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[TOM DI MARIA] Creative Growth is the first
gallery in the world

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for artists with disabilities.

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Today is our seventh annual fashion show
which we call "Beyond Trend."

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This started with some of our artists
who were making clothing

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and sewing their own clothes.

[Tom Di Maria, Director of Creative Growth
External Relations]

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We had a spontaneous event
where they wore the clothes in the gallery.

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People loved it.

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So it's grown over seven years.

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--[WOMAN] Hi!

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--Oh, it's on your hat, I like that!

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[DI MARIA] The artists are all getting dressed,

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and doing their hair and make-up,
and everyone's really excited.

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A lot of them have been making the clothes
they're going to wear for two years or so.

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They really get to see and celebrate
their creative achievements.

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[STYLIST] Are you gonna do makeup?

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[ARTIST] Yes I am!

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[STYLIST] Awesome!

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Alright.

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Thank you so much.

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[ARTIST] Okay, that's it?

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[STYLIST] Yeah, I think that's it!

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[ARTIST] Okay!

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[DI MARIA] Typically, they're visual artists.

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They work at a table and
their work goes on a wall.

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But when they get to express themselves physically,

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and wear their art,

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they become performance artists.

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It really adds this other dimension.

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It becomes this great celebration
of artistic creation.

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[ARTIST] I'm Jamie

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[MAN, OFF SCREEN] Hi Jamie!

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[ARTIST] and this is my sweet outfit.

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It reminds me of my aunt

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and my grandma.

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[WOMAN] She's like an ocean goddess.

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[ARTIST] Oh, yeah!

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[ARTIST] Okay, they'll probably need me.

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[BREATHING]

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[WOMAN] Hey, William!

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[WILLIAM SCOTT] Force be with you!

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[WOMAN] William, do you also have something

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that you're wearing with
the Frankenstein mask?

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[SCOTT] Yes, you got me a suit.

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[WOMAN] The suit?

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[SCOTT] The suit is downstairs.

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[WOMAN] Can you bring it to me?

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[SCOTT] I will bring it to you!

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[WOMAN] Thank you sir.

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[SCOTT] Yeah, I will bring it to you.

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[Creative Growth Workshop]

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[William Scott, Creative Growth Artist]

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I'm making a Frankenstein mask.

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Because I watched The Munsters--

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I used to wear Frankenstein masks
when I was seven.

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I used to go trick-or-treating.

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I used to have Milk Duds,

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because the store owner
used to put Milk Duds out.

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I want to paint it after
the papier-mâché gets dry.

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It takes five days to finish.

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See that?

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Oh, that's good!

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That's good mask.

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[Christine Szeto, Creative Growth Artist]

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[CHRISTINE SZETO]
This is for the fashion show.

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I have "Shake it Off,"

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"Blank Space,"

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"Black Blood,"

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"You Belong with Me,"

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"Style,"

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"I Knew You Were Trouble,"

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"Love Story,"

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and "Get Out of the Woods."

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Those are Taylor Swift songs.

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[WOMAN, OFF SCREEN] Are you a big fan?

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[NODS]

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[Daniel Gardiner, Creative Growth Artist]

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[DANIEL GARDINER] My name is
Daniel Derain Gardiner.

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That's my first skirt-dress.

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It's a velvet red skirt,

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and the top is a black velvet

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that I sewed together.

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That one I hope will be in the fashion show.

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--[GARDINER] That I made also.

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--[WOMAN] For Charlotte?

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--[GARDINER] And the purse.

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I am always into making women's clothes.

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[WOMAN, LAUGHING]

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--[GARDINER] First time?

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--[WOMAN] Yeah it is. I'm nervous.

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--Are you nervous? You're a veteran.

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[GARDINER] A lot of the people here
have all different kinds of disabilities.

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--[INTERPRETER OFF SCREEN] Thank you very
much for coming.

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--Thank you for filming me.

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[GARDINER] There is some that
does the fashion show every year.

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[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

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[DI MARIA] We have our artists with disabilities
who've made the clothes

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and then we have professional models--
and they partner together.

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That's very much the spirit
of what Creative Growth is.

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You understand everything watching our artists.

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You understand how they've grown as people.

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You understand their obstacles.

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You understand their differences.

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You understand their creativity.

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This is their time to shine

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and you'll see it in their performance,
how proud they are of their work.

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[GARDINER] Even though I have cerebral palsy

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and also legally blind,

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I don't let that stop me.

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--This is what I've done.

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So any of you that's in the audience
that is listening to this--

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even if you're legally blind,
if you're deaf--

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if I can do art,
with all my disabilities,

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nothing should stop you with God's help.

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[APPLAUSE]