Aging in America- Our Heritage of Wisdom
a series of thirty-six pencil drawings by artist jim branscum

Exhibitions & Uses of the AIA Project:

EXHIBITIONS:
(Invitations to Exhibit the Aging in America- Our Heritage of Wisdom Original Art)

National Exhibitions & Events:

1995    1995 White House Conference on Aging  
             (March 2nd - 5th, 1995, Washington, D.C.) 
             (the Aging in America original drawings were the only professional art works invited to be exhibited
              at the 1995 National WHCoA)
             (Sponsored by the American Health Care Association)

1996   Capitol Hill Exhibition for National Nursing Home Week
            (Russell Senate Office Building, May 13, 1996, Washington, D.C.)
            (Sponsored by the American Health Care Association)

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Capitol Hill Exhibition Invitation (Front)	Capitol Hill Exhibition Invitation (Inside Top)	Capitol Hill Exhibition Invitation ( Inside Bottom)	Capitol Hill Exhibition Invitation ( Back)

Above photographs of AIA "Senate" Exhibition  © Laurie Black Photo
7117 Armat Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 365-7117

1996   The Gerontological Society's  49th Annual Scientific Meeting
            (Sheraton Washington Hotel, November  17 - 21,  1996, Washington, D.C.)
            (Sponsored by the Gerontological Society of America)

State Capitol Exhibitions:

1996    Mississippi New State Capitol Exhibition  
             (March 28th - 29th, 1996, Jackson, MS) 
             (Sponsored by the Mississippi Health Care Association)

1997    Florida State Capitol Exhibition
             (February 18th - 19th, 1997, State Capitol Rotunda, Tallahassee, FL)  
             (Sponsored by the Florida Health Care Association)

1997    Michigan State Capitol Exhibition for National Nursing Home Week
             (May 12 - 16th, 1997 State Capitol Rotunda, Lansing, MI)
             (Sponsored by the Health Care Association of Michigan)

1998    Ohio State Capitol & Community Exhibition Tour
             (March 17th - 18th, 1998, Verne Riffe Center, Ohio State Capitol, Columbus, OH)
             (State Capitol Exhibition followed by Community Exhibitions throughout Ohio)
             (Sponsored by the Ohio Health Care Association)

1998    Pennsylvania State Capitol Exhibition for National Nursing Home Week
             (May 14 - 15,  1998  State Capitol East Wing Rotunda, Harrisburg, PA)  
             (Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Health Care Association)

1999     Illinois State Capitol Exhibition
             (May 4 - 6,   1999,  Illinois State Capitol,  Springfield,  Illinois) 
             (Sponsored by the Illinois Health Care Association)

20051996   Capitol Hill Exhibition for National Nursing Home Week
            (Dec 13 - 17, 2006, Washington, D.C.)
            
    

"Work in Progress" Exhibitions: 
(Listed by State)

Florida Health Care Association 1998 Convention Exhibition:   August 10 -14,  1998
Coronado Springs Resort,  Orlando,  Florida. 
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The Coronado Springs Resort exhibition was the third Florida exhibition of the AIA original drawings sponsored by the Florida Health Care Association.  The art work was exhibited in the convention area of the resort and was visited by many FHCA members as well as Coronado Springs Resort guests.  Being Disney's newest resort in Orlando,   the accommodations were excellent and the visitors to the exhibition almost continuous from the opening to closing.  

Disney Exhibition:

While at the Coronado Springs Resort,  a number of Disney employees in executive positions questioned me about extending my stay for two weeks.  The discussions then developed into extending the event to a full month in early 1999.  Gerry Baker  is creating an educational program for Disney cast members and employees and will focus on the special needs of the elderly and other realities of aging.  I will remain with the art exhibit and talk about the models and the AIA project to park visitors.  We are continuing discussions with Disney Corp.  I'll keep you posted on the progress of the talks and the date of the exhibition once it has been established.

1998 NASL Annual Meeting Exhibition: September 16 - 18,  1998
Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada

Peter Clendenin, Executive Vice President, National Association for the Support of Long Term Care,  has extended an invitation to sponsor an exhibition the original drawings at the 1998 NASL Annual Meeting.  The association's members provide the goods and services required to operate all levels of long term care health facilities and hospitals throughout the nation.  This marks my first opportunity to directly expose the original art work to the leaders of this important segment of the long term care field and seek their support for the AIA project.

AHCA 49th Annual Convention & Exposition: October 20 - 22,  1998
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,  New Orleans, Louisiana

This was the fifth American Health Care Association Convention & Exposition the AIA project has been invited to attend as a guest of the AHCA.  I was honored to attend and meet with AHCA leaders and thousands of care providers from throughout the country.  It was an opportunity to meet many of my sponsors and friends made since exhibiting at my first AHCA Convention in San Francisco in 1992. 

California / Tennessee / Massachusetts / Arizona / Oklahoma / Texas/ Nebraska / Iowa / Nevada / Michigan / Florida /

North Carolina:  1994 NC White House Conference on Aging Exhibition

Elementary,  Middle & High School Exhibitions:

Palmer Texas /  Avalon, Texas /   Dover, Ohio
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Artist Speaks to Student Assembly	Assembled Palmer Middle School Students	Elementary School Student Essay Winners

Media & Press:

1993 -'98 Local & Regional Press & Television
                  (Coverage too numerous to list individual stories and broadcasts)

1994  Associated Press:
           (Wire Story  by Kevin Brownridge Covering Arizona Exhibition,  Reprinted Nationally)

1995 Mosbey's Textbook for Nursing Assistants

1995 -'97 Cover Art:  The Gerontologist
                (The Gerontological Society of America's bi-monthly medical journal)

October/November (1995)  Cover Art:  Lilly Schiltz,  AIA Drawing #4;

December '95/January (1996)  Cover Art:  George & Elsie Handstra,  AIA Drawing #14;

June/July (1996)   Cover Art:  Charlie Hurd, AIA Drawing #9;

October/November (1996)   Cover Art:  Myrtle Byrd,  AIA Drawing #16;

February/March   (1997)  Cover Art:  "Mississippi Heritage,"  AIA Drawing #21;

April/May (1997)   Cover Art:  Dr. Jean Flexnor Lewinson,  AIA Drawing #17;

June/July (1997)   Cover Art: Earnest Kernick,  AIA Drawing #7;

August/September (1997)   Cover Art:  Essie Smith,  AIA Drawing #13;

October/November (1997)   Cover Art:  Roy & Gene Maders,  AIA Drawing #2;

December/January (1998)   Cover Art:  Sister Malachy Culhane,  AIA Drawing #11:

Health Care Association of Michigan:

Cover Art:   A Demographic Imperative ... Reforming Michigan Long Term Care
Poster:        1996  National Nursing Home Week "Joy in Caring"
Cover Art:  1996 Convention Brochure: Lilly Schiltz
Cover Art:  1996  - '97 Annual Directory
Cover Art:  1997  - '98 Annual Directory

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