For a class field trip i payed a visit to Visionaries and Voices, a local organization that offers studio space and a gallery front for mentally challenged artists. i arrived a few minutes late, just in time for a tour of the artists' studio space. i met a few of the artists and was immediately blown away by the quality and potency of the work being produced here. this group of artists seemed to have a unique ability to sincerely recreate pure emotion, free from outside societal pollution. the work lacked 'filler' information, and got straight to the point, quite genuinely. my only regret was not bringing cash to purchase a few of the pieces i was so fond of...
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