• Living Walls Project: A Gallery Initiative

    Bringing rotating art exhibitions into care communities to create spaces of beauty, reflection, and connection.

  • What It Is

    Rotating exhibitions by local artists are installed in shared spaces such as hallways, lounges, and common rooms, creating accessible moments of art within everyday life. Rooted in partnership between care communities and local artists, these installations are designed to be enjoyed by residents, families, staff, and visitors alike.

    Why It Matters

    Care communities are holding a lot—home to people navigating aging, transition, loss of independence, and sometimes isolation or cognitive change. These environments often sit just outside the flow of cultural life, even though the people within them may need beauty, stimulation, and connection the most.
    Through this initiative, art becomes part of the atmosphere of daily life, offering moments of curiosity, memory, and uplifting engagement.

    For Residents

    • A more engaging, culturally connected environment that supports greater vitality in everyday life

    For Artists

    • Meaningful visibility and new opportunities to share work in community spaces that matter

    For Care Communities

    • Warmer, more vibrant environments that benefit residents, staff, and visiting families

  • How It Works

    1
    Care communities apply to host a gallery
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    Artists join the network or are invited to participate
    3
    Work is matched to a site and installed for a set exhibition period.
    4
    Work may circulate through multiple communities at artist's discression.
    5
    Optional sales, donations, or fundraising pathways may be explored.

  • Visibility, Support, and Connection

    Care communities are active environments, with a steady presence of staff, visiting families, and healthcare professionals. While the primary focus of the Living Walls Project is to enrich shared spaces, exhibitions may also create opportunities for artists to gain visibility and for work to be purchased, gifted, or donated.
    When appropriate, select pieces may be available through simple, low-pressure channels. In some cases, a portion of proceeds may support the host community, and families or supporters may choose to purchase works for lasting display—contributing to the ongoing beauty and enrichment of the space.

  • It's Happening!

    The Living Walls Project is launching with a pilot installation at Redwood Grove in Santa Cruz. This first collaboration will bring a small selection of local artists into shared spaces within the community, creating a warm and engaging gallery presence for residents, staff, and visiting families.
    This pilot will help refine the model and demonstrate the impact of integrating art into care environments, with the intention of expanding to additional communities over time.

  • Get Involved

    For Care Communities

    Interested in hosting a gallery installation in your space?

    For Artists

    Interested in sharing your work through the Living Walls Project?

    For Supporters

    Help bring more art into care environments.

  • A Growing Network

    Living Walls is designed to grow as a thoughtful network of care communities, artists, and supporters who believe beauty belongs everywhere. Over time, the project may expand to include additional host sites, community events, and simple fundraising pathways that support both artists and care environments.
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