Adaptive Art Programs for Children & Adults
Inclusive, individualized creative experiences for children and adults with disabilities through CLTS, Lakeland Care, and private pay.
What Is CLTS & Lakeland Care ?
CLTS stands for Children’s Long-Term Support.
Wisconsin’s Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program helps eligible children and youth with disabilities access services and supports that help them participate in their homes and communities. Lakeland Care provides the same services for Adults.
Urban Cultural Arts & Event Center is an approved CLTS provider offering creative art experiences for eligible children and youth.
Families interested in receiving services through Urban Cultural Arts can talk with their CLTS Support & Service Coordinator about adding our services to their child’s plan.
What Do We Do?
At Urban Cultural Arts, art is about much more than completing a project.
We provide individualized creative experiences designed around each participant’s interests, abilities, goals and support needs.
New CLTS participants begin with one-on-one sessions, allowing our instructors to get to know the child, discover what they enjoy and determine how we can best support their goals.
Creative experiences may include:
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Painting
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Pottery & Clay
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Wheel Throwing
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Mosaics
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Candle Making
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Mixed Media
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Seasonal Art
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Other creative projects based on the participant’s interests and abilities
As participants become more comfortable, opportunities to create alongside others or participate in small groups may be introduced when appropriate.
Interested in learning more?
If your child participates in CLTS, talk with your Support & Service Coordinator about receiving services through Urban Cultural Arts.
Creative Opportunities for Adults
Access to meaningful creative experiences shouldn't end when someone becomes an adult.
Urban Cultural Arts also provides community-based creative programming for eligible adults receiving services through Lakeland Care.
Adults can explore many of the same creative experiences available throughout our studio while receiving support appropriate to their individual needs.
New participants begin with one-on-one sessions, allowing our instructors to get to know the participant, discover what they enjoy and determine how we can best support their goals.
Our goal is to provide adults with opportunities to make choices, discover new interests, express themselves, create something they are proud of and participate in their community.
Lakeland Care members, guardians and families interested in our programs can speak with their Lakeland Care Manager about receiving services through Urban Cultural Arts.
If you or an adult you support receives services through Lakeland Care, talk with your Lakeland Care Manager about Urban Cultural Arts.
Parents, guardians, Support & Service Coordinators and Care Managers are also welcome to contact us directly for more information.
Private Pay Is Welcome
You Don't Need CLTS or Lakeland Care to Participate
Our adaptive art programs are also available through private pay.
Children and adults with disabilities do not have to be enrolled in CLTS or receive services through Lakeland Care to enjoy individualized creative experiences at Urban Cultural Arts.
Why Is Access to Art Important?
For many people, art is something fun to do.
For children and adults with disabilities, it can also provide meaningful opportunities to communicate, make choices, develop interests, connect with others and experience accomplishment.
Creative Expression
Not everyone communicates or expresses themselves in the same way. Art provides another way for participants to share their ideas, personality, interests and creativity.
Confidence & Accomplishment
There is something powerful about being able to say, “I made this.”
Learning a new technique, making creative decisions and completing a project can provide a genuine sense of pride and accomplishment.
Choice & Independence
Our participants aren't simply told what everything must look like. Whenever possible, they are encouraged to choose their own colors, materials, designs and creative direction.
Those choices make the artwork truly theirs.
Hands-On Skill Building
Painting, pottery, mosaics, clay and other art forms provide opportunities to use hands, tools, materials, coordination, concentration and problem-solving skills in an enjoyable setting.
Social Connection
Art can bring people together without requiring everyone to communicate or participate in exactly the same way. Creating alongside an instructor or other participants can provide natural opportunities for conversation, cooperation, sharing space and building relationships.
Community Participation
Children and adults with disabilities deserve opportunities to participate in the same kinds of meaningful community experiences available to everyone else.
Participants come through our doors to create, try something new and enjoy being part of a creative community.