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WELCOME TO PASA

Welcome to the Progressive Art Studio Alliance (PASA) website and the launch of this new organization. PASA advocates for resources and policies that improve the outcomes of our member programs across the United States and abroad. As the only organization focusing on Progressive Art Studios, the Alliance works to provide shared opportunities for advocacy, collaboration, education, research, and public policy. 

Seven organizations; Community Access Art Collective (Amy Sharp), Progressive Art Studio Collective (Anthony Marcellini) Arts of Life (Denny Fisher + Vincent Uribe), Center for Creative Works (Lori Bartol), Vinfen’s Gateway Arts (Greg Liakos), Access Gallery (Damon McLeese) have been volunteering our time for the past several months to develop the framework of this new organization. 

We know there is more progress to be made. We are excited for the future of this Alliance to continue to grow. While we may be in our infancy, our need for member support will be crucial as we develop offerings and resources for our membership base.

Here’s what you can look forward to as a member:
•Being part of a collective of peers working in the same field with similar successes and challenges
•Invitations to member-only events like Quarterly meetings that dig deeper into areas that impact our sector
•Volunteer opportunities to get involved firsthand
•Share and publish your events with PASA members and the public
•Access an archive of past conferences, beginning with the 2025 Creative Communities Symposium in Philadelphia
•Access shared studio and exhibition resources and best practices (for example: Artist Agreements and Releases)
•Breaking News, and Information that impacts PAS programs.
•Access a national directory of studios and studio affiliates
•Offerings and opportunities will continue to grow as we build enrollment and grow the organization

To get started, here are a few next steps:

  • Apply for Membership
  • Sign up for our newsletter
  • Bookmark our Website 
  • Put us on your “safe senders” list to receive emails. 

If you have any questions or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out to us:

Info@progressiveartstudioalliance.org

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Outsider Art Fair New York 2025

Catch these Progressive Art Studios at the Outsider Art Fair New York 2025

Arts of Life/Circle Contemporary (Chicago); Interact Center for Visual & Performing Arts (St. Paul, MN); Center for Creative Works (Wynnewood, PA); Creative Growth Art Center (Oakland, CA); Creativity Explored (San Francisco); Fountain House (New York); LAND Gallery (Brooklyn); North Pole Studio (Portland, OR); Pure Vision Arts (New York); SAGE Studio (Austin, TX) and Progressive Art Studio Collective (Detroit, MI) and ArTech Collective (New York) through Shelter Gallery (New York). 

OAF Hours
VIP & Press Preview:
Thursday, February 27th: 12–6pm
Vernissage:
Thursday, February 27th: 6-9pm
Open to the Public:
Friday, February 28th: 11am-8pm
Saturday, March 1st: 11am-8pm
Sunday, March 2nd: 11am-6pm

Click here for more details and tickets

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Look Here – Save the Date for the 6th Annual Creating Community October 20-23, 2025

Look Here, launching September 2025, is a multimodal project that focuses on the changing narrative around art created in progressive studios and illuminates how neurodivergent artists challenge and expand conventional approaches to artmaking. 

As part of the Look Here project, the Center for Creative Works, a program of Resources for Human Development, and Haverford College’s John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, in collaboration with Creative Growth, will host the 6th Annual Creating Community Symposium in Philadelphia, PA October 20 – 23, 2025. The annual convening, making its East Coast debut in 2025, provides a place for progressive studio artists, staff, and collaborators to gather and engage around the ongoing work and advancement of progressive art studios nationwide. 

Please save the dates for the 6th Annual Creating Community Symposium and register today at hav.to/lookhere for further symposium and Look Here project details.

Questions?:
Email Matthew Seamus Callinan, mcallina@haverford.edu 
and Lori Bartol, lorib@rhd.org

Details TBA