Arts for the Aging is a non-profit organization based in Bethesda, MD, dedicated to engaging older adults and caregivers with diverse abilities and backgrounds in health improvement and life enhancement through regular participation in the multidisciplinary arts. Their programs, led by a faculty of experienced teaching artists, offer visual, musical, performing, literary, multidisciplinary, and intergenerational arts experiences, with a focus on older adults impacted by aging-related health conditions. Through partnerships with adult day centers, community centers, senior centers, and cultural institutions in the Greater Washington D.C. area, Arts for the Aging aims to stimulate minds, bodies, spirits, and imaginations.
With a mission to stimulate minds, bodies, spirits, and imaginations, Arts for the Aging provides participatory and artist-led workshop curriculum that includes a wide range of arts experiences for older adults and caregivers. Their programs, conducted in community and residential care settings, as well as in museums and cultural institutions, are designed to promote health improvement and life enhancement. By offering creative outlets and fostering connections with others, Arts for the Aging strives to make a positive impact on the well-being of older adults and care partners affected by aging-related physical and cognitive health conditions.
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