After over a year of creating from home studios and working in new online communities, Tierra artists have come forth with an explosion of passion and an invigorated zest for making art. By delving deeper into their own interior landscapes, original writings and words are woven into poetry, characters stitched into dolls, images conjured for divination, and intergalactic friendships forged. Whether on paper, thread, paint, or clay, these artists have accessed new dimensions of their creative practices and brought imaginative ideas into fruition.
Details coming soon!
Tierra artists will be exhibited at this year’s Outsider Art Fair (OAF) in New York!
Featuring over sixty exhibitors and four curated spaces, the 30th anniversary of OAF New York will now take place March 3-6.
Special Guest Speaker, Eric Doran, Manager of the UC Irvine Down syndrome MIND program, will focus on the development and aging of individuals with Down syndrome. Doran holds an MS in genetic counseling from UCI and has been involved with the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center working with individuals with Down syndrome and their families for over 20 years.
Please RSVP by Monday, July 11th.
Click here to register today!
Join family members of adults with developmental disabilities in an interactive forum with Julie Snyder, Tierra’s Life Planning Navigator and Eric Doran, Manager of UC Irvine’s Down Syndrome MIND Institute. Julie and Eric will answer questions from the previous Summer Series Workshops as well as provide valuable resources specifically addressing areas of life planning and aging for adults with developmental disabilities.
Please register by Friday, August 12th!
Please Note: This event is not open to the public, but all members of the media are welcome to attend, interview staff and associates, gather b-roll, and take photos.
The Tierra del Sol event also marks the celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October.
WHO: Tierra del Sol Foundation and the City of Los Angeles Department on Disability
WHAT: Breaking Barriers to Technology for People with Disabilities
WHEN: Tuesday, October 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Tierra del Sol’s Campus located at 9919 Sunland Blvd., Sunland, CA 91040
MEDIA RSVP: Please RSVP to Janice Estrada, jestrada@tierradelsol.org by Friday, October 14th.
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, January 18, from 4-5 pm, when Proxy Parent Foundation’s Carol Larkin presents the ins and outs of establishing a Pooled Special Needs Trust. Proxy Parent Foundation (PPF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 by parents of children with disabilities. As providers of expert financial, trust, and personal support services to persons living with disabilities, PPF assists them and their families through the creation and operation of a Pooled Special Needs Trust (PSNT). Carol will address the benefits of the PLAN of California Master Pooled Trust, and how to establish one, as well as how it protects eligibility for public benefits; and safeguards an inheritance, settlement, or insurance payout. Proxy Parent Foundation’s focus on personal support services gives families ways to improve the quality of life for a loved one with disabilities through education, recreation, and personal support. Click here to register today!
