Commun ty Matters Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Native American art topic of course Lawrence Presbyterian Manor will host an Osher Lifelong Learning course this month on the topic of “Native American Art: How It Speaks to Us.” The class will take place in the chapel/recreation room from 2 to 4 p.m. on three Tuesdays: Oct. 6, 13, and 20. Instructor Gil Nichols will show how Native Americans developed their artistic expressions uninfluenced by Old World aesthetic philosophies. The course will examine Native American art—its form, function, construction techniques, values, design and symbolism. With slides of and objects from Nichols’s personal collection of art and antiquities, we’ll discuss what they tell us about Native American consciousness, philosophies and science. Nichols has taught classes on Native American cultures, his lifelong passion, at William Jewell College for 14 years and at the University of Missouri–Kansas City for 10 years. The University of Kansas is an affiliate of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The organization is committed to creating accessible and innovative learning environments, with special focus on participants age 50 and over.
October 2015
Art is Ageless®
Two local artists featured in 2016 calendar Two artists who entered Lawrence Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® competition have been named as winners at the system-wide level. Rick Prosser and Dottie Daugherty join nearly 50 senior artists from Kansas and Missouri whose work will be featured in the 2016 Art is Ageless calendar and note cards. Rick is a painter; his winning piece is titled “Serenity.” Dottie’s winning entry is a photograph titled “Munching Monarch.” Both works will appear in the calendar.
“Munching Monarch” by Dottie Daugherty.
Art is Ageless, open exclusively to people “Serenity” by Rick Prosser age 65 and older, is a copyrighted program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. The Art is Ageless program includes art classes, musical and dramatic events, educational opportunities and current events discussions on PMMA campuses throughout the year. To be eligible for PMMA’s masterpiece level competition, artists entered a juried competition at one of 18 Presbyterian Manor communities in Kansas and Missouri. The 2016 Art is Ageless calendar and notecard artwork will include amateur and professional entries selected from winning entries in nine categories. For more information about Art is Ageless, visit ArtIsAgeless.org.