Queens Museum of Art

The Queens Museum of Art, in partnership with the Queens Library and Quality Services for the Autistic Community, will develop and implement a model community-based art therapy program for Spanish- speaking families of children with autism spectrum disorders. These non-English-speaking families face multiple challenges in trying to access library and museum services. The Queens Museum of Art and the Queens Library will reach out together and make their institutions more inviting to such families. Project activities include coordinated staff training on serving this underserved segment of the community, building the Queens Library's Spanish-language collections on special needs subjects, and events to help these families connect. Over the three-year grant period, the project will produce 25 scheduled activities for families of children with autism spectrum disorders as well as two exhibitions of artwork by students with the disorders.