The Project
The goals of the residency are to develop culturally relevant and community informed arts and culture programming based on an intergenerational framework for County-operated senior and community centers in the County's First District that can be replicated at centers across the County and to introduce staff, constituents, and stakeholders to a wide range of performing, visual, and participatory arts programming that is representative of the rich cultural diversity of the region.
Learn More
Read the final report, Creativity is Ageless: Projects and Recommendations from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture’s Creative Strategist Program Residency with Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities Department.
Carol Zou facilitates creative social change projects with a focus on racial justice, informal labor, and public space. They are a productive laborer, insofar as joy, connection, creativity, social change, and being the "cool aunt" constitutes reproductive labor. Current and past affiliations include: Yarn Bombing Los Angeles, Michelada Think Tank, Trans.lation Vickery Meadow, Project Row Houses with the University of Houston, Asian Arts Initiative, American Monument, Imagining America, US Department of Arts and Culture, Spa Embassy, Enterprise Community Partners with Little Tokyo Service Center, and The Hive. They believe that we are most free when we help others get free.
The mission of the Aging and Disabilities Department is to deliver caring services that empower people, communities, and businesses to grow, succeed, and thrive. Los Angeles County Community and Senior Centers offer a wide range of services and provide opportunities for daily learning, skills enhancement, community engagement, socialization, and healthy living for residents of all ages.