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Peyton Scott Russell, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2018
Teaching artist, Peyton Scott Russell’s earliest memories as a child were making art and being creative. This continued into high school where he discovered graffiti art from the film Style Wars in 1984. This consumed …
Lisa Spraragen, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
A graduate of Brown University with a Master’s in Music Performance from New York University, Lifetime Arts Roster teaching artist, Lisa Spraragen is a classical and flamenco guitarist and dancer. In 2018, she taught three …
Robin Bady, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
Lifetime Arts’ Roster Teaching Artist and award winning storyteller, Robin Bady, has been teaching theatre, writing and storytelling for as long as she can remember. Her career began with teaching children in schools and later branched …
Debra Pasquerette, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
Debra Pasquerette, teaching artist and Manager of Community Engagement at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA, has worked with people of all generations across the community. As part of GRoW @ The …
Participants 55+ Share Their Journeys Through Clay
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
In December 2019, the Union County Historical Society and Heritage Museum held their culminating event for the workshop, “Journeys Through Clay,” part of the Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums Initiative. The program was funded by Aroha Philanthropies …
Creative Aging Enrollment at Pasadena Conservatory of Art Increases
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
Since the fall of 2018, the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, part of the National Guild for Community Art Education’s Catalyzing Creative Aging Initiative, has continued to see an enrollment increase due to its adult 55+ …
School of Drag Attracts Intergenerational Performers
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
“School of Drag,” a creative aging program collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, AZ (MOCA) and Fluxx Productions, is a 10-week workshop series that invites 55+ LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, …
“Performed by the People Who Lived It”: Theatre 55 Stages Shows Older Adults Want
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
In this blog post, Lifetime Arts Co-Founder and Executive Director, Ed Friedman, talks about Theatre 55, a company founded in 2018 by Richard Hitchler in St. Paul, Minnesota, whose mission is “to enrich the lives …
Innovative “School of Drag” Event Mixes Generations and Gender Performance
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
In May 2019, gender performers of all ages wowed local audiences at the culminating event for “School of Drag,” an innovative arts workshop series held at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Tucson, AZ. …
Stories About Stories: Diversity and Complexity at Two Memorable Memoir Events
Articles and Blog Posts | 2019
Lifetime Arts’ Co-Founder and Executive Director, Ed Friedman, shared his experience with attending two memoir writing programs at Mt. Kisco Senior Recreation Department and The LOFT: LGBT Community Services Center. The programs are part of …