October 17, 2024 / Modified oct 18, 2024 4:31 p.m.

The unspoken beauty of aging in "The Crone Body".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: : "Bad Art Night" at the Arizona Science Center offers people a chance to explore their curious side; and an asylum seeker shares his welcome to Tucson.

jade beall vikki unsized VIEW LARGER Vikki, from "The Crone Body".
Jade Beall

Arizona Spotlight

October 17, 2024

NPR
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Featured on the October 17th, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Jade Beall is a Tucson-based photographer with an eye for finding beauty all around her. Beall talks about her collection called “The Crone Body”, which contains intimate portraits that celebrate the changing wisdom and power of women as they age.
jade beall grandmother granddaughter VIEW LARGER Grandmother & granddaughter, from "The Crone Body".
Jade Beall
jade beall carmalene unsized VIEW LARGER Carmelene, from "The Crone Body".
Jade Beall
the crone body des VIEW LARGER Des, from "The Crone Body".
Jade Beall
  • Local food activists estimate that millions of pounds of free produce go to waste each year in southern Arizona from sources such as backyard citrus trees, date palms and pomegranate shrubs. Iskashitaa Network was founded by Barbara Eiswerth to locate, harvest and re-distribute this local produce all while connecting new refugees to the local community. In this month’s “Storyteller” segment, meet Simba, an asylum seeker from Burundi, who found he was welcomed in Tucson by a new community that benefited from his experience and self-reliance.

iskashitaa network 1 hero Volunteers and members of the Iskashitaa Network in one of the community gardens.
courtesy of Iskashitaa Network

barbara eiswerth spotlight VIEW LARGER Barbara Eiswerth, PhD, is the founder and executive director of Iskashitaa Refugee Network. She established the non-profit organization in 2003 to help United Nations refugees become better acquainted with United States and its people, and to reduce food waste in our community.
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iskashitaa network 2 hero Orange being picked off of fruit tree from Iskashitaa Network garden.
courtesy of Iskashitaa Network

bad art night group hero Arizona Science Center staff celebrate following a successful "Bad Art Night".
courtesy of Lauren Pool, Arizona Science Center

community art wall hero People of all ages contribute to the design of a community art wall at the first "Bad Art Night" event at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix.
courtesy of Lauren Pool / Arizona Science Center

bad art night paint hero Art enthusiasts gather paints and materials while participating in the family-friendly "Bad Art Night" at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix.
courtesy of Lauren Pool / Arizona Science Center

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