The public is invited to an event that celebrates the art created by the participants of "Creating Community: Mediations in Art" and the sense of community they built together. The event will take place Thursday, June 25, from 1:30 - 3 p.m., at the PenBay YMCA.

Creating Community: Mediations in Art is a 6 week expressive arts program designed specifically to engage Older Adults (50+) in Expressive Arts techniques that promote health and wellbeing, community connection and internal calm. During the celebration, participants will share their experiences of the program and the art work they created together.

Creating Community is the result of a partnership between the PenBay YMCA, Expressive Arts Therapist Barbara Davis, REAT, LCSW and Maine Creates. 

According to Davis, in a news release, Maine Creates is a statewide pilot initiative that brings people together through the arts to strengthen connection, creativity, and wellbeing. Teaching artists are trained, mentored, and supported to design and lead inclusive, community-based projects that reduce isolation and expand access to meaningful creative experiences for people of all ages. Through a partnership between Side x Side and the Maine Arts Commission—an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts—eight artists are implementing projects across the state designed to be accessible to all participants.

"The initiative strengthens teaching artistry, builds professional networks, and increases artists’ capacity to lead impactful community programs statewide," said Davis.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact BarbaraDavisLCSW@gmail.com.