Aging and the Arts

Join us at Sweetwater Wetlands for a workshop on sound!

This month’s workshop is on sound. We will meet at Sweetwater Wetlands, where a representative of the Tucson Audubon Society will discuss the local birds we might encounter on our walk, then we will take a 15-minute walk on the trail, focusing on sound as a cue.

Sweetwater Wetlands is located at 2511 W Sweetwater Dr, Tucson, AZ 85745.

This event is free and all materials required for the workshop will be provided, free of charge. The workshops are open to all artistic skill levels and no preparation is necessary to participate.

Creative Encounters in Awe Walking gives students and community members tools to encounter and share moments of awe in and across our communities. The goal is to promote awe walking as an accessible and affordable wellness practice across the lifespan.

Recent neuroscience research has associated positive health benefits with taking short walks while looking for things that inspire awe. Creative Encounters in Awe Walking will explore creativity as a tool to enhance and encourage awe walking practices.

Creative Encounters in Awe Walking combines botanical illustration, bird watching, photography practices and art making. Each of the four workshops will have a theme, such as sound, light, or color, and will feature an artistic modality such as photography, drawing, or sound recording.

The workshops are presented in collaboration with community partners from the Tucson area, including the Tucson Botanical Gardens, the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography and the Audubon Society.

Register by November 18.