SU-CASA Creative Aging Program Info Session
SU-CASA is a community arts engagement program that places artists in residence at senior centers across Brooklyn. SU-CASA artists engage older adults in an art project or series of cultural programs over the course of the residency. Each residency also includes a public program component – exhibits, readings, performances, open houses or other cultural events open to the surrounding community.
SU-CASA supports artists who are sensitive to the needs of older adults and who are interested in engaging their communities. Brooklyn Arts Council will only accept applications from Brooklyn-based individual artists seeking residencies at participating senior centers in Brooklyn.
Individual artists-in-residence receive a program stipend and materials/supplies stipend: $5000 for the program stipend and $1500 for the materials stipend. In the past, SU-CASA artists have also had access to materials and supplies from Materials for the Arts, though this has yet to be confirmed for 2022.
Individual artists can apply directly to participate in the program without a fiscal sponsor. Artists may apply for up to two SU-CASA residencies. Attendance at the information session is not required to apply for SU-CASA.
The 2022 SU-CASA program is funded by the New York City Council. It is a collaboration among the City Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), the Department for the Aging (DFTA) and Brooklyn Arts Council.