CREATIVE AGING MEMPHIS

We have been so excited to serve rural areas outside of Shelby County through granting made possible by the Tennessee Arts Commission. Recently, Creative Aging teaching artist Barrie Skoda Foster taught a class in Tipton County on Robert Henri in partnership with the Tipton County Commission on Aging. See some of the work created by participants below!

Did you know that the Tennessee Arts Commission expects to award approximately 1,000 grants during FY2025, totaling about $13 million dollars, through a combination of Annual Grants, Rolling Grants, and special initiatives. These funds directly impact communities across Tennessee, in both urban and rural areas. Of the total annual grant awards made by the Tennessee Arts Commission, approximately 80% of grants are funded through the sale of specialty license plates. Please consider purchasing your specialty plate today! Click here for more info: https://lnkd.in/daYvZXn

Jewel Jones and her band had Magnolia Terrace 'Walking in Memphis' yesterday! Another fun Creative Aging afternoon!

We are thrilled to be at the Page Robbins Adult Day Center Empowered A Caregiver's Conference today!

A Fresh Look! A new website, logo and branding are underway! With support from The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and an ArtsMemphis Enhancement Grant, weare updating our “front door” to make it even easier for participants to connect and get involved. Our dynamic new logo emphasizes community connection and encourages you to step out and get involved with the arts!

We hope that our artists with June birthdays have been having a very happy birthday month! Help us send them some love and well wishes ?????????? We are so grateful to work with such an amazing group of local musicians and artists! See our full roster of artists here: https://lnkd.in/emUaQnqv

We've had a busy couple of weeks! In the last week, we have completed Studio Courses with Bartlett Senior Center, Lucille McWherter Senior Center, Cordova Library, Whitehaven Library, Germantown Parks & Recreation, Bartlett Public Library, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Sexton Community Center, and Memphis Public Libraries - Hollywood Branch. Phew! And, in the next week, we'll start courses at Whitehaven Library, Levi Library, Memphis Public Libraries - Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library (Benjamin L. Hooks Central), Officer Geoffrey Red Library, and Raleigh Library! Creative Aging is proud to serve 35 zip codes in Shelby County and beyond!

Please help us wish a very happy birthday month to these amazing artists, musicians, and performers! Creative Aging is grateful to work with such a wonderful roster of artists to bring arts engagement to older adults across Shelby County. See our full roster of artists here: https://lnkd.in/emUaQnqv

Did you know that on average 80% of TN Arts Grants are funded by the purchase of specialty license plates? What better way to tell the world you support the arts than with a TN Arts Commission arts plate. Just take your old plate to your county clerk and swap it - they will prorate your tag fees, so you don't have to wait until your tag renewal is due. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/daYvZXn

WE PROVIDE THE ART — and ARTSmemphis and First Horizon Bank help us make it possible! We are grateful and excited to announce that we are one of the recipients of the ArtsFirst grant through ARTSmemphis and First Horizon Bank. This grant will help us continue to enrich the lives of older adults through the arts. Our programs bring invaluable joy, connection, and vitality to people over 65 in Shelby County.and beyond. Without support from grants like ArtsFirst and organizations like ARTSmemphis we would not be able to do what we do! Thank you!