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Creative Aging: Reawaken the Artist Within
In this article, The Denver Public Library announces that it will begin running Creative Aging programs for its older adult community, funded by the NextFifty initiative, a Colorado-based private foundation dedicated to funding innovative, mission-driven …
The Wellness Movement That’s Proving It’s Never Too Late to Become an Artist
This article focuses on the benefits of arts programming for older adults and how national leaders in Creative Aging are expanding this movement.
Metlife Foundation Gives Major Grant to Arts Learning
Lifetime Arts, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has received a $125,000 grant from MetLife Foundation to pilot an arts education program in three library systems nationwide. The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Libraries Project will expand …
Metlife Foundation Creative Aging Program Expands
From the article: “A program aimed at engaging older Americans with the arts in public libraries that began in New York has now rolled out to 18 public libraries in Boston, Dallas and Miami, thanks …
Positive Aging Movement Takes Off
In this article, Toder shares his experience attending two events; a convening of philanthropic, art, and community leaders, co-sponsored by Aroha Philanthropies and the Hewlett Foundation, which focused on the benefits of creative aging programs …
Lifetime Arts: Delivering Arts Education Programs for Today’s Older Adults
Now in its fifth year, the Creative Aging Public Libraries Project is a demonstration and capacity-building program that supports collaborations between professional teaching artists and public libraries resulting in free instructional arts programs for older …
Can Older Adults Complement A Near-Peer Model? A National Nonprofit Says Yes
This article focuses on the success of an intergenerational education pilot, implemented by AVID, a nonprofit organization, who partnered with Encore’s Gen2Gen initiative to learn more about the potential for engaging older adults as AVID …
At 94, Mike Nussbaum Is the Oldest Working Stage Actor in Show Biz
This report features guest, Mike Nussbaum, 94, who talks about his role in the play, “Curvature Departure,” and shares his views on aging in show business.
You Become Better With Age
Artists who are going strong at 80 and up find that old age offers freedom, self-assurance, and room to explore.