Taken from a favorite blog of mine (for obvious reasons), Hapticity.
FUSION Volume 2
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Creativity Explored—SF
Creativity Explored, a non profit located in San Francisco, is a studio for developmentally disabled artists. The artists are taught by other professional artists, and their work is sold in the Creativity Explored galley, as well as during art exhibitions.
It’s a wonderful place to visit and the artwork is stunning. In fact, some of the artwork has been purchased by CB2, a furniture company, and is currently for sale on pillows and handbags. A percentage of each of these three items sold will go directly to Creativity Explored…how much of a percentage, I don’t know.
You can also purchase artwork and related Creativity Explored products online. According to the webiste, 50% of the procedes go directly to the artist. The other half, I’m assuming, goes back into the non profit organization itself.
Oakland, CA- Green Youth Arts and Media Center
Green Youth Arts and Media Center, an Art in Action sub-project, is set to open in mid January with state of the art computers, high-end software and recording studios. They’re planning to serve more than 200 Oakland inner city youth who are coping with gangs, violence and struggling to stay hopeful. According to the SF Chronicle, the Green Center is being funded by Peapod, a foundation started by the music group the Black Eyed Peas, and Adobe, maker of software such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
Read more about the center in this article by the SF Chronicle.