Tag Archives: creative aging

Alembic: Is the Custom Guitar History?

“Building custom instruments for the Grateful Dead, Carlos Santana, Fleetwood Mac and others, the Wickersham family has been on the cutting edge of sonic sorcery. But are these artisanal wizards becoming obsolete?” Read more in an article from Rolling Stone. … Continue reading →

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Worth Repeating: Artists Ilya Kabakov and John Baldessari

“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 10/13/13: Ilya Kabakov and John Baldessari, two octogenarian artists who are without doubt two … Continue reading →

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Doodling Isn’t Just Doodling Around

Our urge to scribble is more significant than we think: “Scribbling and sketching aren’t just practices to idle time away, but a more fundamental indication of our need for language.” Read more in this fascinating article on the BBC Future … Continue reading →

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Experience Talks Online: “Melissa Arctic” and “Marjorie Prime”

Join us for Experience Talks Online, exclusive podcast interviews posted on our website. Carrying on the same tradition as our KPFK-FM/Pacifica Network syndicated radio show, the podcasts feature talented, creative people with experience worth talking about. Find our podcasts on … Continue reading →

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Aretha Franklin and Clive Davis

At the 92Y’s main theater, Aretha Franklin, 72, and Clive Davis,82, sat for a lengthy onstage interview on October 1st with Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis. The topic: Aretha’s new album (covers of old and new favorites) and her legacy … Continue reading →

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Sumarsono Welds Discarded Junk to Create Realistic Sculpture

  Indonesian artist Sumarsono, also known as Ono Gaf, 64, used old, discarded tools, car parts, and scrap metal to create an amazing giant tortoise sculpture! Read more and see photos here.  

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Michigan’s Yvonne Walker Keshick named NEA National Heritage Fellow

The nation’s highest honor for folk and traditional arts has been awarded to Yvonne Walker Keshick, a porcupine quillworker from Northern Michigan, who is among the 2014 honorees joining the ranks of the prestigious National Heritage Fellowships, a lifetime honor … Continue reading →

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