Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging recently received a grant from The Cleveland Foundation to engage professional artists age 50 and over who will be specially trained to design and deliver participatory arts programs for older adults. The artists, who may specialize in any art form, will volunteer in host sites that are non-profit organizations serving seniors and located in the City of Cleveland. Artists will participate in a two-day (May 5-6) classroom training program with compensation or complete a free 12-hour online training program. After training, they will be enrolled in the online Encore Artists Registry detailing their professional experience and interest in volunteering at Cleveland host sites. (There are limited grant funds for artists' supplies and mileage.) They are asked to commit to delivering at least 48 hours of arts programming during the six months following training. The purpose of the project is to expand the availability of visual and performing arts activities to older adults currently without or with limited access to the arts. Artists can register by completing the online form at: http://www.benrose.org/EncoreArts/Encore-Artists.cfm , or by completing the downloadable enrollment form for artists, and mailing or scanning it to us. Enrollment will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit www.benrose.org/EncoreArts<http://www.benrose.org/EncoreArts>, call 216.791.8000, or e-mail Dr. Linda Noelker at lnoelker@benrose.org<mailto:lnoelker@benrose.org> or Miriam Rose at mrose@benrose.org<mailto:mrose@benrose.org> . Miriam Rose, M.Ed. Senior Research Analyst Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging www.benrose.org<http://www.benrose.org/> 11890 Fairhill Rd. Cleveland, OH 44120 Direct Line: (216) 373-1674 Fax: (216) 373-1816 E-mail: mrose@benrose.org<mailto:mrose@benrose.org> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The documents accompanying this email may contain confidential information, which is legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the recipient named above. If you are not the addressee or the employee or agent of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from printing, storing, disseminating, distributing, or copying this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------