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Participation in Life-Review Playback Theater Enhances Mental Health of Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This article reports on a randomized control trial designed to assess the mental health effects of community-dwelling older adults’ participation in a 12-week playback theatre program. Playback theatre is a form of improvisational theatre that, …
Active and Receptive Arts Participation and Their Association with Mortality Among Adults in the U.S.
Epidemiological studies on the arts are not common in the United States, especially studies on active engagement by older adults. This national study addressed associations between arts participation and mortality, including both passive and active …
What is the Evidence on the Role of the Arts in Improving Health and Well-being? A Scoping Review (2019)
From the abstract: Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different …
Art Should Be a Habit, Not a Luxury
“Just like exercise and sleep, engaging with the arts is a necessity for a full and happy life. Too often, we let the humdrum reality of life get in the way of the arts, which …
Frank Stiefel, 74, Curiosity and Freedom in Filmmaking
Former businessman in media arts, Frank Steifel, made his first film at age 62, and another at 70, which won an Academy Award. David Stewart, founder of AGEIST magazine and creator of the site weareageist.com …
The Lifetime Arts 2021 Year in Review
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 …
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II
The second volume of, “Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy” focuses on the public policy and management concepts related to the use of the opportunities that are created by population aging. Klimczuk covers theoretical analyses …
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I
This book shows that global population aging is an opportunity to improve the quality of human life rather than a threat to economic competitiveness and stability. It describes the concept of the creative aging policy …
Navigating Healthy Aging in a Complicated Time
The Central Vermont Council on the Arts (CVCOA) recently launched its 2021 Creative Care Kit Project which provides homebound or isolated older adults with access to teaching artists online, kits to support art-making in the …
Aging and Ageism: Mental Health Issues in the Wake of COVID-19
This lecture, by Professor William E. Haley of the University of South Florida School of Aging Studies, provides an excellent analysis of ageism, how it can affect the mental health of older adults, how it …