The Stone Belt Arts Program provides opportunities for individuals with disabilities to expand their capacity for self-expression, contribute to the beautification of the community, develop new life skills and work professionally in the arts.
Arts Exploration
Creative exploration provides an outlet for self expression, identity transformation and the sharing of one’s personal story. Stone Belt envisions “the arts” very broadly – including visual, performing and culinary arts – and strives to provide a diverse offering of experiences through its education programming. The goal of Stone Belt’s art exploration programming is to bring individuals with disabilities together with talented community members for in-depth learning and collaboration.
Stone Belt arts education includes:
• Full-time Visual Arts Educators
• Dedicated Visual Arts Studios
• Artists-in-Residence mini-course programs
• Public performances and installations in cooperation with area theatre and civic groups
Community Collaboration
Stone Belt partners with community leaders and artists (such as collaborative artist Joe Lamantia) to establish art installations which educate the community on the abilities of all people to contribute to the beautification of our society.
Stone Belt client art works are on permanent display throughout the community, in myriad locations, including parks, medical and legal offices, governmental buildings, television show backdrops, and more. Click on the links below to find location details for some of our publicly accessible installations:
• WTIU - Friday Zone set
• City of Bloomington Shower's Building - Portrait of Mayor Mark Kruzan and the Bloomington City Council
The Stone Belt Art Gallery
Through the Stone Belt Art Gallery, individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to work as professional artists through the sale of their original art works. Individual artists have become locally and regionally known, and their works are sought after by discerning collectors. Artists create in various media, including mixed-media mosaics, water colors, wood and pastels.
Click here to view the Stone Belt Art Gallery page.
The Stone Belt Artists
Works created through Stone Belt's Arts program are created by persons with disabilities. Clients are paid for designing and creating each piece, and remaining revenue goes to Stone Belt programming to support individuals with disabilities to live independently within the community.
Click here to view the Stone Belt Aritsts page.
Learn More
Click here to view the audio and text of the Client Handbook.