Center for Elders and Youth in the Arts
Program Overview
The IOA Center for Elders and Youth in the Arts (CEYA) provides specialized visual and performing arts programming tailored to the Bay Area older adult population. In addition, many projects are done in collaboration with youth and youth organizations. Since 1996 thousands of elders and hundreds of youth have benefited from our program. Annual CEYA events and exhibitions have brought the resulting work to the greater community, reaching over 4000 viewers per year.
For older adult groups, CEYA customizes programs for assisted living, residential communities, adult day programs, and other senior sites, as well as offering individual instruction in the home. Through creative expression, CEYA helps elders remain connected to the community with the goal of helping them experience improved physical and emotional well-being.
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What We Offer
- Year-round professional art instruction and projects at senior communities taught by skilled artists, poets, writers, dancers, or musicians; instructors are carefully selected and trained by geriatric professionals through CEYA’s training program
- Intergenerational projects wherever feasible, primarily targeting high school age youth in connection with our older adult services
- Integrated Learning and Community Service experiences for youth that satisfy many service learning requirements for the San Francisco school district
- Celebratory events and exhibitions at the conclusion of eligible projects
- Corporate Art Lending program - professional visual art exhibitions are hung at local corporations by request. Fees from this service support community programming.
Eligibility & Fees
Any for-profit or non-profit senior facility is eligible to work with CEYA. We also collaborate with schools, colleges, and youth programs. Over a 12-month period, group elder sites receive 46, 1.5 hour units of service, usually once per week. Youth sites receive service based on a project design and collaborative agreement with CEYA. Costs for the Elder site range from $4,200 to $7,200. For the youth site, the first two years of service are free.
Individual instruction for homebound seniors is provided for 12-week sessions, and runs from $1080 to $1200, depending on location. Sessions are usually once per week, 1.5 hours per session in the home of the applicant.
For more information, visit CEYA's website: http://ceya.ioaging.org
Apply for CEYA services! Contact CEYA or download an application.
Contact Information
Center for Elders & Youth in the Arts
Institute on Aging
3330 Geary Blvd., 2W
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: (415) 447-1989 x534
Email: ceya@ioaging.org
Jeff Chapline, MFA, Administrative & Artistic Director, Center for Elders & Youth in the Arts
Jessica McCracken, Program Assistant