OUR MISSION

The Global Art Initiative's mission is to break the poverty cycle for disabled artists in Third World Countries. We are a non-profit focused on education and the sale of original artwork to benefit handicapped artists globally. We engage children and adults in art projects geared to developing an understanding of disability and the awareness that artistic ability is not limited by a disability.  Our hope is that through their experience with the Global Art Initiative, participants will take compassionate action, becoming donors in the larger shared humanitarian project.

Theresa Mosely - Adaptive Art Instructor

Theresa Mosely

Theresa Mosely is an Adaptive Art Instructor who specializes in the incorporation of art into the treatment of people with brain injuries.

Theresa has educated the public about art and its theapeutic values through conference presentations, continuing education workshops and art exhibits featuring the work of her students. Her background includes therapeutic recreation and art program development for Core Health Care, Dripping Springs, TX, Deer Creek of Wimberley, Wimberley, TX, and St. David's Rehabilitation Center, Austin, TX.

She has served as Volunteer Art program Director for the Austin Brain Injury Association, and she is a member of the Capital Are Social and Activity Coordinators Association.

Theresa has received awards and other special recognition for her work with the adaptive art program that she initiated, including The Martha Arbuckle Award from the Mayor of Austin, Texas, and the Outstanding Contribution award presented by the Texas State Brain Injury Association and more. Her work has received numerous media coverages.

Theresa's contributions to the Global Art Initiative have been very significant, including the development of a 5-day curriculum Crutches & Colors and the hanging of The Global Art Initiative Gallery. Work by Theresa Mosely and some of her students is currently on exhibition at the gallery.