Never Too Late - May 2022

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 Maddy Bynes Director of Public Policy & Special Projects

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Our Featured Artist: Andy Rush

Andrew (Andy) Rush is an American artist who is being honored on April 28, 2022 with the Buddy Amos Founders Award from the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. The

The Drawing Studio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, creative learning organization that brings art 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 person growth and 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.

award recognizes nonprofit founders who demonstrate inspirational leadership that reaches beyond their organization. Andy 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 community ever since. A former professor of art at the University of Arizona, Andy has been active as an American artist andmaster printmaker since 1959. His art has been included in many national exhibitions, especially of prints and drawings. Under Andy’s leadership, for the past 30 years

The Drawing Studio has inspired 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! The work featured on this issue’s cover, Sonoran Grasses, mixed media by Andy Rush. (full image at right)

PCOA Board of Directors Adaline Klemmedson, Chair Agnes Poore, RN, Vice Chair Estella Searcy, Secretary Robert Ramirez, Treasurer Members: Robert Bell, Immediate Past Chair Steve Borden

Beth Smith R. Wayne Wood M.D. David Yarger Title III Programs Advisory Council Karla Bennington, Chair Wendy Ascher, Vice Chair Fred Bossemeyer

Ava Butler Elizabeth Davidson Frederick R. Eisele ( Advisory Council Chair) Maxine Goldstein

Carla Castaneda Frederick R. Eisele Allan Gordon George Mairs Stella Mae Smith PCOA President & CEO W. Mark Clark

Amy Levin Ron Meck Christina Noz Denise Richerson

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