The SWAY (Seniors Weaving Arts with Youth), a community dance/theatre program is a collaborative between artist (Kairos Dance Theatre) and social service entity (NORC: Home for a Lifetime!). The program blends art, elders and youth in an intergenerational dance/theater series over 4-6 weeks culminating in a community celebratory performance.
The Healing Through the Arts Initiative will inspire creative methods of coping with illness by removing barriers and increasing opportunities for people with cancer to participate in the arts by attending events at A Center for the Arts, by bringing artists from A Center for the Arts to the Lake Region Healthcare Cancer Care and Research Center, and by developing arts activities that patients can participate in while receiving chemotherapy treatment.
Opportunity Partners provides services to people with developmental disabilities and other special needs. Based on their success in providing high quality arts experiences, we want to provide Upstream Arts workshops for our clients.
Wilder Foundation will enable 267 low-income youth and elders to participate in the arts by providing tickets to performances, transportation, and a drum residency.
