About Us

Yancey Residential Services is a private, non-profit agency which provides a variety of programs and services to individuals with serious developmental disabilities such as mental retardation, spina bifida, cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome.

The agency recently opened an outsider art gallery called Shortbus Studio. The gallery provides adults with developmental disabilities an opportunity to express their natural artistic ability and sense of humor. The gallery allows these artists to publicly present original designs, and to generate funds to help support this project.

The Shortbus Studio is located at the Rutherford Hughes Center, 414 East Main Street, Burnsville, NC. For more information please call 828-682-4394, or email gallery@shortbusart.com.

The Shortbus Studio Gallery is open to the public Mondays - Fridays, 8:30am-3:30pm and by appointment. Our winter hours are Thursday thru Saturday, 10am-2pm, and by appointment. Tours of the facility can be scheduled by calling 828-682-4394, or email gallery@shortbusart.com.

The clients make all of the art for sale at the studio, including organic tees, greeting cards and framed original pieces of art. All proceeds directly benefit the artists and are used to help fund program supplies, art materials, community outings, and recreational opportunities.

Shortbus Studio currently has 19 artists.

Community Service Projects

Shortbus Studio service projects help bridge barriers between people and communities, and teach us that, in the end, we are more alike than we are different.

Shortbus Studio clients have volunteered for all types of chores, including: feeding chickens, bunnies, and llamas, even bottle feeding baby goats. They have prepared and packaged soaps for resale. They deliver meals on wheels, visit local nursing homes, and assist with trash removal.