Butler County Senior News
March 2015
Volume 9, Number 8
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Cranberry Place residents display their creative works at first annual art show.
Cranberry Place residents display artistic talents at first annual art show The first annual Cranberry Place Art Show was held at the Cranberry Townshipbased UPMC facility in January, and the talent displayed on the walls was amazing. The event offered residents and their families a chance to view works of art created by their loved ones under the guidance of the Fine Arts Miracles art program. This program has been teaching
art classes at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Pittsburgh (as well as Rochester and Buffalo, New York) since 2007. Artists from the program visit Cranberry Place once a month and guide residents through challenging and exciting creations that are both seasonal- and artist-focused. Their activities draw on subjects from nature, portraiture
and styles from the art masters such as Klimt, Picasso, Kandinsky and Mondrian. “Very often, I hear our residents say that they have no artistic ability. Well, that’s just not true,” says Cranberry Place’s activities director Michele Skal. “Because the staff at Fine Arts Miracles is so ingenious, the residents Continued on page 12
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