News & Press Releases
Enid Swift Designs Signs with the Art of Possibility Studios
2008.03.26
Designer Enid Swift joins the Art of Possibility Studios for exclusive representation of her trend-forward work. Swift's Army career was cut short by a rare neurological disorder that has compromised her daily life. Her can-do personality directed her back to the creative expression through art she enjoyed as a child and she now focuses on the elements of design to bring order and stability to an increasingly distracted world.
George Mendoza Signs with the Art of Possibility Studios
2008.03.21
George Mendoza signs with the Art of Possibility Studios for exclusive representation of his art to licensees. An author, athlete, artist, and motivational speaker declared to be a state treasure by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Mendoza's work has touched millions of lives through a rigorous gallery show career and numerous appearances.
The PBS documentaries "Visions of the Soul" and "The George Mendoza Story" (narrated by Robert Duvall) chronicle this accomplished man's life despite his blindness from macular degeneration as a teen. William Buchanan's book, Running toward the Light chronicled Mendoza's vision loss.
Mendoza has written three books: A Vision of Courage, The Spirit Man Trilogy, and Cup of All Good Things.
Making Art Matter by Making Art That Matters
2008.01.26
The Art of Possibility Studios won one of 6 awardee spots in Micro to Millions, a business development incubator program sponsored by Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence.
The Art of Possibility Studios exclusively represents physically disabled artists via license to manufacturers interested in developing products that connect with consumers on a meaningful level and through an exclusive luxury stationery line. Founded by award-winning blind artist Ketra Oberlander, the agency's goal is to encourage and inspire people in their daily lives.
Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence created the Make Mine a Million $ Business program to provide money, technology, mentoring, and marketing help to women business owners in propelling their businesses to the million-dollar mark. Only 3% of all women-owned businesses in the U.S. top a million in revenues. Corporate sponsors include American Express, AIG, Cisco, FedEx, QVC, JetBlue, Marriott and Dell.
"I'm absolutely thrilled," Oberlander asserted, "Count Me In recognizes that I have a good idea - a worthy idea - and the professional development Count Me In offers will teach me the requisite skills to make a worthy idea a working reality, helping me and other disabled artists earn a living." Speaking from her Silicon Valley home studio, Oberlander continues, "within a few miles of my garage are the garages where other worthy ideas began, grew and changed the world. By creating a for profit business vehicle for physically disabled artists I'm introducing a way for consumers to express a caring human connection, not charity, through their purchases."
Download "Making Art Matter" press release as a PDF (includes contact information).
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