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Museums Add Programs and Classes to Tap Interest From Older Adults
Graffiti artist, Peyton Scott Russell, taps into the interests of older adults through his eight week visual arts program offered at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and selected through Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts initiative.
Dr. Vivek Murthy and Brené Brown on Loneliness and Connection
“Have you ever struggled with feeling lonely – even when you’re surrounded by people you love? I have. It’s painful and confusing. In this episode, I talk to Dr. Vivek Murthy, a physician and the …
Local Seniors Are Encouraged to Get Creative With These Virtual Workshops, Courtesy BPL
Brooklyn Public Library and Apple Bank present “Creative Aging,” a series of virtual art and writing workshops for seniors.
Myriad Ways to Tap Older Adults’ Creativity and Combat Social Isolation
While our campaign, “Connect Through Creativity Now,” highlights teaching artists, arts and service organizations working within the traditional Creative Aging model (sequential learning, skill-building, social-engagement) while stay-at-home orders prohibit in-person social gatherings, there are a …
Connect Through Creativity Now: Social Distancing Doesn’t Have to Equal Social Isolation
“Making sure that arts programs for older adults provide social engagement opportunities intentionally connected to the art-making is at the heart of Lifetime Arts’ recommendations, supported by important research. We’ve decided to launch a campaign …
Teaching Creative Aging Classes Online: 1. Troubleshoot, 2. Don’t Sweat the Details
Clown Artist, John LeoNimm, has been a teaching artist working in NYC senior centers for several years. He was one month into teaching clown and comedy skills to older adults at the Jewish Community Council of …
Final Critiques and Closure via Google Hangouts in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Museum de Historia, Antropología y Arte was just finishing up their first year of Creative Aging programming when COVID-19 hit, which left their visual arts program with two remaining classes in the series. …
Online “Pop-Up Pages” Workshop Offered to Older Adults in Queens, NY
Based on the Creative Aging classes that they teach at senior centers, Spica Wobbe and Karen Oughtred have developed an online class called, Pop-up Page Making, which is part of the FTH at Home offering. In addition, the two have …
Greenwich House Brings Classes Online, Launches Virtual Art Show
Greenwich House has been pivoting many of their live programs to an online format during the crisis. Their teachers are quickly adapting to teaching via Zoom, and have worked with the Greenwich House communications team …
DOROT’s Online Arts Ed Programs “Put the Light Back into My Heart”
When the COVID-19 crisis hit, DOROT was determined to continue serving their community members who have come to appreciate the high-quality arts programming and social interaction that these classes provide. In just one month, DOROT …