Scottsdale Arts receives grant for its Memory Lounge program
The Scottsdale Arts’ memory lounge, which seeks to improve participants’ quality of life through hands-on artistic workshops that foster social, mental, and physical wellness and are rooted in self-expression, creativity, and social interaction, has received a $6,000 biannual grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
(Courtesy Brian Passey)
Scottsdale Arts has been awarded a national grant by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to support its memory lounge, an arts therapy program for older adults living with early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of memory loss, and their care partners.
The $6,000, biannual grant will help Scottsdale Arts continue to expand the program and serve additional families, according to a press release. Scottsdale Arts’ memory lounge seeks to improve participants’ quality of life through hands-on artistic workshops that foster social, mental, and physical wellness and are rooted in self-expression, creativity, and social interaction.
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Scottsdale Arts receives grant for its Memory Lounge program
(Courtesy Brian Passey)
The Scottsdale Arts’ memory lounge, which seeks to improve participants’ quality of life through hands-on artistic workshops that foster social, mental, and physical wellness and are rooted in self-expression, creativity, and social interaction, has received a $6,000 biannual grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
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Scottsdale Arts has been awarded a national grant by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to support its memory lounge, an arts therapy program for older adults living with early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of memory loss, and their care partners.
The $6,000, biannual grant will help Scottsdale Arts continue to expand the program and serve additional families, according to a press release.
Scottsdale Arts’ memory lounge seeks to improve participants’ quality of life through hands-on artistic workshops that foster social, mental, and physical wellness and are rooted in self-expression, creativity, and social interaction.
The program engages participants in creative and innovative ways, inspiring them to create new and meaningful memories together. Each workshop introduces a new professional artist who works in visual art, music, dance, or drama and is experienced in teaching and memory care. Workshops are provided free of charge.
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