 About CEYA Projects
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. CEYA serves assisted living and residential communities, adult social day, day health and PACE programs. Where there is interest, CEYA also can serve adult nutrition sites. Our basic programming involves weekly classes in a particular media, lasting 36 to 46 weeks over the course of a one year agreement. Many sites have multiple agreements with CEYA covering a variety of media including writing and poetry classes on one agreement, movement and music on another, and beginning and advanced visual art on a third. Where appropriate, class activities in all media are incorporated into a final presentation, exhibition or event. All projects are led by professional artists under the guidance of CEYA's artistic director, Jeff Chapline. Please note that particular artists and media are assigned based on availability. Projects for Senior Sites are $4,200 for Non-Profits and $7,200 for For-Profit organizations. In addition, there is a $2,000 framing fee in the first year of service. Projects with Youth Programs, Schools & Colleges CEYA offers many opportunities for youth programs, schools and individual youth seeking internships, Community Service Learning credits or volunteer hours. Cross-generational art projects involving class groups are also available for middle and high schools. Collaborations with college and university classes in a variety of disciplines including any art media, creative writing or poetry, gerontology or design are frequently developed. To inquire about youth programming with CEYA, please call the CEYA Program Assistant at 415.447.1989 X 534. We'll look forward to talking to you. Individual instruction for homebound seniors is provided for 12 week sessions, and runs from $1080 to $1200, depending on location. Classes are 1.5 hours in duration, once per week in the senior's place of residence. Through the home classes the artist helps launch the participant on a plan of constructive, challenging and empowering creative work. Projects are tailored to the abilities, special interests and talents of the participant and artist in collaboration. Anyone can make a referral for CEYA home projects. Projects, artists and media ar assigned based on availability. 24 hours notice is required for cancellations. Over a 12-month period, group elder sites receive
46, 1.5 hour activity sessions. Youth sites receive 36 sessions. CEYA provides an infrastructure for planning,
designing and implementing crossgenerational projects and community
presentations. Our exhibition and performance component offers site
enhancements for all participating collaborators at their site.
Since 1996 CEYA collaborators have included:
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