Anita Hullum Wins Ageless Creativity Award
The 26th annual Spirit Is Ageless contest honored older adults for original art and writing in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Seniors
Anita Hullum received the Ageless Creativity Award at the Spirit Is Ageless 2026 Art & Writing Contest, held October 23 at CC Young Senior Living. The contest invited older adults across the Dallas-Fort Worth area to submit original art and writing.
Why it matters
The contest gives older adults in the Dallas area a public venue to showcase creative work later in life. Its 26-year run reflects a sustained local effort to recognize seniors' artistic expression.
The contest has run for 26 years since its 1999 launch, and Hullum completed her award-winning artwork at age 101. Entry counts and other category winners were not reported.
The players
Anita Hullum
Hullum is a Dallas-area older adult who received the Ageless Creativity Award for artwork she completed at age 101.
Marianne Gargour
Gargour is a certified life coach, professional artist, and cancer survivor who served as the guest speaker at the contest reception.
CC Young Senior Living
CC Young Senior Living is a senior-living community in Dallas that hosted the Spirit Is Ageless reception.
The details
At the reception, guest speaker Marianne Gargour, a certified life coach and cancer survivor, led interactive drawing exercises, including drawing with the nondominant hand. Winners were recognized at the event.
Timeline
1999: The Spirit Is Ageless contest launched.
October 23, 2026: Contest reception held at CC Young Senior Living.
Seasonal Patterns
The contest's 26-year run since 1999 places this year's reception within a long-running local tradition of honoring older adults' creative work. Its continuity mirrors a broader pattern of senior-living communities building arts programming for residents.
Dallas-area older adults can enter future Spirit Is Ageless contests by submitting original art or writing. The event shows that creative pursuits remain open to residents well into later life.
The takeaway
Creative practice is not limited by age, as the 101-year-old award winner's work demonstrates. Older adults interested in art or writing can look to community programs like this one for structured opportunities.
Further reading
For more on aging and later-life activity, browse Seniors coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by White Rock Lake Weekly.
