Resources
Mansa Mussa, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2018
In this interview, visual artist Mansa Mussa talks about how he got started as a teaching artist in Creative Aging, including how he discovered that his father, who had Alzheimer’s, could concentrate on art projects …
Marjorie Shaefer, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2018
In this interview, Marjorie Shaefer talks about how she began teaching storytelling programs to adults 55+ through the Johnson City Public Library (JCPL), the most challenging and rewards aspects of this work and how Creative …
Sandra Drabant, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2018
In this interview, Sandra Drabant, a formally trained art teacher, art therapist and mixed media artist talks about her experience working in the Projects Department at the United Methodist Retirement Communities (UMRC), where she taught …
Social Distancing Doesn’t Need to Equal Social Isolation for Older Adults
via American Alliance of Museums (AAM) | Articles and Blog Posts | 2020
In this article, written by Lifetime Arts’ Deputy Director, Shannon McDonough, and published by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Lifetime Arts presents free resources we are offering in an effort to assist in the …
Creative Aging Art in a Box Class
Articles and Blog Posts | 2020
From the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) site: “MCA is so excited to be continuing to offer unique programs geared towards adults ages 55+. During this home based class, each participant will get a …
Marta Sanchez, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2018
Marta Sanchez is a teaching artist and visual artist living and working in Philadelphia, PA. She has taught at several community centers and universities including the Tyler School of Art, St. Joseph’s University, Taller Puertorriqueño, and The …
Creative Aging Continues in Northern Wisconsin Libraries
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
In April 2019, in continuation of a statewide training being conducted by Lifetime Arts, Education Director, Annie Montgomery, and teaching artist, Julie Kline, traveled to northern Wisconsin to deliver two full-day professional development workshops on Creative …
NASAA Leadership Institute Features Creative Aging Experts
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
In September 2019, Aroha Philanthropies and Lifetime Arts presented, “Collaborations in Creative Aging,” at National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ 2019 Leadership Institute, hosted by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts in Providence, RI. …
Creative Aging Experts Address Ageism at Grantmakers in the Arts Conference
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
In October 2019, the National Guild for Community Arts Education presented the professional development workshop, “Age Equity: The Impact of Ageism on Arts Funding and Programs,” at the 2019 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Cultural …
David DeBlieck, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2018
Teaching artist, David DeBlieck currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Dance in the Theater Department at the College of St Benedict & St John’s University. Since 2010, David has conducted numerous workshops and …