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Creative Growth 5k Run, Walk ‘N’ Roll

Creative Growth 5k Run, Walk ‘N’ Roll Sunday, October 29th, 2023 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California $25.00 Race Fee + $2.50 SignUp Fee Join Creative Growth’s inaugural Run, Walk ‘n’ Roll Fundraiser for Arts and Disability Pride. Wear creative costumes, explore Oakland, and support art and disability advocacy. Afterward, enjoy an epic after-party at Oakland Museum of California with live music, delicious food, drinks, a costume contest, and awards.

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Donzell Lewis and Jean McElvane at Summer Of Joy Marketplace // OMCA

Celebrate the summer season and join us for a festive marketplace featuring artwork produced by artists from the three collaborating studios of Into the Brightness: Artists from  Creativity Explored, Creative Growth and NIAD.  Support the studios and shop for dazzling prints, ceramics, zines, textiles, buttons, trinkets, jewelry, etc for yourself or as gifts. Artists will showcase existing work and may also create new pieces for sale inspired by the theme of summer and the joy of being together. Artist vendors include Donald Gruneisen, Donzell Lewis, Jean McElvane, Larry Randolph, Lulu Sotelo, and Gerald Wiggins. Come say hello! Read More …

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“Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, & NIAD” at the Oakland Museum of California

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. Read More …