Johnson County Emerging Artists

Emerging Artists

About Emerging Artists

Emerging Artist Katie posing with her art

Johnson County Development Supports’ Emerging Artists Program consists of adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are passionate and driven to create artwork. The artists’ work in studio is located in a public venue at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center.

While acrylic painting is the most-used medium in studio, there are also artists using watercolor, colored pencil, fiber arts, ceramics, woodworking and sculpture.

The artists have the opportunity to show and sell their artwork at their studio, local art shows, galleries, and participate in marketing their work through their social media accounts, Facebook and Instagram. Sales from the artwork go directly to the artists.

The Emerging Artists are in varying stages of the artistic development, and most have been creating artwork for a long time.