- [Casey] Art and community is really what we're all about here.

It's like a home away from home, where they can come, and this is where they make art.

- I'm Robert Brosnahan.

I do knitting because of my grandmother's generation.

- My name is Tim Gavalakis, and this here is a picture of Superman.

- I'm John Katula.

I'm a member of Out of the Box Gallery.

There's a lot of literally thinking out of the box about what art can be or should be.

- We are at Out of the Box Studio and Gallery in Jamestown, Rhode Island.

We are a vibrant community arts hub that is really made up of artists with and without disabilities who have a passion for art.

My name is Casey Weibust, and I am the Art Director at Out of the Box Studio and Gallery.

Around 2006, Out of the Box was formed, and we renovated the space in 2018 just to be a space where community could gather and connect through art.

When you open the drawer, (drawer rumbling) I feel like it's a great way for people to communicate without words.

(marker swishing) - My favorite color is ultra marine blue.

- [Casey] Some of our arts members that comes to Out of the Box is Tim Gavalakis.

Tim also really likes superheroes so it's kind of cool when Bob and Tim are in the space together.

(Superman theme song) - [Narrator] Superman.

Faster than a speeding bullet.

(bullet pinging) - Bob really enjoys watching "Superman" when he's making art.

"It's a bird.

"It's a plane."

- [Narrator] It's Superman.

Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet.

- [Casey] Bob likes to use the oval, circular shapes.

(drawer rumbling) - [Superman] I'll be back soon with everything.

- [Casey] So, he uses the stencil and draws with a permanent marker or sometimes a pencil and just kind of very orderly goes down the whole map.

He then goes in with either watercolor or acrylic and paints.

He likes to use a variety of color.

They're like all colors of the rainbow.

(gentle piano music) - [Mary Jo] I have had my solo show here.

A lot of it was farm animals and flowers.

- [Casey] And then, there's Mary Jo Roberts.

- I got introduced to this gallery because of my brother Chris, and he attended this gallery when it first opened.

Chris eventually had congestive heart failure and eventually passed away from that.

But because of this place, I have fabulous pieces of artwork that I can look at and think of him every time and smile.

(gentle piano music ends) (mellow acoustic guitar music) (fingers snapping) - I'm Nick Shapin, and I'm an artist.

- [Casey] Nick really came to me and said, "I wanna try clay."

Do you usually go through the front door?

Nick really walks everywhere.

He lives in town.

He will walk to The Secret Garden and get a batch of flowers.

- There you go.

- Oh, those are nice ones, huh?

Nick will then promote their shop, The Secret Garden, on his social media.

You wanna put some in this one?

So, Nick, we're gonna take a picture of all of them, right?

Does that sound good?

You want that?

Do you want the whole vase?

- Yeah.

- And then we're gonna put 'em on your Instagram, right?

We had known here about this Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council that does business classes.

So, if you complete the whole entire course, you can apply for a grant that will give you money, like starter money for your business.

Nick often will go to the Jamestown Art Center.

- [Will] Hey, Nick.

- [Casey] And work alongside Will Simons.

- So, Nick, we got a bunch of stuff to work on today.

Get this heavily textured slab that we can build with to make bowls or cups or vases.

- Uh huh.

And statues.

- And statues too.

You got a good eye for composition.

- [Casey] When you have a good community, it allows artists to be able to take risks and really build their confidence.

- [Will] This looks good, Nick.

I like it.

- [Casey] We want the artists to be seen as artists.

- This is a picture of a black angus bull.

This is a picture.

These are three pictures of American buffalo.

- I love this gallery.

It's always been an incredible spot in my heart.

- [Casey] Say it louder.

Susan Maccarone.

- Maccarone.

- [Casey] Which side are you trying to show?

- This side.

- [Casey] Oh, the pink side.

- It's a nice portrait.

(gentle playful music continues) - [Narrator] Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time on "Art inc."