| The UMAR ARTS Program, located on the
grounds of Spencer Memorial United Methodist Church in Charlotte's
NoDa District, organizes partnerships with artists from the
community to teach various forms of art to adults with disabilities.
Program participants have the opportunity to learn about, create and
display for sale, different forms of visual art such as painting,
pottery, and digital photography. As program participants gain
skills in their chosen art mediums, they also receive critical job
training. UMAR has extensive experience in job training for adults
with disabilities and the arts curriculum follows the same education
process. After training, program participants are placed in
competitive employment in the community as support for artists in
locations such as galleries, museums, frame shops, ceramics studios,
retail stores, catering or performing art venues.
The UMAR ARTS Program is currently a 6-hour, 5 day per week
program that offers morning and afternoon sessions with
participation at the center as well as in the community.
Morning sessions include classes such as Art Redesign, Mixed Media,
Drawing & Painting, Paint Exploration, Clay Sculpture and
Photography. Community-based afternoon field trips include attendance at arts shows, gallery crawls and
additional training classes at The McColl Center for Visual Art in
Uptown Charlotte and Art in the Dairy. |
UMAR ARTS Center
1025 E. 36th Street
Charlotte, NC 28205
Arts
Program 2010 Schedule
Arts Program
Brochure
ARTS
Program Application
To
apply for admission into UMAR's ARTS Program, please complete our
ARTS Program Application.
Partnering Artists
Randy's Art
Studio
Artful
Ambience |
