LOOK HERE

This fall, Philadelphia’s leading progressive art studio, the Center for Creative Works (CCW), is partnering with Haverford College’s Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery to present LOOK HERE, a dynamic, multi-sensory exhibition illuminating the nuanced and revelatory perspectives represented in the work of neurodivergent artists. Ranging from colorful illustrations that meticulously catalogue differences in categories of food, transit, and appliances, to found object sculptures that form relics of a world understood through touch, the exhibition invites visitors to look, listen, smell, and touch to connect with a diversity of ways of “looking” at the world. 

LOOK HERE features six artists with studio practices based out of CCW—Kelly Brown, Cindy Gosselin, Clyde Henry, Tim Quinn, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, and Allen Yu. Each of the six featured artists brings a unique voice to the exhibition, employing a variety of mediums, including intricate drawings, paintings, and sculptures, to convey their personal narratives. 

The works on view were selected by the curatorial team to emphasize these varied and compelling perspectives on the world. Led by Jennifer Gilbert, a UK-based curator whose work focuses on inclusivity and using art as a platform for overlooked voices, artists Mary T. Bevlock and Paige Donovan chose pieces in coordination with their peers and colleagues that are not only representative of the studio, but inspiring to the community in their approach and realization. 

The exhibition design itself will also integrate many elements to enhance accessibility for wide audiences, including braille, videos about the artists with ASL embedded, touch panels featuring artists’ materials, sensory backpacks, an Easy Read guide, a quiet room, and tours led by neurodivergent artists. 

LOOK HERE will be complemented by a series of related events, including two satellite exhibitions—one at Haverford’s VCAM gallery, LOOK THERE, featuring a single work from a larger group of 99 CCW artists, curated by Bevlock and Donovan, and another, LOOK EVERYWHERE, at Philadelphia's Atelier Gallery in October, featuring works from 33 artists from progressive art studios around the country, also curated by Jennifer Gilbert. These exhibitions will coincide with the sixth annual Creating Community Symposium, which brings together professionals from progressive art studios nationwide to discuss best practices, advocacy, and the evolving intersection of art and disability. Originally started by California’s Creative Growth Art Center, the nation’s most widely known progressive art studio, this is the first time the gathering will be held on the East Coast. 

Continuing its longstanding partnership with Haverford College, CCW will also offer ongoing educational programming for students and the public. This includes workshops, discussions, and interactive events designed to engage audiences with the exhibition, its artists and the importance of accessibility. These programs are part of a ten-year collaboration between Haverford and CCW, which has fostered deep connections between students, artists, and the community. This programming, along with the exhibitions and symposium, will allow visitors to engage in a broader conversation about the significance of art in the lives of neurodivergent people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the vital role of progressive art studios in fostering creativity, inclusion, and advocacy. 

Following the exhibitions and symposium this year, a publication highlighting the work of progressive art studios around the country, and the LOOK HERE project, will be released in November 2026. Learn more about the exhibition and all related LOOK HERE events here.

Major support for LOOK HERE has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and Haverford College’s John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, with additional support from Atelier Fine Art Services and Advertising Systems Inc.

Media contact: Sara Griffin—sara@griffinprny.com

Events
LOOK HERE & LOOK THERE opening reception: September 19, 4:30–7:30pm

LOOK EVERYWHERE opening reception: October 1, 5–7pm, runs October 1–31, 2025
Atelier Gallery, Philadelphia

Films for Friends with Studio Route 29: October 7, 7–9pm
Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Sixth annual Creating Community symposium: October 20–23, RSVP required
Independence Visitor Center & WHYY, Philadelphia