Resources
Metlife Foundation Creative Aging Program: Findings From the Inaugural Year
In 2008, the National Guild for Community Arts Education (then the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts) received funding from the MetLife Foundation to pilot the Creative Aging Program. The program provided in-depth …
Life’s Third Act
From TED: “Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy — and these years aren’t just a footnote. Jane Fonda asks how we can re-imagine this new phase of …
Let’s End Ageism
From TED: “It’s not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It’s ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves — and each other. Ashton Applewhite urges us …
Edie
From 360 Degree Communications: “Believing that it__s never too late, newly widowed Edie (Sheila Hancock) embarks on a trip to the Scottish Highlands to fulfill her dream of climbing the intimidating Mt. Suilven, striking up …
Death Metal Grandma
From The New York Times: This film “…touches on themes of reinvention, cross-generational relationships and sharing your truth. It profiles Inge Ginsberg, a 96-year-old who fled the Holocaust and became a poet and songwriter for …
Young@Heart
From PBS Independent Lens: “The Young@Heart Chorus, a group composed of New England senior citizens, has delighted audiences worldwide with renditions of songs by artists from The Clash to Coldplay. YOUNG@HEART chronicles seven weeks in …
Still Dreaming
From Still Dreaming: “STILL DREAMING is the multi-award winning, uproarious film about the powers of creativity, and how engaging in art-making can deeply enrich our lives at any age.”
Quartet
From BBC: “Lifelong friends Wilf and Reggie, together with former colleague Cissy, are residents of Beecham House, a home for retired opera singers. Every year on Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday, the residents unite to give a …
Positive Aging: Creativity and Strengths Throughout Life
A 3-part online (Coursera) course in positive psychology including one module on Creatitiy and Aging. Seligman, Martin. Being Whole: Mind-Body Connection Throughout Life. (Part of Seligman’s Visionary Science course at University of PA)
“Elderhood” Author on Redefining Age
From CBS News: “People are living decades longer than they ever have before, thanks to advances in medicine and public health. Author and aging expert Dr. Louise Aronson wrote a new book on the subject …