Summertime champions an art world where artists with and without intellectual disabilities create and display work alongside one another. Founded in May of 2019, Summertime is a nonprofit 501c3 Art Studio and Gallery located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Summertime connects neurodiverse artists with the people and world around them, providing a platform to tell their stories, show their work and make money. The studio provides the space and freedom to create, materials and mentorship whereas Summertime’s gallery offers an opportunity for exhibition and promotion.
Summertime
Summertime artist, Amanda Kauftheil on field trip to MoMA PS1.
Byron Smith, Untitled, 2017. Colored pencil on paper, 24 x 19 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Summertime.
Carlo Daleo recording his residency radio show at Pineapple Street Studios.
Installation shot of Fair Vanity exhibition, on view September - November, 2020.
Heydi De Los Santos during her residency at Summertime where she took over 1000
photos of the MTA.
Summertime field trip to Alice Neel exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Double Scoop reporters at Summertime.
Visual art and artists are at the center of our work. We believe in the intrinsic value of experimental artistic practice and promote artistic participation in cultural conversations at the highest level.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts