KindTree is dedicated to serving and celebrating the Autism Community through art, education, and recreation. With warm hearted whimsy, an open sense of family and a deep level of caring, we reach inside ourselves to embrace our flaws, gather our strengths, and offer our love while reaching out to people with autism spectrum disorders, their families and care givers. Through the power of self-advocacy in an atmosphere of acceptance and respect, autistic and neuro-normal people alike can work toward self- realization.

Do you have artistic talent? Do you paint, draw, weave, sculpt, write poetry or prose, do photography, create computer art? Are you an Autistic Artist??   Art by people with autism: Notecards and More... Help Support Artists With Autism   "AUTISM ARTISM 2008" KindTree is receiving original art for jurying for the "Autism Artism 2008" gallery show. "autism Artism 2008" is now scheduled for June 14 - July 18 at the LCC Art Gallery . And we'd like you to enter to be in it. To learn more about the show, visit last year's display page here. This is a great opportunity, and great fun, plus you will make some money. KindTree's Autism Rocks Traveling Art Show features all mediums of artistc expression. We can scan your paintings or other visual creations. We can print short stories or poetry, photographs and images of your sculptures or weavings, create flash versions of your video and audio productoions. We can post these things on this website for all the world to enjoy. And we may be able to help you earn some money. In 2007, KindTree wrote checks totaling over $2000 to artists with autism. We pay our artists 50% of all our gross sales amounts, less venue commision. This is a great deal! Artists pay nothing up front - no production expenses or promotional fees at all. Nada. Submission Deadline Extended - April 1, 2008 How to Submit Art or Written Word: 1. Put your art in a big envelope (you won't get it back from us, though) and send it to: KindTree, 2096 1/2 Arthur St, Eugene, Or 97405. 2. Or e-mail a digitized version (scan your art work) to art@kindtree.org. We'll respond promptly. Questions? Call 541 521 7208. We market notecards, prints and postcards and other larger items at various local retail outlets and events here in Lane County, Oregon, including the wonderful Art & the Vineyard event on July 4th weekend. This event alone brought in over $800 in sales - and showed the community what people with autism can do! We also offer for sale notecards, postcards and prints on the web, right here, that you can purchase with your credit card. Our artists range in age from 4 years old to 55. The images include abstract art, beach photographs, paintings of cats, flowers, etc., computer drawings, pencil "scribbles". The graphics team at GreyWolf Projects volunteer their time to create borders and other enhancing techniques that highlight and accent the beauty of your artwork. People love the results. Why not submit something to KindTree today? THANKS! Autism Artism 2007 AUTISM ARTISM 2006 images here! Lane Arts Council, GreyWolf Projects VSA Washington Elizabeth King & Four Leaf Press April 3 - 30, Gala Opening Saturday, April 15, 4 - 8pm. DIVA, 110 W Broadway, Eugene This project is made possible in part by a grant by Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene Cultural Services Division Frank Flanders Kim Miller Melissa Dahl Carl Kinney Ryo Mastrogiovanni Karl Gieben Max Lester Jacynthe Geshke Renee Curtiss Alex Curtis Way Kwame Minta Mary-Minn Sirag Gala Opening Special Guests: Mayor Kitty Piercy Commissionor Anna Morrison Queen Slugnostra Paul Orbell Magicians Jay Frazier and Tony Diaz Program at 6PM Mary-Minn Sirag   GO FOR A RIDE By Kurt Matthew Honsberger go for A ride to the mountains go back to kurt’s house go for A ride to the buttes go back to kurt’s house go for A ride to the buttes go back to kurt's house go for A ride to the butte go back to kurt~s house go for A ride to the BUTTE go back to kurt’s house gonna neel to wait for LuAnne to come gonna need to wait for LuAnne to come LuAnne will come LuAnne will call LuAnnne LuAnnnes here and than and then so you get to go to the house and see Luanne and follow Luannes directions by dylan bye kurt well see you tomorrow. are you ready freddy to go back to kurt'shouse anl do the bedtime routine oatmeal with cinnamon sugar milk and orange juice go back to kurt’shouse and have lunch frenchfries hotdog ketchup koolaid dylan will come dylan will come theres dylan and victor and erick will go home by victor and erick bye kurt well see you tomorrow. go for A ride to the carl’country go back to kurt’shouse go for A ride to c go for A ride to the carl'scountry go back to kurt’shouse salsbury steak tv go to salsbury go back to kurt‘shouse go to springfield go back to kurt'shouse go to pisgah go back to kurt’shouse and do the bedtime routine