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Tina Marie Ferguson
He”ART”sy- Tina’s Non-Profit 501.C3 Biz
He”ART”sy- Tina’s Non-Profit 501.C3 Biz
Tina was awarded the 2019 Phoenix Mayor’s Art Award for her innovative and high quality art programs with special populations. She also won the 2018 Mesa Maker’s Fest “Social Impact Award”
Tina is the only Arizona visual artist who has been trained at the NYC National Center for Creative Ageing Center, the AZ Create Change AZ Conference,
Tina was awarded the 2019 Phoenix Mayor’s Art Award for her innovative and high quality art programs with special populations. She also won the 2018 Mesa Maker’s Fest “Social Impact Award”
Tina is the only Arizona visual artist who has been trained at the NYC National Center for Creative Ageing Center, the AZ Create Change AZ Conference, and has two certified dementia practitioners certificates. She spoke at the 2018 NYC National Conference and was on a panel educating others on best practices in the Arts & Ageing industry.
Tina regularly speaks on the benefits of arts and ageing. She spoke at the 20th annual Arizona's Assisted Living Federation of America(ALFA) conference, the Arizona Senior Center Association Conference in Prescott, West Vally Coalition on Ageing(WVCOA), North Valley Coalition on Ageing (NVCOA) and the Annual Minnesota Struthers’s Park Nicolette Parkinsons Center conference and, before COVID, was scheduled to speak at the Minnesota Activity directors conference for a second time. She just finished the recording of her part of the Strother’s Park Nicolette Parkinson’s Foundation National Video on the health benefits of art on the ageing brain.
He”ART”sy- Tina’s Non-Profit 501.C3 Biz
He”ART”sy- Tina’s Non-Profit 501.C3 Biz
He”ART”sy- Tina’s Non-Profit 501.C3 Biz
Heartsy, Tina’s rapidly growing NON-PROFIT 501.C3 arts education company, was founded in Fall 2018 by Tina Ferguson, Executive Director, to bring FREE arts programming to those living in low income, underserved communities who were most in need of the social and medical benefits that the arts provides. Heartsy’s tag line is , “Changing l
Heartsy, Tina’s rapidly growing NON-PROFIT 501.C3 arts education company, was founded in Fall 2018 by Tina Ferguson, Executive Director, to bring FREE arts programming to those living in low income, underserved communities who were most in need of the social and medical benefits that the arts provides. Heartsy’s tag line is , “Changing lives through art“ and quality and innovation is key in our programming.
Heartsy currently serves low income, racially diverse senior citizens with Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease as well as youth/adults with developmental disabilities (DD) such as Autism and Downs Syndrome In Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Surprise, and Peoria.
In HeARTsy’s current fiscal year they have earned over $71,000 with over 80% of their earned income going directly to programming which is up from earning only a $17,252 and $7384 earned in 2022 and 2021 respectively. With 2 months remaining in their 2024 fiscal year, HeARTsy anticipates earning over $75,000 in total.
Artsy Smartsy-Tina’s For-Profit Biz
He”ART”sy- Tina’s Non-Profit 501.C3 Biz
Artsy Smartsy-Tina’s For-Profit Biz
Artsy Smartsy, Tina’s FOR-PROFIT arts education company, was founded in 2009 for her own Nana. Artsy Smartsy seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for underserved groups as research has shown the regular practice of art contributes to reduced medication need, reduced falls, a decrease in anxiety and depression and
Artsy Smartsy, Tina’s FOR-PROFIT arts education company, was founded in 2009 for her own Nana. Artsy Smartsy seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for underserved groups as research has shown the regular practice of art contributes to reduced medication need, reduced falls, a decrease in anxiety and depression and a significant raise in a students self esteem and self worth. Tina brings her arts classes and their life changing side effects to senior citizens up to age 106, (specializing in those with Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s disease) their families and caregivers.
Pre COVID, Tina taught over 500 seniors/month in 38 Senior Communities in both MN and AZ. Unfortunately, COVID reduced her business income by over 75% and it has never recovered.
Tina continues to teach in 2 AZ private Memory Care Communities, via Zoom with the Minnesota Strother’s Parkinson’s Center, and in 6 Community Memory Cafe locations in Phoenix with over 200 students each month and growing. Tina now also teaches private one on one classes for youth with developmental disabilities through the AZ ESA program.