Creative Citizen studios
Creative Citizen Studios (CCS) uses art to bring people of all abilities together. We work with adult artists with intellectual or developmental disabilities to make, exhibit, and sell their work. Our weekly art classes, workshops, and exhibit opportunities help promote our artists while connecting them with a larger community of artists.
We are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Citizen-artists featured in local, regional, and national art shows and exhibit spaces.
The organization was established in 2013 and strives to serve this talented community of artists with a small team of artists, administrators and educators.
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An inside look
“Art is the best thing in my life, it’s my heart, it’s my brain, it’s my soul, it’s my life” - Faron Thompson
CCS Staff :
Tirzah DeCaria - Founder & Executive Director
Myah Merhaut Werkmeister - Deputy Director, Operations Manager & Teaching Artist
Katy DeMent - Lead Teaching Artist
Melissa Rogers - Operations Manager & Teaching Artist
Susan Swarthout - Outreach Workshop Teaching Artist
CCS Board of Directors:
Laura Power, CCS President
Daniel Menges, Treasurer
Marina Sapp, Secretary
Ling Hong Almoubayyed
Myra Brostoff
Suzanne Lewandowski
Shawn McGill
Chrisoula Perdziola
Christian Meeder
CCS Advisory Board:
Autumn Hyde
Paula Rule
If you’re interested in joining the CCS board of directors, please contact tirzah@citizenstudios.org
Proud Sponsors
CCS is in need of sponsors for events in 2023. Are you a business or corporation looking to support our mission? Contact myah@citizenstudios.org to learn about sponsor benefits.
Artist & Family Testimonies
To build successful partnerships with artists and art organizations who work with people who do not have disabilities, Creative Citizen Studios offers accessibility training programs to ensure that each partnership is well informed on principles of inclusion.
Interested in collaborating with us? Fill out our Community Partner Interest Form!