Category Archives: Art/Architecture

News from The Grove: Greeting Cards and Bookmarks

Posted on July 18, 2017 by EngAGE

The Volunteer Action Committee from SCAN Health Plan came to The Grove Senior Apartments in Garden Grove, CA, and worked with residents on a special creative project using photo paper to make beautiful greeting cards and bookmarks. ~ Meloney Morse, … Continue reading →

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News from Portofino: Paper Quilling

Posted on July 16, 2017 by EngAGE

The residents of Portofino Villas in Pomona, CA, have taken on a challenging craft: paper quilling, an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Participants kept their motivation on … Continue reading →

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Older Artists in the Art World

Posted on July 9, 2017 by EngAGE

EngAGE Southern California Board Member Robert T. Wang, Ph.D., M.D., kindly called our attention to the first link on this list about a gallery in New York that represents only artists over the age of 60. That inspired a search … Continue reading →

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Featured Resident Artist: Jo Lynda Blake, Burbank Senior Artists Colony

Posted on July 5, 2017 by EngAGE

We have many talented, creative residents living in our EngAGE communities. Here’s one from BSAC: Jo Lynda Blake is a writer and artist originally from Oklahoma. She takes drawing, poetry, jewelry making, and crafts classes, and participates in the writing … Continue reading →

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News from Metro Chinatown: First Art Show Reception

Posted on June 30, 2017 by EngAGE

Last week’s reception for the very first EngAGE Art Show at Metro Chinatown Senior Lofts in downtown Los Angeles was enjoyable for artists and visitors!     This exhibition is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of … Continue reading →

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News from PacArts: Closing Reception for “Unseen Forces”

Posted on June 28, 2017 by EngAGE

Join us at the Pacific Avenue Arts Colony Gallery, 303 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA, on First Thursday! Free and open to the public! This exhibition is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los … Continue reading →

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News from Metro@Chinatown: Art Show Reception

Posted on June 22, 2017 by EngAGE

Please join us for our very first Art Show at this community!   This exhibition is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.   ~ Sandra Vargas, Regional Program … Continue reading →

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