In January 2024, the Arizona Commission on the Arts will kick off its Sustaining Creative Aging in Southern Arizona initiative with a series of free introductory training sessions for aging or healthcare service organization staff, caregivers, volunteers, teaching artists, and arts organization administrators!
Registration for these events is now closed.
Douglas (Bilingual)
Monday, January 22, 2024
1:00pm – 3:30pm
BB Dancuer Performance Academy
1905 E 10th St, Douglas, AZ
Yuma
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
1:00pm – 3:30pm
Yuma Center for the Arts
254 S Main St
Yuma, AZ 85364
Tucson
Friday, January 26, 2024
1:00pm – 3:30pm
YWCA Southern Arizona
525 N Bonita Ave
Tucson, AZ 85745
Led by guest artist Jorge Merced, these sessions will provide participants with the baseline knowledge needed to understand the unique needs and issues facing older adult populations and will focus on the basics of program design and implementation, as specifically related to quality arts programming for older adults. Participants will connect with other providers and artists interested in enriching the lives of older adults in their community and will leave with concrete tools and ideas for creative aging in their own programs and work.
Anyone interested in the relationship between the arts and quality of life for older adults, including aging or healthcare service organization staff, caregivers, volunteers, teaching artists, and arts organizations are invited to join.
Banner image: participants in a creative aging event hosted by TimeSlips and the Arizona Commission on the Arts in 2017. Photo by Alonso Parra.
