The Arts of Life INC.

Inclusive art studio for adults with developmental disabilities.

Inclusive art studio and gallery for artists with disabilities · Since 2000

Nonprofit art studio founded in January 2000 by Denise Fisher and Veronica “Ronnie” Cuculich as the first Chicago program to provide employment in the arts for adults with developmental disabilities. The Chicago studio at 2010 W Carroll represents 80+ artists alongside a North Shore studio in Glenview and a Southside satellite. Affiliated gallery Circle Contemporary (founded 2017) shows work by artists both with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Artists have shown at Carl Hammer Gallery, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the INTUIT Center, and Museum of Everything in London.

By Denise Fisher and Veronica Cuculich

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