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Welcome!

Round Rock Baca Center Workshops Starting Soon!

Ask for Updates: artforhealingofficial@gmail.com

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Workshops for Memory & Brain Stimulation

  • Senior Workshops​
    • Located at Baca Senior Center, Round Rock​
    • All Abilities
    • Dementia

  • Disability Workshops​​​

    • NeuroRestorative, Round Rock

    • Brain Injury

    • Aphasia

​Self expressive positively brain stimulating!

 

​One Class Example

The class will be geared towards activating as many senses as possible: sight, touch, smell, sound, activating memory by encouraging story-telling & playing topic related sounds (bird chirping, etc.) that they will be encouraged to identify.

 

Class would include the option of coloring the outlines of various types of birds (or drawing the birds themselves using a picture reference). Then they can cut out and paste the pictures onto colored paper.

​This usually takes about an hour.

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Another option is to post everyone's work onto a large shared collage, using poster board, that could be hung on a wall.

Adding the collage element can be stretched into 1.5 hours if you prefer.

Many Class Options!

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  • Conversation Drawing
    • converse with visual marks​
    • great tool if unable to speak
  • Focus on Personal Interests!
    • Flower, Bird, Cars, Nature, etc. ​
  • Paint for Relaxation
    • Calm class & relaxing music
    • Tool for dementia to calm agitation or restlessness​
  • Words of Wisdom Collage
    • Combine treasured words with images and create a group collage​
  • Pre-drawn Paintings
  • Paint on Wooden Objects
  • Simple, Repetative Subject Matter
  • Tapingwood projects
  • Watery Paints
  • Invitation to Create a card or Gift for the Family
  • Paint T-shirts & Wearable Items
  • Paint wrapping paper & Gift Bags
  • Paint Picture Frames
  • Paint a Self-Portrait or Family Portrait
  • Paint a Still Life
  • Can you Help me Finish this Project?
  • If You Could Paint Anything, What Would You Paint?
  • Can You Finish this Project?
  • Create Your Version of this Picture!​​
  • Copy this Master Artist
  • If you don't feel like creating, you can still Read Art Books or Watch!
  • Everyone is welcome & we will play music you think is fun!
  • Original Watercolor Painting
  • Paint a Mandala!
  • Paint a Memory of Home
  • Abstract Painting for the Visually Impaired
  • Paint a Tie-Dye Shirt!
  • Choose one photo & make a group collage
    • great for folks with dimentia​
  • Explore Taste while Drawing
    • Fruits to Taste & Touch while we draw them!​
  • Drawing Trees
    • Tree Stories, Browse Pictures of Trees, Touch & Name Leaves, Draw a Tree​
  • Draw Nature from a Magazine Photo
  • Draw Your Favorite Bird
  • Paint Furniture
  • Paint & Collage BirdHouses
  • Paint & Stamp on Paper
  • Make Floor Cloths or Placemats on Canvas
  • Paint Patterns on Cotton
  • Paint Black & White Prints​​
    • figures from art history, etchings of fruit, vegetables, animals, a copy of the Mona Lisa,​
    • Use watercolor crayons, paint with water & watch the colors blend!
  • Folk Art Face
    • Use Photoccopies of Faces painted in the folk art tradition​
    • Draw or paint in Folk Art style and surround with colorful background and borders!
  • Trace around Different Shapes
  • Paint a group tablecloth
  • Paint a Mural
  • Watercolor a Collage Story​​

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Art Projects for All Ages & Abilities!

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  • Seniors
  • Dementia
  • Disabilities
  • Brain Injury
  • Aphasia

What do Attendees Think?

What are More Benefits of Expressive Arts?

  • Expressive art therapy provides seniors with a vital non-verbal outlet for emotional expression
    • Great for all ages and those with dementia or aphasia who struggle with verbal communication & memory recall

    • Engage in activities like painting, drawing, or sculpting

  • Foster self-awareness and emotional resilience

    • Process complex feelings, leading to reduced stress, anxiety, and depression

  • Cognitive and physical benefits

    • stimulation of multiple brain regions
      • memory recall
      • problem-solving skills
      • attention span
    • Enhance fine motor skills and coordination
      • helping to maintain mental sharpness
      • slows age-related cognitive decline 

  • Social and psychological impacts are significant

    • group art sessions foster community and social bonds, combating loneliness and isolation​

  •  Completing art projects boosts self-esteem and self-worth,

    • provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and purpose

      • reinforces identity and independence in later life

Join a Workshop or

Start Your Own Class!

Contact Samantha

ArtforHealingOfficial@gmail.com

737.808.3050

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