Category Archives: Art/Architecture
News from Tavarua: Gardening and Art
The vegetable garden at Tavarua Senior Apartments in Carlsbad, CA, is producing fine looking tomatoes for one of our residents. She has wonderful success with her use of chicken manure! We meet monthly to share our best growing techniques. Tavarua … Continue reading
News from ACE/121: Life Drawing and Cyanotypes
Residents at ACE/121 in Glendale, CA, enjoy the second open Life Drawing class. We hold them in the evening for 3 hours. The model and artists usually move through poses ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes. This allows the artists … Continue reading
News from Olivera: Dance, Paint N Sip
Everyone loves the community parties at Olivera Senior Apartments in Pomona, CA. Program Director Meloney Morse says, “It’s the one time a month everyone gets together and talks over food, music, and dancing. During the last hour, people request songs … Continue reading
News from The Grove: Art Class
Residents in the art class at The Grove Senior Apartment in Garden Grove, CA, spent time on a paint and sip painting that Program Director and art teacher Lourdes Torres taught as a transition piece. She comments, “I thought it would … Continue reading
News from The Jasmine: Art Class
In the art classes at The Jasmine at Founders Village, participants started learning about and appreciating art history. The focus was the Impressionist art movement. Art instructor and Program Director Lourdes Torres reports: “We learned about the prominent artists of … Continue reading
News from Sterling Court/Piedmont/Buckingham: Art/Celebration/Learning
A work of art painted by one of the residents in Art Class is proudly displayed in the Clubhouse at Sterling Court Senior Apartments in Anaheim, CA. Research demonstrates that participating in arts activities improves the health and quality of … Continue reading