Self-Portraits In Montclair Show ‘Faces Of Aging’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — In recognition of Older Americans Month, the Township of Montclair’s Division of Senior Services/Lifelong Montclair recently launched a creative effort dubbed “Self Portraits: Faces of Aging.”

According to a municipal news release, the initiative highlights self-portraits of older, Montclair-area residents along with their reflections on “what aging means to them.” The goal of the project is to “offset stereotypes around aging and highlight the talent of older residents from the Montclair area.”

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The effort received funding from the Partners for Health Foundation and partnership support from the Montclair Art Museum.

Starting May 1, all of the portraits and quotes will be featured at www.lifelongmontclair.org/facesofaging. Some of the original portraits will also be on exhibit at the Montclair Art Museum’s Free First Thursday on May 2, between 5 and 9 p.m.

In the middle of May, select portraits and quotes will be featured on banners in the Montclair Center Business Improvement District and Montclair’s South End Business District.

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