Resources
The Photography and Memory Project: Adapting an Intergenerational Program During a Global Pandemic
This article discusses the issues and outcomes surrounding a university-library-museum partnership that connected undergraduate students with community living older adults for a photography-based intergenerational program. The 4-year face-to-face program was interrupted after 2 years by …
Community Spotlight: Photography and Memory Project
The Photography and Memory Project is a four-year initiative of the Denver Art Museum, Denver University (DU), and the Denver Public Library that brought DU students and older adults together to exchange personal snapshots and …
Harnessing the Power of Age Diversity: Getting the Best Out of the Five-Generation Workforce
From HBR.org: “Generational identity should be a source of learning, not division.” “Are tensions between different generations escalating? In organizations, lack of trust between older and younger workers often yields a culture of competition and …
You’re Overlooking a Source of Diversity: Age
From HBR.org: “A conversation with Miami University professor Megan Gerhardt on benefiting from generational differences. Megan Gerhardt, management professor at Miami University, studies the impact of generational conflict on organizations. She says too many leaders …
“Our Life, Our Stories” at the Speed Art Museum
From the Speed Art Museum website: “How can an old memory assist in creating a new one? That is the question explored in Our Life, Our Stories, an exhibition about each artist’s relationship to photographs …
Behind the Scenes at the Cabildo with Big Chief Darryl Montana
As part of the program, “Beading with the Big Chief,” offered at the Louisiana State Museum and taught by Big Chief Darryl Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Hunters, the museum put together this behind-the-scenes tour …
Creative Aging: Watercolor Workshop with Karen Fitzgerald (Participant Artwork)
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 …
Your Voice, Your Life, Your Story: A Bridge to the Past Through Personal Narrative Writing (Anthology)
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 …
A Community Choir Intervention to Promote Well-Being Among Diverse Older Adults: Results From the Community of Voices Trial
This article reports on a randomized control study of the effects of a Community of Voices choir intervention on the “health, well-being and health care costs of racial/ethnically diverse” adults 60 years and older. Sixty-five …
The Value of Active Arts Engagement on Health and Well-Being of Older Adults: A Nation-Wide Participatory Study
This article reports on a nationwide participatory study carried out in the Netherlands that used both qualitative and quantitative methods to document the perceived value of arts engagement by those taking part in 18 arts-based …