▲The "Fraternity Art" gallery located in Dafen Village
In the alley next to the Dafen Art Museum in Longgang District, Shenzhen
You can see a gallery called "Fraternity Art"
Ah Mo is sitting in the shop painting a landscape
"I came here last October.
It took more than three months to paint, and when it was finished, it was sold.
I started learning to paint when I was 12 years old, and I'm 19 years old.
Studied for more than 7 years. Amo said
Teenagers are trying to learn to draw
Rainbow Animation Research and Development Center, a non-profit organization
Mr. Zuo said
The gallery was opened by him and the founder of the institution, Zhang Hong
Rainbow Animation was founded in 2010
It is a non-social institution serving children with special needs
Mainly by teaching adolescents with autism and people with cerebral palsy
Painting, shadow puppetry, handicrafts, etc
Help them heal and learn a skill
"The store opened in June last year,
I am in charge of the employment and management sector,
Zhang Hong is responsible for teaching autistic teenagers to draw,
Since the opening of the store,
Those who have been painting and selling paintings here for a long time,
There are seven or eight adolescents with autism. ”
Because of the help before
Several adolescents with autism have come of age
They learned about some of the painters in the oil painting village
Think the kids work well
So I decided to open a gallery to help them find employment
Ah Mo is one of the young people stationed in the station
Previously completed in the Rainbow Anime
More than three years of painting rehabilitation
He just graduated from Shenzhen Yuanping Special Education School in 2021
Amo said
"It was my first job,
I can live independently by painting,
Sometimes the teacher is not there,
I also help guide the children to draw. ”
Ammo leaves home at 8:30 a.m. every day
Take the subway yourself
Arrive at the shop at 10 o'clock
Then keep painting until 5 p.m
Mr. Zuo introduced
An adult autistic painter like Amo
In the shop is flexible employment
"In addition to painting and selling paintings,
And I'm going to do some personal hygiene work.
For example, boiling water yourself, washing dishes,
Reception of incoming guests.
In addition to the income from selling paintings,
Every month we will also pay them labor fees,
Lunch is included at noon. ”
Galleries have both individual and corporate orders
On average, it's down to a month
Can sell 30 to 50 paintings
Depending on the fineness of the painting
The price of a small painting
Between $40 and $160
Also, teach the children to draw
It is also one of the gallery's incomes
At present, the income and expenditure are basically flat
Drawing can help autistic teens
Perform color healing
Children who are undergoing long-term healing
From secondary severity to secondary severity
And you can make a living from it
Amo has sold a painting
Another resident painter, Zhang Simin, also won
Second prize of the Guangdong Provincial Disabled Art Works League
▲The author of the award-winning work "Soldier": Zhang Simin
By opening a gallery
On the one hand, it can help autistic adolescents to find employment
On the other hand, it can also help them recover
Improve their time management
Ability to live self-care and social communication
Let them better integrate into society
Ah Mo is now not only able to commute to work independently
You can also communicate with people normally
Zhang Simin can also cook her own food
"It's not easy to do that.
It takes at least a year and a half to heal,
And it can't be interrupted. ”
▲ Paintings of disabled teenagers
Zhang Hong said that he initially worked as an art teacher in a rehabilitation institution
Later, I came into contact with autistic children more at work
Discover that you can heal them by painting
He resigned and founded Rainbow Anime
Over the years by purchasing government services
Participate in the work of helping children with special needs
Zhai's mother's children followed Zhang Hong to learn painting for 5 years
After having a gallery, I have to study it two or three times a week
She wants her child to learn well
In the future, I will be able to earn money by painting to support myself
Mother Zhai said
"I think this way of helping the disabled is very good,
One of the advantages of learning to draw is that
Let them quiet down,
You can also learn a technique. ”
Zhang Hong said
"We also have a place of employment at the Municipal Children's Palace,
There are 8 young people with autism who have obtained a busker's certificate.
Perform shadow puppetry on the streets and make a living by tipping. ”
presently
The non-profit organization also works with some factories and enterprises
Reached the intention of cooperation
The programme recommends employment of young people with disabilities with manual skills
There are two young people
(with autism and intellectual disability, respectively)
Trial work has begun at a glass factory in Longhua
"We'll pick the right one for them to do.
High safety work,
Let's try to do it first,
And then let them go,
Have a formal labor contract,
There will also be social security. ”
Zhang Hong hopes
In the future, more enterprises are willing to give
Employment opportunities for special groups
Let them spread their wings and fly too
Source | Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Newspaper