Events

AWE at SF Women Artists Gallery January 2024. Details coming soon!

AWE at Gallery 190 UCSF Memory and Aging Center Opening event Thu. Jan. 11, 5-6:30p. Show runs Fri. Jan. 5 – Fri. Mar. 29, 2024.
Gallery190, sponsored by the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC), is located in the Sandler Neurosciences Building on the Mission Bay Campus of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

POSTPONED:
2023 AWE 31st Annual Exhibit 
Due to an issue with our event venue, we have to postpone our Annual Exhibit Opening Event. We will reschedule the event for a later date. 

Cover art: “Soaring” by Roslyn Tunis – The Reutlinger Community



AWE at Imago Gallery Exhibit
Opening Event Sat. July 15, 12:30-2:30p
Open to the public second Sundays 1-3p
Imago Gallery in Trinity St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
1668 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94109

This exhibit, hosted by Trinity-St. Peter’s, features artworks created by seniors participating in the Art With Elders (AWE) program. The exhibiting artists represent a diverse cross section of older adults from senior living communities located within a mile of the church.

Cover art: “Behind the Flowers” by Connie Manning – Rhoda Goldman Plaza

PAST EVENTS AND EXHIBITS

Thu. Feb. 2 – Fri. Aug. 25, 2023
Opening Reception Thu. Feb. 2, 5-7pm (Free and open to the public)
Art With Elders: The Power of Creativity and Community at
SF Arts Commission Galleries at San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102
North Light Court and Ground Floor

Art With Elders (AWE) in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Art in City Hall program are proud to present The Power of Creativity and Community, an exhibition that showcases over 90 original paintings and drawings made by seniors participating in the AWE program from forty programming sites and community partners located throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area.

The exhibition is organized in four groups: artworks selected for the AWE 30th Annual Exhibit and AWE Over the Years: Works from the AWE Archive, as well as artworks created by artists participating in the AWE Senior Bridge Project: Mental Health and Social Connection and in classes at Laguna Honda Hospital. The Power of Creativity and Community celebrates the many artists who have participated in the program by sharing their incredible artwork and their creative voice. Each work is accompanied with a portrait of the artist and information about their life and practice.

The exhibition will be on display on the Ground Floor and in the North Light Court of San Francisco City Hall and is free and open to the public. Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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For wheelchair lift, please use the Grove Street loading dock, where you may take the elevator up to the 1st floor.
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Per current health guidelines, masks are recommended, but are not required in City buildings. Visit sf.gov/masks for further mask guidance.

Cover art: “i found you” by Hilda Ibarra – Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

 

SFDPH Laguna Honda Hospital: Art as Healthcare
Tue. Jul. 11, 12-2p
SFAC Main Gallery
401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125, SF, CA 94102

Art With Elders reflects on its 25-year partnership with Laguna Honda Hospital which has consistently celebrated creativity in its care of San Franciscans with skilled nursing care needs.
The program will be a conversation with SFDPH staff and AWE-LHH art program participants.  

RSVP requested, but not required:
https://www.sfartscommission.org/calendar/art-healthcare-art-elders-laguna-honda-hospital

San Francisco Cares: Inclusivity and Accessibility in Older Adults Arts Programming
Tue. May 23, 12-2p; Free and open to the public
SFAC Main Gallery
401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125, SF, CA 94102

Arts programming provides participants with a forum for expressing themselves while cultivating a sense of identity and belonging. Our vision is a society in which every older adult engages in the creative arts as part of their healthy and vibrant longevity.

A panel of San Francisco senior service providers will discuss how creative programming impact the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities, including strategies to foster inclusive, accessible environments.

Public Program:
The Role of the Arts in Building Social Connection: The Art With Elders Senior Bridge Project
Sat. Apr. 1, 12-2p
SFAC Main Gallery
401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125, SF, CA 94102
Listening to our seniors and hearing their need for social connection.
Art With Elders program participants discuss their experiences moving from isolation to connection by engaging in group creative practice.

In Person Public Exhibit:

Fri. Jan. 6 – Wed. Mar. 1, 2023
The AWE 30th Annual Exhibit at the
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Lobby
401 Van Ness Avenue, SF, CA 94102
Open 7 days a week, 7a-10p

Past Exhibits and Events:

Tue. Jan. 10 – Fri. Feb. 3, 2023
Opening Reception: January 14, Sat., Jan. 14, 2:00- 4:00 pm
The Women of AWE at the
SF Women Artists Gallery

Cover art: “Fashionista” by Ruth Goldberg – Rhoda Goldman Plaza

 

Cover art: “Burst” by Doris Howard – Heritage on the Marina

AWE 30th Annual Exhibit Online Opening Event
Sun. Oct. 23, 2022, 2-4 pm PT
Our biggest event of the year! We celebrate the artists of the AWE program.

Cover art: “Sunset” by Jiang, Yi

AWE Table at the Cole Valley Fair featuring an Art Workshop

Date: Sunday Sept. 25, 2022
Time: 10a – 5p
Location: West side of Cole St. at Carl St.

Come down to the Cole Valley neighborhood street fair – enjoy the fall weather, the many local vendors, and the food! Stop by and visit the AWE table and create some art with us!

https://sunsetmercantilesf.com/colevalley/

AWE/CAST/Openhouse Summer in the City Community Get-Together
featuring an Art Walk and Art Workshop with Openhouse, DISH, and Mint Mall

Thu. Aug. 18, 1-4pm
44 Mary St. SF, CA

Please join us for a special summer event! Artists from the Art With Elders class at Openhouse will be exhibiting their work at an Art Walk and Art Workshop hosted by the Community Arts Stabilization Trust outdoors in The Parks at 5M at Minna & Mary St. (44 Mary St. SF, CA 94103-2902)

Stop by to check out the beautiful art in the park, bring a pencil or a sketchbook, and get inspired by the surrounding urban oasis!

AWE Senior Bridge Project Town Hall Online Meeting
Sun. Aug. 7, 1:30-3:00p PT
We invite all of our Artist Participants, Community Partner Staff, Friends, and Family to join us for an online meeting and art presentation. During this special online gathering of our AWE family, we will showcase a presentation of current artwork from the AWE classes and discuss the AWE Senior Bridge Project. The focus of the Senior Bridge Project is to identify and discuss issues of concern in the lives of our senior artists.


Creative Aging Expo at The Lake Merritt 1800 Madison St. Oakland, CA
In Person Event
Tuesday July 26 – 2-3:30p
Join us for a celebration highlighting creative older adults and the organizations that support them, including the residents of The Lake Merritt! View our gallery, mix and mingle with fellow art enthusiasts, and learn more about resources that are available to nurture your creativity and connect you to a community of like-minded people. Featuring Art with Elders, Front Porch, Zimbabwe Theatre Academy, and Cosmic Elders Theatre Ensemble. You won’t want to miss this one!

Courageous Creativity
Online Exhibit
February 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022

Art With Elders Celebrates Black History with this special exhibit honoring African American Artists. The exhibit spotlights the creativity of African American artists within the AWE program. Laguna Honda Hospital artists are featured along with participants from several other San Francisco Bay Area communities.

The exhibit can be viewed in our Online Exhibits Gallery.

Work from the exhibit by Laguna Honda residents is also on display on the first floor at Laguna Honda Hospital, but public access to Laguna Honda remains restricted due to precautions related to COVID-19.

AWE artists of Openhouse at Spike’s Coffees and Teas

Tues. Jan. 4 – Mon. Jan. 31, 2022

4117 19th Street, San Francisco, California 94114

M-S 7:30a 5:00p, except Wed. closes at 12:30

A Visual Story Through Self
We are excited to share the artworks of Openhouse artists in A Visual Story Through Self. Openhouse works to center the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults by providing opportunities to make social connections and build community. These artists encompass the dynamic diversity that enriches San Francisco. Their artworks were made in community art classes with Art With Elders. AWE uses technology and art to bridge the isolating divide of the ever-changing circumstances of the pandemic. This show represents a rich tapestry of varied perspectives woven together through the dynamic language of visual art. These artists’ visual stories remind us that connection is an ongoing creative process that results in an ever-evolving community. 

Art With Elders Exhibit at SF Women Artists

Tues. Jan. 11 – Fri. Mar. 4, 2022
Opening Reception – Sat. Jan. 15, 2022 2-4pm
647 Irving Street at 8th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122
10:30 – 5:30 Tuesday – Saturday

Celebrating our women artists, featuring AWE participants from Laguna Honda Hospital, The Reutlinger Community, Pacific Heights Care Center, Cypress Golden Gate, Oak Center Towers, Western Park Apartments, On Lok Peralta, UCSF Memory and Aging Center, and more…!

 

Past Events

AWE partners with SF Friends School to explore “What is Possible”

“What is Possible” is the theme for Art With Elders’ upcoming show of artworks from our Annual Exhibit at the San Francisco Friends School, second floor gallery, February 1-27, 2019.
SF Friends School is a K-8 Quaker school in the Mission with 440 students. They have a lively arts program, including opportunities for students to work with elders through oral history projects, dancing, and drama.

AWE Featured on Well Connected Wed Jan 23 9:45-10:15 am

Art With Elders is excited to participate in ‘Power To Change,’ the second annual virtual symposium hosted by Covia’s ‘Well Connected.’
“Power to Change, our second annual virtual creative aging symposium, will be held January 23rd, 2019. Our elders are looking for ways to have their voices heard, to create change in their lives, and the lives of others. We believe older adults can continue to transform the world and we want to ignite that belief in each symposium attendee.”
The symposium runs from 9 a.m. until 12:30 and features an array of creative presenters. Don’t miss 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. when Art With Elders’ Executive Director Mark Campbell and Instructor-Exhibits Manager Darcie O’Brien will speak about how creativity enhances the gifts of aging, and on the transformative emotional impacts of sharing art and community.
For more info and registration, click here: https://covia.org/creative-aging-symposium/

26th Annual Exhibit

Art With Elders’ 26th Annual Show Opening Event is now on view at the Gerald Simon Auditorium at Laguna Honda Hospital featuring a juried selection of 105 artworks, representing elder artists from around the Bay Area. The selected works are augmented by a photograph and biographical sketch of each artist. Above, AWE Artist Instructor Insio Che with Artists from Oak Center Towers at the 26th Annual Show Opening Event.

View all the selected works in our Online Gallery
Purchase Artworks, proceeds directly support our programming, thank you for your contribution!
View Event Pictures here
View Artist Pages here

California Dreamin’ by John Lindgren

Art With Elders and The Sequoias celebrate Mary Boyer and Friends at YakiniQ Cafe

Art With Elders and The Sequoias celebrate Mary Boyer and Friends at YakiniQ Cafe

Hello AWE Friends,
We hope you can join us for our upcoming Exhibit and Opening Event:
Mary Boyer and Friends at YakiniQ Cafe
1640 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Opening Event Thursday August 9, 2018 4-6pm
Show runs through September 29 9am-9pm Daily
Art With Elders is excited to collaborate with The Sequoias SF and YakiniQ Cafe to present an exhibit of artworks created by Art With Elders program participants and artists of The Sequoias SF, featuring the works of Mary Boyer. AWE would like to celebrate Mary Boyer who was an avid Art With Elders program participant and donor. The exhibit will be on display Thursday August 9 through Saturday September 29, 2018. The exhibit and reception are open to the public at no charge, courtesy of YakiniQ Cafe. Purchase work through our website here: https://www.artwithelders.org/store/


AWE Featured on Well Connected/SCWW Fri Apr 27 1-2pm

Art With Elders will be featured in a Special Event program of Well Connected (Formerly Senior Center Without Walls) on Friday April 27th at 1-2pm. We will have an opportunity to show off our stuff to 1,200 seniors across 38 states as our Director, Mark Campbell discusses our AWE program with a slide presentation which will be viewable online and in hard copy for participants. See their Program Catalog here: https://covia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Spring-2018-Catalog.pdf
Senior Center Without Walls (SCWW) is a non-denominational program of Episcopal Senior Communities. It is a phone and online-based program offering activities, education, friendly conversation, and an assortment of classes and support groups to older adults accessible from the comfort of home. Play a game, write a poem, go on a virtual tour, meditate, share a gratitude, get support, and most importantly, connect and engage with others every day across the country. SCWW is a community made up of participants, staff, facilitators, presenters, and other volunteers who care about each other and who value being connected. All groups are accessible by phone and many are accessible online! Find out more about their innovative offering on their website, https://www.seniorcenterwithoutwalls.org/ or find them on Facebook.

AWE Exhibit and Opening at The Sequoias SF May 10, 2018

Upcoming Events:
AWE Exhibit at The Sequoias San Francisco 1400 Geary Blvd. SF CA 94109

Mon May 7 – Fri Jun 29, 2018 In the Rotunda Daily 9am-5pm
Opening Reception Thu May 10 3:30-5:00pm

The Art With Elders Team is excited to be hosted by The Sequoias San Francisco to present an exhibit of artworks created by Art With Elders program participants from across the Bay Area, featuring the artists of The Sequoias SF, instructor Rafael Vieira. The show runs Mon May 7 through Fri Jun 29, 2018. The exhibit and reception are open to the public at no charge, courtesy of The Sequoias SF, thesequoiassf.org

The Jewish News of Northern California

AWE is honored to work with Betty Rothaus and The Reutlinger Community. Learn about some of our recent endeavors in this wonderful article from The Jewish News of Northern California! Cover image by Rita O. Goldman. Thank you to all!
https://www.jweekly.com/…/artwork-reutlinger-residents-tra…/

Artwork by Reutlinger residents travels to SFO and beyond in 2018 – J.
More than 100 seniors — including seven who live at the Reutlinger Community in Danville — recently celebrated their artwork with their families, caregivers,…
jweekly.com

Art Institute of California SF, Twist. AWE Benefit Reception

Art With Elders is grateful to partner with the Art Institute of California SF – Culinary Program Senior Practicum Class known as Twist.Catering for an AWE Exhibit and Benefit Reception with Appetizers, Saturday March 3, 11a-2p.

Art With Elders program participants will be exhibiting works at the Art Institute of California-SF. Please join us for an artists reception on March 3rd 11-2pm, we will enjoy AWE program art and delicious food at this event created by students to raise funds and support the Art With Elders program! Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite.com/artforacause, $25 GA $15 AI SF students and faculty (click on the add promotional code at top right and enter AiFacultyandStudents).

The exhibit is on display Wed. Feb. 21 through Mon. Mar 19 by appointment. Contact Paul Glaviano at [email protected] for private viewing of Gallery.
The Art Institute of California-San Francisco 10 United Nations Plaza SF CA 94102 4th Floor Rm. 411

Thank you for your support AWE Community!

AIC SF Event Menu by Twist