Nonprofit

Project Onward

Chicago, IL
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projectonward.org

  • About Us

    To provide artists with disabilities the opportunity to create their work in a safe, supportive environment, with access to work space, materials, and professional guidance

    To connect artists with disabilities with the arts community and the general public through the professional exhibition and sale of their work, and through public programs designed to foster audience participation

    To inspire change by using art to reduce the stigma of mental illness and development disabilities; to improve the self-image of the artists by demonstrating the social and economic value of their work; and to cultivate new audiences for artwork created by people with disabilities.

    To provide artists with disabilities the opportunity to create their work in a safe, supportive environment, with access to work space, materials, and professional guidance

    To connect artists with disabilities with the arts community and the general public through the professional exhibition and sale of their work, and through public programs designed to foster audience participation

    To inspire change by using art to reduce the stigma of mental illness and development disabilities; to improve the self-image of the artists by demonstrating the social and economic value of their work; and to cultivate new audiences for artwork created by people with disabilities.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Arts & Music
    • Disability
    • Mental Health

    Location

    • 1200 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609, United States
      4th floor
    Illustration

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