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Arts Learning and the Older Adult
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This webinar was primarily aimed at senior center staff, but was applicable to Creative Aging arts organization staff and teaching artists. The webinar dived deep into best practices and principles related to adult learning. Attendees …
Creative Aging in NYC Report
via Creative Aging in NYC | Reports
From the report’s overview: “The blossoming field of creative aging promotes opportunities for older adults to engage in the arts through community-based programs. Evidence supports many benefits of creative aging—for older adults who participate, the …
Creative Aging Programming: Lessons Learned
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This webinar was offered to teaching artists, arts organization and senior center staff in NYC who completed a Creative Aging program and wanted to bring their programming to the next level. During the workshop, participants: …
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 Flexible Arts Programming in a Senior Center Setting
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This webinar was offered to teaching artists and arts organization staff in NYC who delivered a Creative Aging program in any arts discipline in a senior center setting, and were applicable to SU-CASA residencies. Attendees …
Planning for Maximum Impact: Culminating Events in a Senior Center Setting
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This webinar was offered to senior center staff in NYC who planned a culminating event for a Creative Aging program at their location. During the workshop, attendees: Viewed examples of quality culminating event formats across …
Preparing for a Creative Aging Program
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This webinar was offered to teaching artists, arts organization and senior center staff in NYC who delivered Creative Aging programming and were applicable to SU-CASA residencies. This webinar also served as a way to connect …
The Lifetime Arts 2021 Year in Review
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Lifetime Arts has stayed true to our mission and expanded our impact in our field in each of the years since our founding in 2008, and 2021 was no exception. This past year, we added …
Writing A Great Creative Aging Proposal
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This webinar was offered to NYC-based teaching artists and arts organizations interested in writing a proposal for a Creative Aging program in any arts discipline. Attendees learned about: The two main pillars of Creative Aging …
Your Voice, Your Life, Your Story: A Bridge to the Past Through Personal Narrative Writing (Anthology)
Programs and Initiatives
From Susan Buttenwieser, Teaching Artist: “The following is the seventh anthology produced by the Brooklyn Public Library’s Services for Older Adults Creative Aging writing workshops during the pandemic. Since late September, the participants have spent …