to submit group work. Exhibition opportunities are open to all artists (professional or enthusiasts) with disabilties throughout the US regardless of medium.

Deadline: January 1, 2007

Contact Krishanna for guidelines, application and more information at kspencer[@]vsava.org or by phone; 804.230.0246.

We look foward to seeing your artwork!