Resources
Thriving As We Age
From YouTube: “Tim Carpenter is the founder of EngAGE and host/producer of the EXPERIENCE TALKS radio show. EngAGE is a nonprofit that transforms aging and the way people think about aging by turning affordable senior …
Creative Aging: Celebration as Strategy with Dominic Campbell
https://youtu.be/0dUdVY9oGy4 From the YouTube description: “An instinctive collaborator and passionate believer in co-creation, Dominic Campbell invites your engagement with his idea — that celebration might be one of the finest routes to a better experience …
Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care
From Anne’s website: “A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient pioneers a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia, as she introduces a proven method that uses the creative arts …
Digital Gold: Queering Flat Spaces
During week eight of the LGBTQIA+ creative aging program, “Stay Gold,” offered at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Tucson, COVID-19 hit and forced the museum to shut down. This article focuses on how the …
From In-Person to Virtual Programs: A Case Study of Challenges & Successes
This article focuses on a creative aging playwriting workshop that was offered at the Olana State Historic Site until COVID-19 made it impossible for participants to meet in person. The program was shifted to a …
Survey Highlights: Leveraging State Investments in Creative Aging
Supported through a partnership with Aroha Philanthropies, the “National Assembly of State Arts Agencies conducted a national survey that inventoried state arts agencies’ creative aging efforts.” “Survey Highlights: Leveraging State Investments in Creative Aging summarizes …
Annie Montgomery, Teaching Artist
In this interview with Lifetime Arts’ Director of Education, Annie Montgomery, she talks about how her passion for theatre inspired her to become a teaching artist, and how a colleague invited her to co-teach one …
Paul Ferrara, Teaching Artist
in this interview with visual and performing artist Paul Ferrara, he talks about how he began teaching art on a volunteer basis at a senior center in my neighborhood. He was inspired when he attended …
Tamara Keshecki, Teaching Artist
In this interview with classical flute player, Tamara Keshecki, she talks about how she began working as a teaching artist in elementary and intermediate schools, with developmentally disabled adults and through a non-profit arts organization, …
Bill Wertheim, Teaching Artist
In this interview with poet and artist, Bill Wertheim, he talks about how he got started as a teaching artist, and how he later met Ed Friedman and Maura O’Malley at the Town of Pelham …