The NAC

HIRO’s Neuro Art Collective

Painting of a large star that lights up a dark blue sky. 3 men in robes look towards the bright star from the fields outside a city. Created by a HIRO client.

Painting of single vibrant red tulip with a green stem. Background is a lighter green. Created by Jim, HIRO client.

Abstract painting with black and grey imagery in the background and popping red accents. Created by HIRO client.

Painting of red ship, green and red sail and yellow oars sailing through a rough and wavy blue sea. Underneath the surface of the waves is a large beige circle outlined in green. A thin yellow cirlce divides the beige circle, and a large red dot surrounded by a larger yellow dot is situated right in the middle of the circle. Speckled light and dark blue cover the bottom directly underneath the circle. Created by a HIRO client.

Bright and colourful oil painting of a fisherman's cove. Tourqoise and white sky tops a yellow/green landscape with several buildings, a bright red boat is docked by a building and is based on a blue/green sea. Created by Corry; HIRO client

Painting of colourful purple dotted flower with orange centre and green leaf and stem. Created by a HIRO client.

Painting of fish tank with coral and bright, colourful fish created by Judy, HIRO client

Painting of a close up of a cheetah's face with a green background; created by Nicole, HIRO client

Painting with vibrant colours of blue yellow and green swirls are outlined with lines of red. Created by HIRO client.

Painting of nature scene with various shades of green, blue, yellow, red and white. Several birch trees and evergreens, grass, rocks and stream waterfall. Created by HIRO client.

Painting of a large bright sun setting in the distance surrounded by a vibrant red and orange sky. There are a few trees in the distance behind a sparce yellowish coloured landscape on either side of the setting sun, and 2 trees are situated closer that illustrate the dark tree trunks and green leaves on the branches. Created by HIRO client.

We have the ‘NAC’ for this

HIRO’s Neuro Art Collective (NAC) is a client driven collective of artists with an acquired brain injury (ABI).

What started out as a common interest group between a few HIRO clients, has stemmed into an artistic community that supports and fosters individuality and creativity. The NAC not only increases the client’s sense of community, but also provides opportunities to engage in rehabilitation goals such as socialization, scheduling, budgeting and communication.

Today, the group is comprised of artists of various disciplines; stained glass, encaustic art, beading, acrylic painting, wood burning, woodworking, photography, mixed media, plastic diecast models, ceramics, and oil painting. The NAC participates in local community initiatives such as McMaster Innovation Park exhibitions and several art crawls and shows to share their art and spread awareness of ABI.

For a full review of the artists and their work, please visit: https://theneuroartcollective.weebly.com/artists.html

If you are interested in supporting The NAC, please visit our donate page and specify “The NAC” in the message of the donate form, or to learn more please contact info.news@hiro.ca