Eligibility Requirements:

- Art Enables serves adult artists with intellectual, developmental, cognitive, and physical disabilities and individuals with a mental health diagnosis. 

- Artist must be 21 years of age or older and live in the DC metro area. 

- Interested applicants must demonstrate a history of art experience or interest.

- Art Enables is a fee-for-service program. To become a resident artist at Art Enables, artists must:

- have funding from a sponsoring agency/organization 

- or have the capacity to meet the fee requirements independently. 

Art Enables has a limited number of Artist Scholarships available for those unable to meet the fee requirements.

How to Apply:

All interested artists must go through a formal intake interview and assessment process. If you are interested in becoming a resident artist please complete the form below and you will be contacted as spots become available.

If you have additional questions, please contact Art Enables Program Manager Aimee Wanner at awanner@art-enables.org or 202-554-9455.