The Spirit is Ageless: 2012 Art Contest, Exhibit, and Event
(New Name! Same Great Event Since 1999!)
Call for Art from those 55 and better!
Click here for important dates, details, and entry form.
Added for 2012: Prose (broken out from Poetry) Category and Jewelry Category
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 ~ NEW START TIME!
10:15 a.m. Gallery Exhibit Opens
11:00 a.m. Program Begins
Honorary Guest: Ebby Halliday
Guest Speaker: To Be Announced
Guest Performer: Nick Chatham, 2012 Valedictorian – Woodrow Wilson High School, will sing and play the piano.
No Charge for Admission and Event
Limited Open Seating ~ Please R.S.V.P Today
Click here to register or call 214-841-2831
C. C. Young celebrates ageless creativity throughout the year and all over campus. The culmination of the year is in the form of The Spirit is Ageless: 2012 Art Contest, Exhibit, and Event at The Point, Center for Arts and Education. It showcases the talents of artists and writers aged 55 and better. All art in the show will be on display from Wednesday, May 2, 2012 through Thursday, May 31, 2012 for all to enjoy.
Our contest is not only special because it is open to
both C. C. Young residents and the general public, but we accept a wide variety of art and writing in a total of 11 categories.
C. C. Young is thrilled to announce new categories for 2012: Prose (broken out from Poetry) and Jewelry!
Submissions for the contest will be accepted at The Point, Center for Arts and Education from Monday, April 9, 2012 through Thursday, April 12, 2012; from 8:30 a.m – 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 9 / Tuesday, April 10 / Thursday, April 12. Extended hours on Wednesday, April 11 from 8:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
For more information regarding the full contest rules and the event please click here or call 214-841-2834 or use our online form.
"Artist’s Palette"
The watercolor was painted by Helen "Jane" Lamb, age 78, a resident at C. C. Young. Encouraged by her father, Jane has had a crayon or paintbrush in her hand since she was a child. She embodies the vision of C. C. Young where personal growth and creativity are ageless.