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Art Enables’ vision is a world where artists with disabilities are valued, celebrated and recognized as vital voices in shaping the cultural landscape

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Hello! There are lots of new folks here so we’d like to take a moment to introduce ourselves. We’re @artenables a studio and gallery dedicated to amplifying the creative careers of artists with disabilities.
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Stop in and meet our artists and check out their work M-F 10-4, Sat is for gallery hours 9-5.
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Throughout the year we host opening receptions, free workshops, and after hours events. Check out the link in our bio for more!
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Our resident artists receive 70% of the sale price of each piece sold. We keep the 30% to buy more art materials and pay for all the things that keep the lights on and the creativity flowing!
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We have A LOT of affordable ($40-250) Art for sale + tons of fun merch. Our artist's artwork makes wonderful gifts… We hope to see you in the gallery soon! taken in Art Enables by @artenables

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👀All of these characters looking at you rn are wondering if you're planning to come to Art Enables today?? Find them in the gallery among over 160 other works by self-taught artists from around the country 👀 Gallery hours 10 - 4, full exhibition also online (link in bio!)

AND, if you're creatively keen, drop by between 11-3 for Sketchbook Social. ✏️ Bring your sketchbook, pencils, and other drawing materials to Art Enables for a day of creativity, collaboration, and inspiration. No need to register, just drop in.

1.Cazoshay Marie - Maxwell in Space
2. Sonia Prado (ECF Art Centers) - Untitled
3. Tyrone Weedon (Make Studio) - Jane Goodall
4. CeeJ Maples (Art Enables) - Neon Trash Clown
5. Haley Santander (Pure Vision Arts) - Adonis
6. Electra B - Untitled by @artenables

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Dropping in on your Thursday with a handful of works in our “Outside Forces” exhibition, on view for a couple more weeks through October 17. Don’t miss perusing this work in person and/or online before the show comes down! Link in bio

1. John Behnke (Project Onward) - New Horizon
2. Paul Chandler (Starlight Studio and Art Gallery) - Pretty Homey
3. Tyler Mountford (Visability Art Lab) - POPCORN
4. Tafara Bundrige (VaultArt Studio) - Under the Sea Creatures
5. Dasha Kalumuck (Make Studio) - Breakfast
6. Cathrine Whited (Visionaries + Voices) - Chuck E. Cheese’s Gift Card taken in Art Enables by @artenables

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We are over the moon to share that longtime Art Enables resident artist Shawn Payne will have a solo presentation of his work within the American Visionary Art Museum’s upcoming "Flaunt" exhibition!!

"Flaunt: When Appearance Speaks" is the American Visionary Art Museum's 31st major thematic exhibition, featuring 100 works from artists working across a wide range of media. Shawn has been delighting his fans and the general public with his inventive shoe designs for nearly two decades, making bedazzled paintings of boots, sneakers, and - most of all, high heels - that take the form of hamburgers, pyramids, street lamps, town houses, trumpets, film reels and countless other surprising shapes - all with cleverly detailed backgrounds that expand on the thematic world of the shoes. Shawn’s creativity is endless, and we’re so happy for him to be receiving this well-deserved attention at one of our favorite museums. Please join us in congratulating Shawn, and be sure to check out the exhibition during its nearly year-long run. A very fun (ticketed) Exhibition Preview Party will take place on the evening of October 9, with the show opening to the public on October 10, 2026.

Congratulations, Shawn!! 👏 👏 👏 ❤️

Second image: Shawn's "Space Boots" (detail) taken in American Visionary Art Museum by @artenables

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Please join us at MLK on 10/7!: In 2026, Art Enables celebrates its 25th anniversary at the same time America celebrates its 250th. In this context, as D.C.’s only studio and gallery solely representing artists with disabilities, Art Enables is thrilled to present Grounding Our Dreams / Dreaming New Ground in collaboration with the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, an institution core to the city’s cultural identity.

⭐️ Please join us for an opening reception and artist talk on Wednesday, October 7 from 5:30 - 7:30pm on the 5th floor of the library.⭐️ See the exhibition (more info below), enjoy some refreshments, and hear from Art Enables artists Toni Lane, Mike Knox, CeeJ Maples, and Matt Schwab about what makes them feel grounded in their art practice and their experiences with moments of creative breakthrough and growth. More info at link in bio

Artwork: Raymond Lewis, "Monster Bird" taken in Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library by @artenables

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#QuickestFlipMag 💥INSIDE OUTSIDE FORCES: An interview with with Marissa Long, Gallery Director & Curator at @artenables by Monica Fernandez Zuñiga

Now on view at Art Enables in Washington, DC, it’s the 20th year of Outside Forces, an annual exhibition championing the work of self-taught artists from around the country. This year's showcase includes 165 works of art on view in all three of their galleries. The show runs through October 17th, 2026.

In this feature interview you will learn how Outside Forces serves as a vital platform for self-taught artists and progressive studios across the country. It also examines the studio's collaborative philosophy, highlighting how non-directive support and mutual learning help artists build community and reach wider audiences.

Link to article in our bio. 🔗

Image 1: Photo of gallery guests viewing artwork at this year's opening reception of Outside Forces. The top left corner reads “QF ISSUE 10”. Across the middle it reads “Inside Outside Forces” in orange font.

Image 2: On an orange background is white font that reads “An interview with Marissa Long, Gallery Director & Curator at Art Enables in Washington, DC, about their annual exhibition Outside Forces”

Image 3: “Glass House” by Alexis Cortez @tierradelsolgallery

Image 4: “Pomegranate Melodies” by Alita Van Hee @projectonward

Image 5: “Different Types of Apples” by Yesenia Duran @sagestudioatx

Image 6: Photo from Outside Forces opening reception, 2025

Image 7: “Penguin Land” by Josephine Finnell @artenables

Image 8: “Looking Through Binoculars” by Justin Valenti @visabilityart

Image 9: “Invasion” by Thomas McMillan @progressiveartstudiocollective

Image 10: Artwork from Outside Forces, 2026

#artenables #outsideforces #washingtondc #selftaughtartists by @artenables

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Congrats to Art Enables artists Toni Lane, Charmaine Jones, Joel Martinez, Imani Turner, and Duane Blacksheare-Staton on their inclusion in "FotoFocus: Picture Perfect" at Visionaries + Voices in Cincinnati, Ohio! The show opens on 10/2 and runs through 11/13. More info from V+V:

As a part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial, Visionaries + Voices’s gallery in the Northside Studio will host Picture Perfect, featuring artworks by artists who utilize photography as a starting point and visual reference in their art-making processes.

Multimedia artist and sculptor Brian Dooley depicts images from found, online sources, using non-traditional materials such as Perler Beads and Shrinky Dinks. Painter Ross Bicknaver creates hyperrealistic landscapes from photographs he takes on his smartphone. Antonio Adams poses and photographs friends and mentors, to be subsequently recreated as painted portraits. DC-based artist Charmaine Jones draws portraits of her family directly from their Instagram posts. Painter and photographer Toni Lane uses a photo from her time living in France as a reference for her painting. All of these artists work specifically with photography as their inspirational source: snapshots capturing lived experiences, sublime landscapes, friends and family members, or simply beloved objects, which become the springboard for art-making, allowing the artist a reference point for their ongoing creative practice. taken in Cincinnati, Ohio by @artenables

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THIS SATURDAY, 9/26! 👍 Drop in between 11AM-3PM to design your own zipper pouch at Art Enables Saturday Workshop. This tote-ally awesome workshop is open to all ages and all artmaking abilities. Stop by, create, and take home a little piece of art! Save your spot --> @ link in bio by @artenables

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We love @quickestflip and we're so grateful for the "Outside Forces" feature in their latest issue with thoughtful writing by Monica Fernandez Zuñigaof and an interview with Gallery Director Marissa Long about Art Enables and this exhibition we've been so proud to host for the past 20 years 💖 Thank you, Monica and Quickest Flip! Read the full article @ the link in our bio. by @artenables

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Calling all makers! Art Enables is looking for local artisans to join us for the Art Enables & Friends Holiday Market on December 5, from 11AM to 5PM.

We’re seeking artists and makers offering handmade goods—from ceramics and jewelry to textiles, prints, home goods, stationery, and more.

Applications are due October 1, but we’ll be reviewing submissions on a rolling basis until the market is full, so apply early!

Selected vendors will pay a $50 vendor fee to reserve their spot. All products must be handmade or artist-made by the participating vendor.

Ready to share your work with our community? Apply today @ the link in our bio. by @artenables

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The gallery is open today from 10 - 4! Here are two more works included in "Outside Forces" from artists at fellow progressive studios: 1. Devin Wildes (Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts), "City Garden Wall" 2. Lamine Richards (Fresh Eye Arts), "Untitled (Landscape)" 🏙️ 🌄

link in bioooo by @artenables

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✌️ Saturday, September 26! ⭐ Put your creativity in the bag at Art Enables’ September Saturday Workshop, Carry Your Creativity: Design Your Own Zipper Pouch. Led by Art Enables resident artist Toni Lane, this tote-ally cool workshop invites you to transform a simple canvas pouch into a one-of-a-kind work of art. Play with stencils, stamps, fabric paint, and markers to create a design that’s colorful, expressive, and completely your own.

This free, drop-in workshop is fun and approachable for all ages and art-making abilities. Stop by Art Enables anytime between 11 AM and 3 PM to create, experiment, and leave with a little piece of art you can take wherever you go. 🎨 Save Your Spot Now @ the link in our bio. by @artenables

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