TRU PACE - Lafayette, CO
TRU PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), located in Lafayette, coordinates and provides all needed preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services so that older individuals can continue living safely in their community. Purple Art brings expressive art into their community every Monday. Participants look forward to Mondays, some often painting three or more pictures each week. Emphasis is on freely moving paint around the paper. We encourage use of different colors and implements, even fingers! We have installed a gallery in a long hallway, and feature an Artist of the Month every month!
JOHN PETERSON
Boulder, CO
As a child, John's was told that a "good" artist was someone who was able to perfectly represent an object or a landscape or person. So, he never picked up a paintbrush or any form of art until he came to Abby's group class and found that he could have fun with the paint on a canvas, and that there were no rules!
Abby and John did one-one-one painting classes for two years. He expressed himself in ways he never thought he could. He believed that painting changed his life in his final years, saying it was the most therapeutic thing he ever did. John said, "Abby told me to paint what you feel -- not what you see. I have found that following Abby’s advice has resulted in one of the most liberating and joyous feelings I have ever experienced."
THE ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA
At Bella Vista, a premier memory care community in Boulder, we encourage residents to express themselves through painting/artmaking. Working with cognitively impaired folks requires a unique mode of encouragement and collaboration. We prepare projects that stimulate participation and we bring a light attitude to liven up the afternoon with color and fun!
ROSEMARK AT MAYFAIR PARK
(Ascent Senior Living) Denver
This is a dynamic, happy community where the activities staff engage their residents all day with music, movement, programming and ART! Our work with their residents centers on a group approach with plenty of
individual attention.
INNOVAGE, Loveland, CO
This is a bustling PACE program where residents enjoy lunches, health care and activities. We are so thrilled to be running a biweekly expressive art group at this fun community!
NEDERLAND COMMUNITY CENTER, Nederland
A hardy group of mountain folk join us once a month for
lively expressive painting and collage.
