Category Archives: Art/Architecture
EngAGE Online Art Gallery Is Open
EngAGE is pleased to announce our online art gallery at Fine Art America that features the work of some of our talented community residents. Click here to take a look. You can order greeting cards from the gallery and if you’re interested in purchasing the … Continue reading
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Featured Resident Artist: Max Dunham
C. Max Dunham is a 70-plus years resident of Southern California, presently residing in the San Gabriel Valley. With a lifelong interest in art and a career in advertising/graphic design (retired), the artist’s main artistic endeavors have been acrylic paintings. Other … Continue reading
Painting Portraits of Elders
EngAGE loves projects like this one: Solon, Ohio, artist Judy Takács paints the portraits of older people at the senior center. (At left, she’s working on a portrait of Joseph Russ.) “While many artists may prefer the young and the beautiful, seniors … Continue reading
1 to 100 Years Project by Edouard Janssens
1 to 100 Years Project is a portrait project by Belgian photographer Edouard Janssens in which he photographed 100 women and 100 men at each age between 1 and 100. His goal was to show the aging process in a … Continue reading
All Generations Enjoy Arts Programs in Washington, D.C.: DanceAfrica Festival and the Kreeger Museum
At Washington’s 25th annual Dance Africa festival, three American mentors of African dance were honored. “One group featured children who looked to be between the ages of 4 and 11; the other spotlighted the company’s senior dancers and drummers.” Read … Continue reading
Featured Resident Artist: Susan Coleman
“I was born in New Jersey, lived in Buffalo and Rochester, NY; California; North Carolina; Bahrain; and Kuwait. I got a BS in Art Education in 1970 and worked on all grade levels in North Carolina, Bahrain, and Kuwait. I … Continue reading
Older Americans Month and the Bealtaine Festival
There are two special celebrations of aging in May: “Older Americans Month: Never Too Old to Play” in the U.S. and the “Bealtaine Festival: Celebrating Creativity as We Age” in Ireland. Click the links to learn more about each one. Enjoy the video below about the … Continue reading
