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Lifetime Arts’ Creative Aging Roster is a free public service – an evolving national online directory of teaching artists who are peer reviewed and qualified to design and deliver instructional arts programs for older adults.
A Look Back At 2014
Dear Friends, What an amazing year it’s been! Look at the headlines: Launched the Creative Aging in America’s Libraries Project – an expansion of our Libraries Initiative that will take us to 12 states across the country. Launched the first of the of the Lifetime Arts Creative Aging workshops as part of AARP Foundation’s effort …
You Are Looking at a Happy Man: Older Adults Thrive in Creative Aging Programs
“You are looking at a happy man! I am in a good mood, I’m not depressed, I am looking forward to life in general because of this experience.” — Matthew Carlino, Brooklyn, NY Creative aging programs use the arts to improve the quality of life for older adults. In the video below, Mr. Carlino and …
Creative Aging Roster Now Offers 100+ Teaching Artists in 9 States
Lifetime Arts Welcomes 23 New Teaching Artists to The Creative Aging Roster Last month, Lifetime Arts convened a panel to review and vet the latest round of applicants to the Creative Aging Roster, a free service we offer which provides direct access to teaching artists who are qualified to instruct older adults in community settings. …
$500,000 Federal Grant for Expansion of Creative Aging Programs in 22 Library Systems Across 12 States
SECOND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANT AWARDED TO LIFETIME ARTS & WLS Westchester County, NY — Lifetime Arts, Inc. and Westchester Library System (WLS) announced today their receipt of a $500,000 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. Creative Aging in …
Issuing a Challenge to Students in NYU Wagner’s Capstone Program
On Monday, September 16, the Lifetime Arts team visited the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University to issue a challenge to students in the Capstone Program there. The assembled students listened to us deliver a brief overview of our work and our vision for the future of the organization. If …
Finding Great Teaching Artists for Creative Aging Programs
After people hear about our work, view our videos, and read testimonials from participants, we’re often asked, “How do you find the teaching artists?”
Join the Creative Aging Roster
Are you an experienced teaching artist looking to teach older adults? Lifetime Arts, Inc. is preparing to hold its quarterly Creative Aging Roster Panel Review. We are calling on professional teaching artists to submit applications to be listed on the Creative Aging Roster, featured at www.lifetimearts.org. Applications are accepted year round and reviewed quarterly. For …
Lifetime Arts Awarded $85K Grant by The Michelson Foundation (now Aroha Philanthropies) in Support of Capacity Development Project
Improving the lives of today’s older adults – an ever-growing segment of the U.S. population who will soon number 77 million and who definitely don’t identify as “old” – is a gargantuan task. “Creative aging” programs – professionally led arts workshops aimed at people 55+, facilitate skill-building, promote social engagement and are making a difference …
We ♥ Our Teaching Artists!
The third week in May is National Teaching Artists Appreciation Week! Established in 2012 by the Association of Teaching Artists, this is an opportunity to thank and recognize teaching artists across the United States who improve the lives of their students through professional arts instruction.
Lifetime Arts Receives 2013 National Library Week Award from WLS
On April 18, Lifetime Arts co-founders Maura O’Malley and Ed Friedman received the 2013 National Library Week Recognition Award from the Westchester Library System (WLS) for their outstanding contribution to public libraries.
Programs for 55+ Shifting from “Needy” to “Engaging”
For the second time in a year, Preserving Your Memory magazine, a publication of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, has profiled Lifetime Arts’ Creative Aging in Libraries Project sponsored by MetLife Foundation. “With this new set of creative aging programs, MetLife Foundation is helping us share Lifetime Arts’ successful program model with major …
WLS to Honor Lifetime Arts with National Libary Week Recognition Award
Lifetime Arts is pleased to announce that we will be honored by Westchester Library System (WLS) with a National Library Week Recognition Award at their 22nd Annual Book & Author Luncheon on Thursday, April 18, 2013 which will be held at CV Rich Mansion in White Plains, NY. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week …
NY Metro Public Libraries Receive Support for Creative Aging Programs
Westchester Library System (WLS), and Lifetime Arts, Inc. in partnership with the American Library Association Public Programs Office, announced today the allocation of funds to support instructional arts programs in 41 libraries in the New York Metropolitan area. In the second year of this two-year program, Creative Aging in New York State Public Libraries: a …
Lifetime Arts Classes in Miami-Dade Heralded
Five Miami-Dade library system branches are now offering Lifetime Arts creative aging classes through the Creative Aging in Public Libraries Project funded by MetLife. Ana Veciana-Suarez of The Miami Herald interviewed Lifetime Arts Co-Founder and CEO Maura O’Malley and Miami-Dade Library Director, Raymond Santiago, for this feature article which also includes frank anecdotes from participants …
Lifetime Arts and Partners Offer Creative Aging Training for Artists
November 4, 2012 – Friday, November 9, 2012 The Creative Center at University Settlement Presentations and workshops by national and local leaders in the field, including Lifetime Arts’ founder and CEO, Maura O’Malley, – combined with site visits to museums, galleries and “best practice” programs, will enable accepted trainees to raise the bar on arts engagement …
Beyond Bingo: Aging Creatively in Public Libraries
Creative Aging Professional Development for Librarians As part of Lifetime Arts IMLS National Leadership Grant, a two part professional development workshop engaged 40 librarians from the NY Metro Region in four sessions. Led by national experts, librarians learned about creative aging best practices, the nuts and bolts of program implementation and sustainability and what kinds of …
MetLife Foundation Grant Expands Lifetime Arts to National Programs
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Lifetime Arts, Inc. Receives $125,000 Grant from MetLife Foundation to Pilot
Creative Aging Programs in Boston, Dallas and Miami Public Libraries
MetLife Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a $125,000 grant to expand their groundbreaking work in creative aging through partnerships with Boston Public Library, Dallas Public Library and Miami-Dade Public Library. The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Libraries Project is designed to increase the capacity of public libraries to serve older adults, provide models of high quality creative aging programs and raise public awareness about the benefits of these professionally conducted arts learning programs for older adults.
Lifetime Arts Receives MetLife Foundation Creativity & Aging in America Leadership Award!
BEGINTAG2012/04/la-workshopv1.jpg?w=300ENDTAG In March 2012, the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) announced the winners of the MetLife Foundation Creativity and Aging in America Leadership Award, recognizing Lifetime Arts in the category Lifelong Learning. This Award honors exceptional programs in health and wellness, lifelong learning, and community engagement. The other winners were: Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, community …
Roster Artist Josh Millis at NYPL
Lifetime Arts Roster Artist Josh Millis at NYPL
Check out NYPL's blog about Josh Millis and his upcoming Creative Aging Project at Jefferson Market Library http://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/03/05/meet-josh-millis
Lifetime Arts Receives $50,000 Grant from Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation for Creative Aging Programs in Westchester Libraries
The Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a grant to support their partnership with the Westchester Library System (WLS) – Creative Aging in New York State Public Libraries: a Regional Model with National Applicability. This two year project, funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services also includes the Brooklyn Public …
Lifetime Arts Receives $125,000 Grant from MetLife Foundation to Pilot Creative Aging Programs in Boston, Dallas and Miami Public Libraries
MetLife Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a $125,000 grant to expand their groundbreaking work in creative aging through partnerships with Boston Public Library, Dallas Public Library and Miami-Dade Public Library. The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Libraries Project is designed to increase the capacity of public libraries to serve older adults, provide models of high …
Lifetime Arts, Inc. Receives $125,000 Grant from MetLife Foundation to Pilot Creative Aging Programs in Boston, Dallas and Miami Public Libraries
MetLife Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a $125,000 grant to expand their groundbreaking work in creative aging through partnerships with Boston Public Library, Dallas Public Library and Miami-Dade Public Library. The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Libraries Project is designed to increase the capacity of public libraries to serve older adults, provide models of high …
Lifetime Arts & Partners Awarded $450,000 National Leadership Grant to Promote Creative Aging in Public Libraries
Lifetime Arts, the Westchester Library System (WLS) and the American Library Association announced today their receipt of a $450,000 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. This two-year project, Creative Aging in New York State Public Libraries: a Regional …
Lifetime Arts Library Participant Exhibits Paintings at City Island Gallery
Throughout September 2011 Kaleidoscope Gallery 280 City Island Ave. City Island, NY 10464 718-885-3090 Kaleidoscope Gallery of City Island announces: Tereza Volpi Fratarcangeli Show and Sale of Paintings Tereza participated in last year’s “Drawing from Experience”, taught by artist Josh Millis. The eight week workshop series was part of “Creative Aging in Our Communities: The …
Laura Jane Musser Fund of Minneapolis Supports NYC Libraries Project
Thanks to the Laura Jane Musser Fund of Minneapolis, MN for their generous grant to support our NYC Library Project. Librarians and artists all over Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx and Manhattan are working together to design programs for this coming year. Stay tuned for news about the funded proposals. Announcements coming in early December.
90 Artists Attend Lifetime Arts NYC & Albany Training Workshops
April 2011 Susan Perlstein, the guru of Creative Aging, held teaching artists captive throughout the day long sessions – first in Albany at the NY State Museum on April 14th and then in NYC at University Settlement on April 16th. Facilitated by Hollis Headrick, these NYSCA funded workshops introduced K-12 teaching artists to Creative Aging …
