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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Teal Room Community Classes
Academic Courses
From the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Website: AFA’s Teal Room Community Classes provides a variety of in-person therapeutic programs ranging from the creative arts therapies, Broadway singer performances, chair yoga, gardening classes, and more! …
Antonia Perez, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts
In this interview with Lifetime Arts trainer and teaching artist, Antonia Perez, she talks about how an interaction she had with a group of children where she taught them how to paint a public mural …
Bernie D’Ettorre, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts
In this interview, visual artist Bernie D’Ettorre talks about how she began teaching art classes to Alzheimer’s patients at area art galleries. This led to her teaching Creative Aging classes to senior groups at nursing …
Boston Creative Aging Program Highlights
Articles and Blog Posts
Earlier this year, Mayor Martin J. Walsh along with the Age Strong Commission and the Office of Arts and Culture announced a partnership with Goddard House Community Initiatives and Lifetime Arts that has brought free …
Building Bridges: Breaking Barriers Exhibit Addresses Issues of Ageism
Websites
The Building Bridges: Breaking Barriers exhibition is a call for attention and an attempt to address the profound issue of ageism engrained in our society. The pandemic era has not only helped unmask, but negatively …
Celia Caro, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts
In this interview with mixed-media artist, Celia Caro, she talks about how she got started as a teaching artist and how one of her colleagues at Pratt, Paul Ferrara, introduced her to the Creative Aging …
Creative Aging: Watercolor Workshop with Karen Fitzgerald (Participant Artwork)
Programs and Initiatives
This presentation deck showcases the culminating artwork from participants who attended the 7-week virtual course, “Creative Aging: Watercolor Workshop with Karen Fitzgerald,” offered by the Brooklyn Public Library – New Utrecht Branch and part of …
Designing an Inclusive Creative Aging Program: Teaching Artist Tips from Lifetime Arts Trainers
Videos
This video is part of our latest issue of The Creative Aging Resource Journal, and features Lifetime Arts Trainers sharing teaching artist best practices and programming examples for designing an inclusive creative aging program. The …
Lifetime Arts Resource: Sample Teaching Artist Budget for a Watercolor Program
Toolkits
This sample budget provides organizations with a general understanding of teaching artist fees, art supplies/equipment costs, and program expenses for a visual arts program.
Linda Luisi, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts
In this interview, acrylic artist, Linda Luisi, talks about the how she began working as a teaching artist, which included giving lectures, demos, and presentations at various locations such as the Society of American Registered …