00:00Adding the finishing touches to his last few pieces.
00:06Cole White has spent the last year and a half creating a collection of art for his first exhibition.
00:13I'm just so proud of Cole and how far he's come with his artwork.
00:17Cole lives with Down syndrome and is often non-verbal,
00:21but through art he's expressing his passions and those of his loved ones too.
00:26Cole's mum loves cats and Cole loves cats too.
00:29So we did some artwork with cats inspired by your mum, wasn't it?
00:36It's a far cry from his previous humble art beginnings.
00:40I think he was just sort of left to his devices just colouring in or whatever,
00:44but with Holly he's been guided to pick what art he wants, what colours.
00:48For the founders of Barnacare, Cole's art journey is a lesson in careful curation,
00:53matching support workers and clients.
00:55It's not like a one size fits all shoe, which a lot of people I think think it is,
00:59and we knew that from the beginning and that's why we started.
01:01And Cole's hard work has come to fruition,
01:04with more than half of his artwork sold at his debut event.
01:08As parents you only want your children to be happy and doing what they love.
01:12Very proud. Very proud indeed.
01:14The proceeds funding Cole's future artistic endeavours.
01:18Put some money in the bank for the next lot, hey?
01:21Buy some more canvases and some more paint and more supplies.
01:27This is a perfect opportunity to purchase a piece of art that's not only meaningful,
01:31but also supports an emerging artist.
01:33Paving the way for his next exhibition.
01:37Paving that destination.
01:41Paving that wall.
01:43Paving that wall.
01:45Paving that wall,
01:46this was an amazing conversation.
01:47After all,
01:48of the time,
01:49Paving that wall,
01:50this was a great place.
01:51The scenes are beautiful.
01:52You're beautiful.
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