PCOA In-house Specialists in LGBTQ Elder Care: Sarah Bahnson LGBTQ Community Liaison Elizabeth Reeves Community Services System Director John Chihak Intake Specialist Jennifer Caragan Case Management Supervisor
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Our Featured Artist: Amber Vanhatala Stene
The Drawing Studio is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, creative learning organization that brings art and
Amber Vanhatala Stene completed her MFA at Wichita State University in 2008 after a full career as a graphic design professional in Tucson & Wichita. As a fine artist, she’s held exhibitions in
the benefits of creating art to the entire community. The Drawing Studio offers affordable fee-based and free classes and workshops, hosts events and exhibits, and fosters awareness of the positive effects of creativity on individuals. The mission is to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to embrace art practice as a pathway to personal growth and a healthy community. PCOA and The Drawing Studio proudly partner to feature original work by older artists in Pima County in Never Too Late , celebrating and showcasing the creativity of older adults in our community. If you would like to see more of the artist’s work, or to begin an art practice of your own, you may call (520) 620-0947 or email anthony@thedrawingstudio.org.
Tucson & Scottsdale, Seattle & Portland, Kansas City & Wichita, and has been represented by Kim Weinberger Fine Art in Kansas City. Since earning her MFA, Stene taught graphic design at Northern Arizona University, foundation art classes at Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, and watercolor at Portland Community College and Multnomah Arts Center. Stene is a full-time studio artist recently relocated to her hometown of Tucson where she volunteers as a life-drawing monitor for
The Drawing Studio since January 2022. Her studio work centers on botanical and figurative subjects in watercolor immersed in abstract environments – as shown by the cover image, Abundance, 4. Website: www.amberstene.com The art featured on this issue’s cover, Abundance, 4 , 10x10 in, Watercolor on previously painted abstract by Amber Stene (full image above)
PCOA Board of Directors Agnes Poore, RN, Chair Estella Searcy, Vice Chair Ava Butler, Secretary Robert Ramirez, Treasurer Adaline Klemmedson, Immediate Past Chair
Members: Karla Bennington ( Advisory Council Chair)
Fred R. Eisele Allan Gordon Denise Ochoa-Puchi Stella Mae Smith PCOA President & CEO W. Mark Clark
R. Wayne Wood M.D. David Yarger Title III Programs Advisory Council
Piper Frithsen Kristin Norstad Christina Noz Mary Okoye Beth Smith Denise Taylor
Karla Bennington, Chairperson Wendy Ascher, Vice Chairperson
Fred Bossemeyer Carla Castaneda
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Pima Council on Aging
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