Aging and the Arts

Join us at the Campus Arboretum to learn about awe-walking and native plants. Plus, let your childlike sense of wonder take over as Dorian Dodson, Chair of the Arboretum Tree Tour Team, leads us through an Edible Landscapes Tour.

Meet us at the Berger Memorial Fountain on the west side of Old Main. Parking is free in lot 5075 at 1105 E South Campus Drive or at the Tyndall Avenue Garage.

Feel free to bring your camera or cell phone to take photos during this free outdoor event. Please be sure to dress in weather-appropriate attire.

For more information, visit awe.arizona.edu or healthyaging.arizona.edu

Register by February 2.

About Creative Encounters in Awe Walking:

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. This is in response to recent neuroscience research that has associated positive health benefits with taking short walks while looking for things that inspire awe. The Creative Encounters in Awe Walking Workshop Series is run by Dr. Jennie Gubner and her Ph.D. student Sydney Streightiff and explores how creativity can be used as a tool to enhance and encourage awe-walking practices in your daily life.

These workshops are being presented in collaboration with community partners from the Tucson area, including the University of Arizona Art Museum, The Ignite Museum, the University of Arizona Arboretum, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.