The Creative House Gallery is a Non-Profit Art Gallery with the goal of helping the Community Transition, Survive, Develop and Thrive through Art Access and Art Education. The Creative House Gallery is committed to enhancing the quality of life through our artistic programming that serves all ages, ethnicities backgrounds, and economic status with an emphasis on marginalized, underserved, and underrepresented persons. The Creative House Gallery aims to play a sustainable role in revitalizing the community via a collective group of Artists, Educators, Scholars, and Leaders. All dedicated to the enlightenment and healing of the community through the utilization of enriched and diverse programming, workshops, and seminars based on art and individual empowerment. Our programs are tailored to virtual and in-person learning.
The Creative House Gallery desires to give back to the local community and make strides towards being the remedy to the lacking or missing art programs within our communities. It is in this notion that we take up the slack in learning from our schools to empower individuals through creativity. We Intend to continue our community presence that will increase art education and creative wellness within the community, educate the community about the need for art and its different mediums, develop FREE workshops and teaching seminars for adults and children that will encompass art techniques as well as programs to redefine the learning experience of today’s image of how art should be taught in its complex role of critical thinking.
The Creative House Gallery is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and the welcoming of all regardless of age, race, ethnicity, ability, and sexual orientation. We believe that embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organizational value is a way to intentionally make space for positive outcomes to flourish. To help maintain our commitment we have partnered with several community-based organizations that specialize and thrive in inclusion. This ensures we are diligently laying the foundation for inclusive practices to be incorporated into our arts-integrated curriculum and increasing the opportunities for people of all abilities to participate in an artistically-excellent program. Underserved communities especially those of color experience obstacles that prohibit academic excellence, success, growth, and development in areas of education, mental health, and healing. Research has demonstrated children who are exposed to art experience significant growth in linguistics, self-confidence, have higher retention rates due to artistic purist, which are critical for students competing in a global economy.
Many families in disadvantaged communities also suffer from mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s, and PTSD. Art is an excellent form of learning to assist in battling such mental health diagnoses. However, there is little access to art education due to budget cuts in public schools, limited community programs, and communities being under-resourced particularly black and brown communities. In most cases, the "successful" programs are geared toward a poverty mindset elevating access to Art education thus hindering creativity. The Creative House Gallery is committed to enhancing the quality of life through our artistic programming that serves all ages, ethnicities backgrounds, and economic status with an emphasis on marginalized, underserved, and underrepresented persons. By offering free art classes The Creative House Art Gallery aids in the championship over mental health, bullying, self-confidence, and creativity. Our programs are both virtual and in person.
The Creative House offers Workshops and Courses in the following areas of fine art i.e. Acrylic and Oil Painting, Sculpture, Illustration/Drawing, We also offer an array of digitals creative platforms such as Film/Photography lighting courses and both filming and editing content. We also offer graphic design platforms such as Photoshop, InDesign, illustrator, and last but not least we an art gallery on the Facility where students and the community alike can view the work of another great artist who has shown at various museums such as Charles Dickson, Timmothy Washington, Michael Chukes, Joe Sims just to name a few. We pride ourselves on being able to bring art back into the community and have also been featured in Maxine Waters 100 woman tour. The Creative House Art Gallery is more than an art gallery it also serves as a source of multiple opportunities for learning, entertainment, leisure, personal growth, and improving communication with others.
In our community, there is a colorful need to express one's self freely. The need to be freed, but for some without the noise that words may bring. The need to explore the dynamic relationship between art and different cultures and see how all is connected. The Creative House Art Gallery's, priority is to provide a safe space of freedom where Diversity, Inclusion, Equality & Kindness are at the forefront. A space of art variety where the community feels comfortable expressing themselves in a multitude of ways. Serving our community with a wide array of collective art styles gives our community creative vision, hope, desire, and purpose. To be of service to our community when it's in need of guidance. We have partnered up with other community leaders such as the Black Peace Officer Organization of LA, Jack And Jill Of America, Local Business Owners, Members of City Council, School Teachers, and Students and created programs based on the needs of our community. We use forms, surveys, social media, and email as a way of collecting the community inputs. We also host leader forms where a variety of leaders in the community come together to see what is needed. From these forms, we have created
