Tag Archives: The Eisner Foundation

EngAGE25 Celebration: Pacific Avenue Arts Colony

Posted on August 23, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

In 2015, Meta Housing Corporation finalized its first “family arts colony” apartment project with programming provided by EngAGE. The Pacific Avenue Arts Colony is in the SPACE (San Pedro Arts, Culture, and Entertainment) district in San Pedro, CA, an area … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Creating Community

Posted on February 22, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Residents share monthly birthday parties and holiday celebrations that reflect their communities. At Portofino Villas in 2020, residents cut their birthday cake and enjoyed an intergenerational, traditional celebration of the Lunar New Year.

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EngAGE Receives Grant from The Eisner Foundation

Posted on September 21, 2022 by EngAGE Editor

EngAGE is grateful for the $350,000 grant awarded by The Eisner Foundation which will provide two years of program support to create learning and mentoring opportunities for children and low-income seniors through intergenerational arts education and collaborations between affordable senior … Continue reading →

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Gerontology Intern EngAGEs with Our Residents

Posted on May 26, 2022 by EngAGE Editor

For the past semester, EngAGE has enjoyed the enthusiasm and expertise of graduate student Shuqing (“Elaine”) Zhang, who is majoring in gerontology and participating in the USC Graduate School of Gerontology Internship program. She has been working virtually and in … Continue reading →

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ACE/121 Resident Makes History in Glendale with First City-commissioned Mural

Posted on March 17, 2022 by EngAGE

On March 5th, the ace/121 Gallery hosted an event with the Glendale YMCA and the city Department of Library, Arts and Culture to celebrate the “unveiling” of Glendale’s first-ever city commissioned mural. It was painted by Ayumi Chisolm, a resident … Continue reading →

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Grandparents Celebrated at LBSAC and PacArts

Posted on September 29, 2021 by EngAGE

September 12th was Grandparents Day, but EngAGE has been celebrating grandparents for the entire month! Program Director Helene Weinberg asked residents to share favorite photos of their grandchildren and their own grandparents. Their memories express the special bond of that … Continue reading →

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News from ACE/121: “This Is Not a Gallery.” Open Call

Posted on May 10, 2020 by EngAGE

What becomes of an art gallery when it is physically empty? The ace/121 Gallery in Glendale, CA, has launched the ongoing virtual project, “This is not a gallery.” – an invitation for proposals to reconsider public art space during these … Continue reading →

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