CI provides participants (who are adults with IDD) opportunities to develop prevocational skills through participation in the fine arts, receive individualized professional fine arts instruction to improve their musical and artistic abilities, engage in various community music performances and art exhibitions, experience audience appreciation, and increase their self-esteem, well being, and connectedness with the community. CI offers services between 8:00am – 2:00pm Monday-Friday, year-round. Program participants can attend up to 5 days a week and receive (4) 50-minute classes each day.

CI’s Pre-vocational Empowerment Program (PEP) is an ongoing project that provides opportunities for program participants to increase their economic opportunities. Participants earn commissions on the sale of their artwork; develop transferable pre-vocational skills including attention span, social skills, self-esteem, and leadership skills; and develop personal communication, independence, personal responsibility, and self expression. The PEP helps our participants cultivate a sense of pride and connectivity with the community, and ultimately improve stereotypical societal perceptions by demonstrating the creative contributions of adults with IDD.