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Tidewater Arts Outreach Advocacy
The original post can be found on the Tidewater Arts Outreach Official Website Through every communications means available, whenever the opportunities present themselves, we are advocating for the value of arts in healthcare, for arts and health, and for TAO’s … Continue reading
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TAO’s First Vocal Group for Seniors
It was Recital Day. The singers were seated, wearing black and white. Vocal coach Caroline Murphy Turco was warming up, greeting participants and checking lyrics pages. Singers smiled and said ‘hi’ to one another in greeting; looks of excitement were evident. Some participants were present one minute, then gazing absently away the next – a sign of their dementia. The large community room was filling up quickly. Continue reading
“From Your Hands” TAO Song and Video
Check out the awesome video created by Jim Knox Photography featuring a song written and produced by Larry Berwald at Soul Haven Studios showing how TAO programs are impacting the lives of the under-served members of our community. Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Arts and Health, Arts in Healthcare, Arts in Long Term Care, Community Volunteers, Geriatrics, music, Music and Memory, Music Therapy, TAO Programs
Tagged arts in healthcare, arts program ideas, assisted living, culture change, culture change in LTC, gerontology, music therapy, nursing homes, Tidewater Arts Outreach
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Visual Arts Workshop for Moms and Kids in Shelter – by Elizabeth Cunningham, M.S.
Family homeless shelters are challenging places to present programs. Common areas are small, families are ‘in crisis’ by the time they end up in shelter, and children, moms and staff handle large stress-loads daily. For all of these reasons, it is difficult for TAO to allow observers to these programs. This report offers a glimpse into how our programs augment the lives of women and children in transition. Continue reading
Why artist compensation is important to TAO
TAO has the joy of combining the talents of a diverse community of artists in its delivery of outreach programs in the community. Some folks dabble in the arts and others devote their lives to their craft. Art is … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, arts for pediatric patients, arts for seniors, arts for victims of domestic violence, Arts in Long Term Care, Community Volunteers, Program Development, resources - local, TAO Programs, Training and Workshops
Tagged art therapy, arts program ideas, client-centered care, community artists, culture change in LTC, nursing homes, recreational therapy, therapeutic recreation, Tidewater Arts Outreach
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Toward a better understanding of dementia
Half the people in nursing homes suffer from Alzheimers’ disease or related dementia. I the hate this statistic, as much as I hate that dreadful disease. It means that far too many talented people will be robbed, little by little, … Continue reading
‘Life In Transit’ Project for Victims of Domestic Violence
Tidewater Arts Outreach shares the joy and healing power of the arts with many people, from all walks of life. A common denominator of those we serve is that they are living with special needs that set them apart, or … Continue reading
Diary of a Sing-a-Long for Seniors with Dementia
When I arrived at the memory care facility, 11 residents were seated in the front living room, in a circle around the perimeter. Almost everyone smiled in greeting; one man was vacantly absent. A young, smiling and empathetic staff-person wheeled … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Arts in Long Term Care, Communications, Community Volunteers, music, Program Development, resources - local, seniors, TAO Programs
Tagged Alzheimer's, arts in healthcare, dementia, Hampton Roads, long term care, music for the elderly, nursing homes, Tidewater Arts Outreach, vocal warm-ups
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Repost from TAO Artist Zach Bridges
Repost from TAO Artist Zach Bridges
Zach Bridges writes eloquently about his experience as a TAO artist at a Portsmouth, VA nursing home. Using lessons learned from our artist manual and coupling it with his own talents and tenacity, he created some intimate and very special moments for deserving, yet under-served seniors in our community. Kudos to Zach! and encouragement to all our artists to always strive to connect with the participants in your program. They are just like you and me, only older.
Posted in Artists, Communications, music, seniors, TAO Programs
Tagged arts in healthcare, culture change, elderly, hospice, long term care, music, nursing home, seniors, singing, stroke
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Old Man in a Nursing Home Reacts to Hearing Music from His Era
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDXuCE7LeQ&sns=fb
This speaks so well to the power of music to stimulate us emotionally, intellectually, physically and spiritually… it’s just amazing to see this reaction. TAO artists see it with great regularity!
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