Photo by Janine Tursini.

 

Arts for the Aging, Inc. (AFTA) is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides visual, performing, literary and intergenerational arts outreach programs specially designed to enhance the health and well-being of seniors. Outreach programs are led by professional artists and focus on seniors with physical and cognitive impairments in underserved day care centers, nursing homes and community settings throughout the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. Since 1988 AFTA has promoted what research now shows--that regular engagement in participatory arts programs improves the mental and physical health, longevity, and the overall quality of life in seniors.
 


 

                                                 

 

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Free Online Resource Available Now
How to Implement High Impact Community-Based Arts Programs for Seniors
Creativity Matters: The Arts and Aging Toolkit
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RECENT COVERAGE

 

National PBS documentary film featuring AFTA - www.donotgogently.com for more information including broadcast times.
The Washington Post - March 11, 2008: An Art to Getting Older

The Washington Times - June 2, 2007: Artful, Positive Aging

Channel 9 News Segment on April 30, 2007

The Gazette - March 21, 2007: Art at Any Age

The Georgetowner - March, 2007: Arts for the Aging Rejuvenates

The Washingtonian - February 2007: The Secret to Aging Well

National Council on Aging's Innovations Magazine - Winter 2004-05: Quicksilver Dance Troupe Transforms Seniors