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ARTS & HEALTHCARE

SAACA partners with the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration, local Assisted Living, Retirement Communities and healthcare institutions, to create dynamic and powerful programming which supports lifelong learning, healing and transformation

Creative Aging

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About the Program
SAACA believes the Arts has an impact—physically, emotionally, economically, and educationally—on the lives of service members, Veterans, seniors, families, aging communities, healthcare providers, and the community.

​The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance continues to establish, fund and develop dynamic, groundbreaking community arts programs which utilize the Creative Arts as a form of therapy as well as life-long learning and quality of life enrichment in our aging communities.

​Established in 2013, SAACA’s Creative Aging Program applies integrative art methods to stimulate healing through music, writing and visual art techniques to promote healing, encourage social inclusion and self-sustainability, and provide rehabilitation and development opportunities for program participants.

Due to the success of the program, SAACA has expanded our efforts into Assisted Living Facilities, Retirement Communities, Hospitals and Rehabilitation Center settings to work directly with individuals who are coping with temporary and permanent disabilities related to post-traumatic stress syndrome, memory care, depression and anxiety, aging and life transition support, rehabilitation and brain trauma injuries as well as quality of life enhancement.

To achieve a balanced, comprehensive and individualized outreach, SAACA administers a series of diverse programs to support each of the unique aging communities in Southern Arizona.

Music & Memory Program

In 2015, the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance partnered with MUSIC & MEMORY℠, to bring this life changing program to Southern Arizona. 

SAACA administers the program in local memory care facilities in the region.

The approach is simple, elegant and effective:  Set up personalized music playlists for those in memory care programs and residences and download the selections on iPods or other digital devices. When played, these musical favorites tap deep memories not lost to dementia and can bring participants back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present.
Learn more about MUSIC & MEMORY

Lifelong Learning

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At SAACA, we know the impact the arts have each day in our community.  More than anything, we see first-hand how the arts improve the lives of individuals by using a creative aging approach. We partner with local retirement, assisted living and independent senior facilities to provide arts instruction and classes with the goal of improving quality of life support and life-long learning initiatives. 

Arts Therapy

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Facilitating the use of ground-breaking Creative Arts Therapies for seniors, Veterans, and individuals with disabilities in our community, the Creative Arts Therapies Program utilizes an integrative method to provide healing through the arts using music, writing, visual arts and community arts components.

Learn More About Creative Arts Therapy Programs

Veterans Programming

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Through a unique partnership with the Veterans Administration of Southern Arizona and the Arizona State Veterans Home, each year SAACA provides the opportunity for over 5,000 Veterans to become involved in the arts by presenting free onsite programs such as:
∙ Creative Arts Festival
∙ Veterans Day Celebration
∙ Military Week Celebration
∙ Music and Visual Arts Therapy Programming
∙ Live Music Performances
​∙ Veterans Community Gallery Projects
​Underwrite the development of our creative arts program in partnership with the Veterans Administration and the Arizona State Veterans Home.

Support Local Veterans Today

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The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, preservation and advancement of the Arts. SAACA strengthens the bonds between people, place and purpose through collaborative, arts-driven experiences.
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT
    • TEAM CONTACTS
    • PRESS & MEDIA
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • PARTNERS & SPONSORS
    • CULTURAL EQUITY
  • PROGRAMS & OPPORTUNITIES
    • CALL TO ARTIST & OPPORTUNITIES
    • EDUCATION
    • PUBLIC ART
    • CREATIVE SECTOR SURVEY
    • UNDERCOVER ARTS MAGAZINE >
      • 2020 Listings Registration
    • ARTS & HEALTHCARE
    • BUSINESS & ARTS
  • EVENTS & FESTIVALS
    • COMMUNITY ART FESTIVALS >
      • Holiday Festival of the Arts
      • La Encantada Fine Art Festival
      • Cruise, BBQ & Blues
      • Momentum Creative City Summit
      • Sahuarita Creative Arts Festival
      • Spring Festival of the Arts
      • Patagonia Fall Festival
      • Arts in the Plaza
      • Sahuarita Chalk Art Festival
      • Desert Ridge Plein Air Festival
      • POP Art in Unexpected Places Festival
      • Tempe Marketplace Chalk Walk Festival
    • CULINARY ARTS >
      • SAVOR Food & Wine Festival
      • Devour Culinary Classic
      • Sabrosita Sahuarita
      • Tucson 23 Mexican Food Festival
      • World Margarita Championship
      • Salsa, Tequila & Taco Challenge
      • AZ Grand Wine Awards
      • AZ Grand Wine Festival
      • Arizona Farm & Food Festival
    • LIVE MUSIC >
      • Oro Valley Kids Concert Series
      • Oro Valley Concert Series
      • Steam Pump Concert Series
      • Plaza Live! Concert Series at St. Philip's Plaza
      • Tucson Premium Outlets Concert Series
      • Lookout Tucson at Westward Look
      • OdySea in the Desert Cultural Concert Series
    • ART INSTALLATIONS
    • COMMUNITY GALLERIES >
      • Roche Tissue Diagnostics Gallery
      • The Fountains Gallery
      • Cox Communications Gallery
      • MRA Associates Gallery
  • CATALYST ARTS & MAKER SPACE
    • ABOUT >
      • Arts & Crafts Studio
      • Music & Digital Arts Studio
      • Teaching Kitchen
      • Robotics & Engineering Lab
      • Community Room
    • PARKING, HOURS & DIRECTIONS
    • PERFORMANCE & EVENT RENTALS
    • TEACHING IN CATALYST
    • SPONSORSHIPS & PARTNERS
    • CALENDAR OF EVENTS & CLASSES
    • CURRENT ART EXHIBITIONS
    • MEMBERSHIP
  • GET INVOLVED
    • VOLUNTEER
    • SUPPORT
    • INTERN
    • BECOME A MEMBER