1 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:14,089 [Cedric Johnson, Artist] I like painting. 2 00:00:14,089 --> 00:00:16,180 I like doing clay. 3 00:00:16,180 --> 00:00:18,020 I like all of my artwork. 4 00:00:20,980 --> 00:00:24,100 [Susan Janow, Artist] This is one of my square drawings that I've done. 5 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:26,820 [Tom di Maria, Director, Creative Growth] Art is a great equalizer 6 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,680 that transcends language, 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,060 that transcends culture, that transcends disability. 8 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:45,019 Creative Growth is about artistic expression as a form of self-empowerment, 9 00:00:45,019 --> 00:00:47,089 as a form of aesthetic development, 10 00:00:47,089 --> 00:00:50,300 as a form of saying, "This is who I am in the world."