Reception for JCDS Emerging Artists: Color Stories

The Emerging Artists program is an art-as-employment program offered through Johnson County Developmental Supports, an agency in the Johnson County Government. The JCDS Emerging Artists Program includes adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are passionate and driven to create artwork. They work in a studio at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center. In addition to earning income many have had the door opened to equal citizenship, self-expression and increased self-esteem from the art program, where they are seen as artists first and not defined by their disabilities. Acrylic paint, watercolor, ink and ceramics are all commonly used mediums in the Emerging Artists Studio. Each artist has a unique voice and vision. You can find the JCDS Emerging Artists on Facebook and Instagram @JCDSEmergingArtists to stay updated about studio sales and exhibits. Their “Color Stories” exhibition is an expression of the artists’ rich and varied views of the world around them captured as painted narratives. Light refreshments will be provided.