From ACE/121 in Glendale, CA: Creating a better understanding of ace/121 as a community and growing our intergenerational collaborations are two of our outreach goals. Accordingly, we encourage exhibiting artists (resident and non-resident) to visit the After School Program, operated by the neighboring YMCA, and offer free classes to the participating children. It is a fantastic way for the artists to engage more directly with the ace/121 community and for the kids to feel a connection to the gallery and its exhibitions. In this way, it creates a collaboration between generations, introduces young people to professional working artists, and creates bridges between the diverse spaces in the ace/121 community such as the gallery, residences, and community areas.
Melly Trochez and Leo Eguiarte, exhibiting artists at the ace/121 Gallery, visit the After School program to instruct the participants in collage making and screen printing. They made self-portraits and holiday cards for their families.
EngAGE connects across generations, helping older adults become involved with younger people in their communities as mentors, sages, and neighbors.
Program Director: Ben Evans
Event Dates: December 11th and 19th 2018
Made possible with funding from The Eisner Foundation and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission
ACE/121 is a Meta Housing Corporation community
