NIAD Art Center (Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization for artists with developmental and physical disabilities, founded in 1982 and based in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California.
[1][2][3][4] NIAD stands for Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development.
[8] The artists enrolled at NIAD work with facilitators, who instruct them in multiple mediums: painting, fiber, ceramics, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, performance, sound recording, and digital media.
[8] In addition to the studio space for artists, NIAD Art Center has an exhibition space where they present programming featuring the artists attending the center.
[3] NIAD Art Center has a budget of around $600,000, as of 2012, a third of which is raised through donations and sales.