SAGE (Supporting Artistic Growth and Entrepreneurship) Studio & Gallery is a non-profit art space in Austin, Texas, that provides artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities the materials, space, and support to produce, exhibit, and sell their artwork. SAGE was founded in 2016 by Katie Stahl and Lucy Gross. 

SAGE serves artists with disabilities through two main programs: our Studio Program and our Exhibition Program. Through our Studio Program, artists create work in our studio space at east Austin's Canopy arts community with the guidance of practicing artist facilitators. Each artist has their own work station, which is outfitted with their specific supplies. The goal for participating artists is to explore new mediums, strengthen their artistic voice, and build a cohesive portfolio of work for exhibition. Participants have opportunities to learn about all aspects of being a working artist, from creation to pricing to exhibition to sale.

Through our Exhibition Program, we host bimonthly exhibitions in our gallery to showcase the work of artists with IDD from across the country. Since 2018, we have mounted 18 exhibitions—including 3 at the prestigious Outsider Art Fair in New York City—and showcased the work of more than 50 artists with IDD from 11 states. We have also facilitated collaborations between our artists and nationally recognized partners, including Vans shoes, Whataburger, and the Biden presidential campaign. Vans featured the work of artist Charlie French on a pair of shoes that they sold on their website, while Joe Biden personally commissioned artist Rick Fleming to draw his portrait for a canvas tote bag. 

It is SAGE Studio's mission is to nurture and amplify the voices of artists with disabilities, so that they may meaningfully engage in the social, economic, and creative life of the community.

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