OUR STORY
P.A.I.N.T. is the art-centered component of CISS, a non-profit committed to the belief that every individual deserves to be seen & valued.
P.A.I.N.T. brings this belief to life through the transformative power of the arts.
P.A.I.N.T. Promoting Arts, Individuals, & Natural Talents
In 2014, Community Integrated Support Services launched the P.A.I.N.T. Program, a day program where individuals with intellectual disabilities freely express their creativity through art. The program offers a fully equipped artist studio, providing a supportive and stimulating environment where participants explore and develop their creative expression using a variety of media.
The PAINT Art Collective
In 2024, we proudly opened The P.A.I.N.T. Art Collective, a professional gallery and creative space in downtown Sausalito. This vibrant venue is dedicated to showcasing the work of our artists, alongside the talents of artists from around the world.
P.A.C. serves as a vibrant platform for creative expression and artistic collaboration. We are committed to supporting people with intellectual disabilities in their quest to become working artists, and to promoting their work as an emerging and increasingly important contribution to the contemporary art world.
Through the professional exhibition and marketing of artwork created at the P.A.I.N.T. Program, alongside that of other contemporary artists, we help foster a sense of pride and self-worth among participants. At P.A.I.N.T., art serves as a powerful tool for challenging and transforming societal assumptions about disability.