Welcome

The Mobile Art Program delivers art activities to seniors and disabled adults living in Austin, Texas. MAP is not concerned with the finished piece of art; rather, it's about providing people with ways to cope with what is happening in their lives. Art becomes the vehicle for expression, developing relationships, as well as for integrating experiences that may be difficult to understand.

Our goals are to improve the lives of seniors and disabled adults by giving them an outlet for creative expression.  We restore their self-esteem, build friendships where there was none and increase their cognitive skills leading to stabilization in overall health.

The LCRA Employees’ United Charities is providing for $500 to help us with the art activities for seniors and disabled adults in the nursing homes and COA senior lunch program sites. We send our thanks to Evelyn Herzog and the LCRA Employees' Giving Program.

We will be resuming our program activities beginning September 11th with an activity with Alzheimer patients at Mike's Place (through Meals on Wheels and More). This summer we concentrated on taking groups of our participants on tours of the Bass Conert Hall.

The logo above was created by the Spring 2010 Texas State students from MC 1313- Writing for Mass Media class. MAP appreciates their contribution of a Public Relations campaign for our Bass Concert Hall exhibit, now on display through Sept 6, 2010.

We are funded through grants from A Glimmer of Hope, Austin Friends of Folk Art, the SQLC Foundation and by donations from Michael & Jeannie Klein. This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. We are a 501(c)3 organization founded in August 2007.

Our Board Members are: Laura Wells, Jorja Perme, and Delia Kothmann Paskos, PhD. MAP is a member of the Austin Groups for the Elderly.