“Granny’s Grocery Getter” by Steve Barnard of Emporia is a fun and colorful depiction of grandma in a hot rod. Make someone’s day by sending this postcard in the collection…
Welcome to Art is Ageless, a program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
News: Art is Ageless Announces 2024 Masterpiece Winners
2025
This year’s cover of the Art is Ageless® calendar features the “Color My World” quilt created by Judith Otey of Olathe, Kan. Judith was intrigued by the different design elements…
Margie Reed of Salina, Kan. is an avid seamstress, quilter and knitter who loves to create works of art for her family and friends. This sweater, “Ribbons All Around,” was…
What an amazing evening of Art and Live theatre in Salina, Kansas! Thank you Theatre Salina for displaying art from some of our favorite Art is Ageless participants. See the…
2024
"My mother taught me how to sew as a child and by late elementary / early high school I was making my own garments. I loved sewing. It was not…
Naomi Ullum’s career has not only been personally fulfilling, it’s also impacted countless others during her more than three decades as an artist. “My art career has been an answered…
Inspired by what she was seeing on Pinterest, Jane Parish started her career as an artist in 2016 painting whimsical designs on furniture. Within a few years, she had taken…
FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Three winning artists in Fort Scott Presbyterian Village’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by…
NEWTON, Kan. — Three winning artists in Newton Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two winning artists in Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by…
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — Winning artist in Aberdeen Heights’ annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of…
FARMINGTON, Mo. — Five winning artists in Farmington Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
TOPKEA, Kan. — Four winning artists in Topeka Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
PARSONS, Kan. — Two winning artists in Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
ROLLA, Mo. — Five winning artists in Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
Five local artists among Art is Ageless® masterpiece level winners WICHITA, Kan. — Five winning artists in Wichita Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in…
OLATHE, Kan. — Three winning artists in Aberdeen Village’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors…
CLAY CENTER, Kan. — Winning artist in Clay Center Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA…
SALINA, Kan. — Three winning artists in Salina Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
DODGE CITY, Kan. — Local winning artist in Manor of the Plains’ annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by…
EMPORIA, Kan. — Two winning artists in Emporia Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Two winning artists in Lawrence Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2025 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian…
We've reached out to Judy Otey, the artist behind the 2025 Art is Ageless Calendar cover art, to see what influences went into this beautiful quilt. Here's what this years…
OLATHE, KS. — Aberdeen Village is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to exhibit…
FARMINGTON, MO. — Farmington Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
EMPORIA, KS. — Emporia Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
PARSONS, KS. — Parsons Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
KIRKWOOD, MO. — Aberdeen Heights is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to exhibit…
FORT SCOTT, KS. — Fort Scott Presbyterian Village is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed…
TOPEKA, KS. — Topeka Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
CLAY CENTER, KS. — Clay Center Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed…
ARKANSAS CITY, KS. — Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed…
WICHITA, KS. — Wichita Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
SALINA, KS. — Salina Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
ROLLA, MO. — Rolla Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
DODGE CITY, KS. — Manor of the Plains is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed…
LAWRENCE, KS. — Lawrence Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
NEWTON, KS. — Newton Presbyterian Manor is excited to announce the winners of its recent Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit. “We’re honored that local seniors allowed us to…
Rolla Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit March 18 – 28, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist…
Parsons Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit April 1 – 3, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist…
Newton Presbyterian Manor will host its annual Art is Ageless® exhibit March 7 – 22 to celebrate local senior artists. Art is Ageless is a trademarked program of PMMA (Presbyterian…
Manor of the Plains is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit March 18 – 21, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area…
Aberdeen Village is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit March 22 – April 26, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist…
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit April 5 – 12, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area…
Emporia Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit April 12 – May 10, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area…
Farmington Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit April 24 – 25, 2024. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist…
Time is quickly running out if you want to enter your works of art in our annual Art is Ageless® exhibit and competition. Lawrence Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists for…
2023
If there’s one thing that’s consistent about Janice Hale’s art, it’s that it’s aways “different.” Different mediums. Different techniques. Different subject matter. A regular participant in PMMA’s Art is Ageless®…
John King is no newcomer to Art is Ageless®. The Emporia-based painter had a piece of his work featured on the cover of the competition's 2017 calendar and has a…
Artist's experiment with new medium an award-winning success Linda Kobs' career as an artist has taken many shapes and forms over the years and has utilized a wide variety of…
For as long as she can remember, Jane Parish has loved Lucy. “I grew up watching ‘I Love Lucy’ with my mother,” she recalled. “I passed that on to my…
A decade ago, Rita Patterson probably wouldn’t have considered herself an artist—much less a painter. However, that all changed once she learned about PMMA’s Art is Ageless® program. “I didn’t…
All of us at Manor of the Plains will fondly remember local artist Patrycia Ann Herdon who passed away in June this year. A repeat participant in the Art is…
Linda Kobs’ career as an artist has taken many shapes and forms over the years and has utilized a wide variety of mediums. “My first love was oil painting,” said…
John King is no newcomer to Art is Ageless®. The Emporia-based painter had a piece of his work featured on the cover of the competition’s 2017 calendar and has a…
If there’s one thing that’s consistent about Janice Hale’s art, it’s that it’s aways “different.” Different mediums. Different techniques. Different subject matter. A regular participant in PMMA’s Art is Ageless®…
Aberdeen Village resident Esther Minter has always found a way to keep busy with her hands. “Whenever the television was on, I would do everything from doodling to creating illuminations,”…
Seven winning artists in Wichita Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Local artists in Topeka Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®). “Forever…
Six winning artists in Salina Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Four winning artists in Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Local winning artists in Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Six winning artists in Newton Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Three winning artists in Manor of the Plains annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of…
Five winning artists in Lawrence Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Local winning artists in the Fort Scott Presbyterian Village annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors…
Four winning artists in the Farmington Presbyterian Manor annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of…
Four winning artists in Emporia Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Local winning artist in the Clay Center Presbyterian Manor annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors…
Four winning artists in Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of…
When choosing a senior living community, not everyone has the advantage of experiencing the community as the adult child of a resident. That’s been the case for current residents Pat…
Five winning artists in the Aberdeen Village annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America®).…
Topeka Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Danica Loftin, marketing director.…
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Taylor Bailey, marketing…
Farmington Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Keely Jameson, marketing director.…
Emporia Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Andraya Taber, marketing director.…
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Brandy Riggs, sales…
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Whitley Stokes, marketing…
Aberdeen Village recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Stephanie Oehlert, marketing director. “Art…
Wichita Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Amy Watson, life enrichment…
Salina Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Cathy…
This year, Salina added demonstrators as part of its Art is Ageless® event. Glenn Knak and Janie Tubbs showed off their artistic talents for exhibit attendees. They both were winners in the…
Rolla Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Lorri Waldron, marketing director.…
Newton Presbyterian Manor recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Toni Gibson, marketing director.…
Manor of the Plains recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Tammy Thompson, executive director.…
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Desi…
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village recently announced the winners of the annual 2023 Art is Ageless® juried competition. “We never cease to be inspired by our senior artists,” said Ginger…
One of our residents became a television star a few weeks ago, featured on KWCH 12 News. Barbara Dravis is one of our Art is Ageless® artists. At 99 years…
When Jerri Phillips’ mother moved into Salina Presbyterian Manor, she was met with a comforting welcome present. “She was gifted a fleece pillow that had been hand-crafted by the…
Carol Jessop has loved to draw and color since childhood. She got serious many years later, in the 1990s after she and her husband moved to Rolla. “I started…
Gene Eshleman was taught how to use tools by his father, Howard, who was a wood pattern maker. In fact, Gene even remembers watching his dad at work as far…
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor artist Wendy Rose had only entered one art show prior to entering her piece, “Baby Giraffe Dreams” in last year’s Art is Ageless® competition at Lawrence Presbyterian…
Each year, PMMA’s Art is Ageless® program celebrates the ongoing artistic pursuits of area seniors 65 and over. However, for every senior who participates in community-sponsored art classes or has…
Calling all senior artists in the Farmington area! You’re are invited to participate in Farmington Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® exhibit and juried art competition April 26 – 28.…
Resident Bill Bloom is showcasing his woodworking skills by participating in the annual Art is Ageless® competition. Bill has been creating wooden items since the late 1970s, and is excited…
The Art is Ageless® competition is in full swing at Aberdeen Village! You can see our display in the Art Gallery until April 28. We will also be having…
Last call for all artists 65 and older who would like to enter the annual Art is Ageless® juried art exhibit and competition at Aberdeen heights. Any area artist…
Parsons Presbyterian Manor is looking for artists aged 65 and older for is annual juried art exhibit and competition April 3 – 6, 2023. Entries of artistic works will be…
For the past three years, Betty Eller has entered PMMA’s Art is Ageless® juried art competition and each time her work has been selected as one of the best of…
Time is running out for artists age 65 and older who want to enter this year’s Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit at Manor of the Plains. Works…
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village is looking for senior artists from the area to enter Art is Ageless® juried competition and exhibit to be held March 17 – April 5, 2023.…
New resident recounts journey that led to Farmington Presbyterian Manor Miguel Oquendo’s life has been anything but ordinary. Born in Puerto Rico, Miguel moved to New York when…
Early in her life, resident Karen Wiley often felt like there was an artist hidden inside her waiting to get out. “I was always interested in art but never…
If you’re an artist aged 65 and older, don’t miss your chance to enter the 2023 Art is Ageless® juried art competition. We will accept works from March 22 through…
Clay Center Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists age 65 and older to compete in its annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit and competition April 12 - 13, 2023, at the…
If you’re an artist aged 65 and older, don’t miss your chance to enter the 2023 Art is Ageless® juried art competition. The deadline to submit works of art into…
Bob McMillen says he discovered a love of watercolors through trial and error. “I took a pencil drawing course in the 1970s and decided to try oil painting next,”…
Senior artists in the Kansas City metro area are invited to participate in Aberdeen Village’s annual Art is Ageless® exhibit and juried art competition March 24–April 28. Entries of artistic…
Aberdeen Heights is seeking artists age 65 and older for its annual juried art exhibit and competition April 27, 2023. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area…
“I grew up with the attitude that you get things when you’re doing your best. In other words, you worked at it and perfected it and then the label gets…
Wendy Rose was born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas. She is 73 years old. At the age of ten, sketching and painting were her favorite hobbies. Fifty-four years ago, she…
Robert Armstrong was recently named a masterpiece-level winner in PMMA’s Art is Ageless juried art program for his drawing, “Country Santa.” A relatively new member of the Arkansas City community,…
Talkin’ Turkey Eldon Eastman’s painting on wood, titled Tom, is featured on the Art is Ageless® 2023 Calendar on the month of November. Eldon shares his inspiration behind this latest…
A select number of works featured in the Art is Ageless® exhibition and competition at Rolla Presbyterian Manor will now appear in the 2023 Art is Ageless calendar, notecards and…
Our campus recently hosted a mix and mingle for the new 2023 Art is Ageless® calendar! Several artists attended the event along with residents who wanted autographs from our artists.…
By now, Donna Thompson should be getting used to taking home awards through PMMA’s Art is Ageless® competition—she already has quite an impressive array of purple and blue ribbons hanging…
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor held a calendar signing for our local masterpiece winners whose artwork is featured in the 2023 Art is Ageless® calendar. Congratulations to Robert Armstrong, Violet Elliot-Beyer,…
Master Quilter Gwen Rankin brought up her latest creation to show her mother Doll Yunker. It was beautiful. We are hopeful Gwen will enter some of her quilts in the…
Vi Elliott Beyer, a former Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident and the sister of current resident Elsie Tipton, is one of several artists whose work is featured in PMMA’s 2023…
Wichita Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists aged 65 and older for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit March 3-30, 2023. This year the exhibit will be here at Wichita…
Rolla Presbyterian Manor is seeking artists aged 65 and older for the annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit March 20-30, 2023. This year the exhibit will be at The Centre,…
Parsons Presbyterian Manor is looking for artists age 65 and older for is annual juried art exhibit and competition April 3 – 6, 2023. Entries of artistic works will be…
Senior artists in the Newton area are invited to participate in Newton Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® exhibit and juried art competition March 9 – 24. Entries of artistic…
Manor of the Plains is seeking artists age 65 and older for its annual juried art exhibit and competition March 9 – 15, 2023. Entries of artistic works will be…
Calling all artists 65 and older! Lawrence Presbyterian Manor is accepting entries for its annual Art is Ageless® juried exhibit and competition. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from…