Pennsylvania Leaders Visit "Creative Aging" Art Class in Harrisburg.

Thrilled to have a visit from Karl Blischke the executive director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Robert Torres the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging at my "creative aging" artist residency with the Senior Adult Club at the Jewish Community Center in Harrisburg.

As the art-making began they joined in with pastels and paper, then talked with class participants and heard their stories of artistic experiences during the grant-funded art residencies.

They also created this amazing video to promote the benefits of taking art classes at senior centers statewide:

https://www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaAging/videos/594852094335574/

Left to right:
Jamie Dunlap, program director of Arts in Education
Karl Blischke, executive director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Cheryl Kuger, "creative aging" teaching artist
Robert Torres, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging

The artist residency is through the arts in education program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.