As 2020 draws to a welcome close, and the eagerly awaited new year dawns, we have much to be grateful for at Creative Growth. While the past year has brought daunting challenges and painful experiences for many communities, including our own, we have been fortunate to find innovative ways to stay connected, support each other, witness the transformative power of making art, and share the extraordinary work of Creative Growth artists with an ever-increasing global audience.
We invite you to take a moment to appreciate the impressive accomplishments of Creative Growth artists over the past 12 months. We don’t yet know when we will all be back in the Studio, working together in person. Nevertheless, wherever we find ourselves, and however the new year unfolds, we look forward to a brighter 2021, and to continuing to celebrate together the capacity of Âart to bring joy and beauty into innumerable hearts and lives.
— Elizabeth Brodersen, Executive Director
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
This year Creative Growth launched virtual programs for more than 140 artists, in an effort to maintain the artistic facilitation and sense of community previously offered in our Oakland Studio before Shelter in Place. These programs now include Creative Growth artist-led workshops and presentations, as well as Visiting Artist programs. In 2020, Creative Growth had over 2,500 check-ins with artists and offered over 850 online classes. Click through images to view some highlights from our virtual programming.
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
No More I Love Yous with guest curator Anton Stuebner
Monica Valentine Viewing Room
Ron Veasey Viewing Room
Rug Viewing Room
Holiday Show
OUTSIDE EXHIBITIONS
William Scott: It’s a Beautiful Day Outside, Ortuzar Projects, New York
Dan Miller: Important Paintings and Textiles, Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Los Angeles
An Alternative Canon: Art Dealers Collecting Outsider Art, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation, Jennifer Lauren Gallery, London
A Keychain Full of Tools, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco
Where Am I?, Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
Dan Miller and Ying Ge Zhou: Embroidered Works, 6397, New York
Fair Vanity, Summertime, New York
Evolving Echoing Entities, Jennifer Lauren Gallery, London
ART FAIRS
Felix LA
Art Paris
Outsider Art Fair, New York
Outsider Art Fair, Paris
NADA Miami
FAIR
Art Brut Global
We’re so grateful to all of you for helping us achieve our mission, despite all odds, in 2020. If you are in a position to consider Creative Growth in your year-end giving, please know that your donation is more important than ever. Thank you for your dedication to Creative Growth’s community of artists, and unlocking the potential that 2021 holds.