b'Creating an enriching program for seniors is something ouryounger generations, share their knowledge and life experiences,see connections between them and other cultures. The goal is to generation needs to plan for as our parents and grandparents age.learn new skills and information, and reduce depression andprovide an atmosphere and knowledge to help seniors achieve The detrimental effects of living alone, being immobile, and havinganxiety while increasing their sense of well-being (p. 17).new accomplishments.less contact with others can age our elderly family members fasterThis curriculum enhances seniors well-being through artisticCommunity-Based Art Educationthan the average rate. According to Bagan (2022), three aspects ofactivities to prevent loneliness and promote mental well-being andCommunity-Based Art Education (CBAE) has several paradigms successful aging (are): low risk of disease, high mental and physicala sense of self-worth. and speaks to teaching artists, art teachers, museum educators, functioning, and being actively engaged in life (paras. 18). Art canNeeded in a curriculum for seniors is an activity through whichand others. Employing CBAE and teaching through an informal have significant benefits for seniors and is a catalyst for well-being.to interact socially and learn new content. This curriculum issetting approach can provide a social justice framework for I have created a curriculum for seniors who are fully engaged innot just about creating art but learning about artists and theircivic engagement and socially engaged art and work with K-12 learning about art while creating art. Furthermore, many artists andstories, connections with self and community that form creativity,populations, racial and ethnic groups, and elders (Blandy, Congdon, community art educators out in the world can relate to seniors,and creating art to learning about mediums, techniques, andBastos, Neperud, and Ulbricht, 2022). CBAE, defined broadly, is often want to provide inspiring messages for each of them, and planskills. Self-acceptance and knowledge appear essential tothe informal teaching about art or the making of art that takes to create programs for them so that they may have access toseniors. Socially engaged artistic and pedagogical practicesplace outside of schools or forum settings. A good curricular examples of this knowledge. involve exchanges that take place between people; the artworkdesign enables learning traditional and untraditional art skills to Programs for seniors aim to elevate the senses and promoteopens up the encounter through dialogue, discussion, and inter- express ideas about self and community while socializing with continual growth instead of a sedentary life. Alahverdi (2021) noteshuman negotiation; and it involves coming up the perceptive,others to learn about each other and the community in which that one can care for seniors through the arts.experimental, critical and participatory forms of interactionparticipants live using local resources. Lawton, Walker, and Green By engaging in the interactive artmaking process, older adults(Schlemmer, 2016, p.14). By providing multiple artists and their(2019) say a potential conceptual framework for enacting CBAE were able to build new and strengthen existing relationships withstories and active making, seniors may be able to connect andshould be educational, reciprocal, empowering, collaborative, TRENDS // PAGE 12PAGE 13 // TRENDS'