Local Arts Organizations

• Cultural Alliance of Hampton Roads
• The Muse Writer’s Center
• Natchel Blues Network
• Norfolk Arts
• Tidewater Alliance for the Visual Arts
• Tidewater Classical Guitar Society
• Tidewater Friends of Folk Music
• Virginia Stage Company
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra

State & National Arts Organizations

• American Music Therapy Association
• American Art Therapy Association
• Americans for the Arts
• Art for Life
• Society for the Arts in Healthcare
• The Center for Creative Aging
• The National Endowment for the Arts
• Virginians for the Arts
• Virginia Commission for the Arts

Arts Outreach in Other Communities

• Art180
• Art with Heart
• Bread and Roses
• The Creative Center
• The National Center for Creative Aging
• The NC Center for Creative Aging
• Music for all Seasons
• Shands, Arts in Medicine
• Positive Exposure
• Heart and Soul
• The Shands Arts In Medicine

Arts for People with Special Needs

• Music for Persons with Autism
• Society for the Arts in Dementia Care
• Timeslips Storytelling

Awareness and Advocacy for People with Special Needs

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Center on Age & Community
• Child Advocacy for Disabled and Special Needs Students
• Citizen’s Committee to Protect the Elderly
• Hope House Foundation
• National Alliance of the Disabled
• The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
• The Senior Source
• The Pioneer Network

TAO Dependent Care Partners

• Virginia Health Services
• Beth Sholom Village
• The Chesapeake
• Chesapeake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

Other Resources

Information about nursing home visits, an understanding of life in nursing homes, and nursing home culture

• Commonwealth Fund
• Community Works
• Full Circle Care
• Legacy Project
• Longtermcareliving.com
• Memory Bridge
• Virginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging
• Virginia Healthcare Association