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: Andy Rush
The Drawing Studio is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, creative learning organization that brings art and
Andrew (Andy) Rush founded The Drawing Studio in 1992 with a core group of Tucson artists, and it has been growing as an inspirational space for creativity and
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.
community ever since. A former associate professor of art at the University of Arizona, he is a master printmaker, sculptor, and drawer. Andy has been active as an American artist since 1959. His art has been included in many national exhibitions, especially of prints and drawings. In 1981, he began to take an interest in tile and relief sculpture, especially in public places, garden settings and other architectural applications. Under Andy’s leadership, for the past 30 years The Drawing Studio has inspired
The art featured on this issue’s cover, Serenade V, 17 5/16 x 23 13/16” platemark, color intaglio by Andy Rush (full image above)
people of all ages and backgrounds to embrace art practice as a pathway to personal growth and healthy community. It is never too late to begin your own journey!
PCOA Board of Directors Agnes Poore, RN, Chair Estella Searcy, Vice Chair Ava Butler, Secretary Kristin Norstad, Treasurer Adaline Klemmedson, Immediate Past Chair
Members: Karla Bennington ( Advisory Council Chair)
Carla Castaneda Salcido 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 Christina Noz Mary Okoye Beth Smith Denise Taylor
Karla Bennington, Chairperson Wendy Ascher, Vice Chairperson Fred Bossemeyer
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Pima Council on Aging
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