As part of the Vitality Arts Project for Art Museums Initiative and through a partnership with the Toledo Museum of Art, Lifetime Arts will train museum teaching artists, education and access staff members, and community partner site staff in best practices in planning, designing, promoting, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining successful creative aging programming. Additionally, all museum staff will participate in a 1-hour webinar providing an overview of creative aging and age equity. Training dates and details are listed below.
TRAINING DATES & DETAILS
Creative Aging Foundations Training for Teaching Artists
March 20-22, 2023 from 10am-12pm ET
In this three-day 6-hour virtual training for teaching artists, Lifetime Arts will provide an overview of the creative aging field, including an understanding of shifting demographics, different areas of practice, and the cross-sector nature of the work. Participants will leave the training with concrete, first steps to incorporate Creative Aging into their practice. Core curricular topics covered include:
- History of creative aging
- Current research on arts and aging
- Inherent biases about aging
- Best practices in the field
- What’s different about adult learning
- How to apply K-12 arts ed expertise to 55+
- How to develop responsive programming that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable
In addition to covering the topics included in the core Creative Aging Foundations training, this course also will feature the examination and demonstration of approaches for teaching adult learners and to the development of skill-based, sequential lessons for older adults. Additional curricular topics include:
- Exemplary programming from across this growing field across artistic disciplines
- Embedding intentional social engagement activities
- Impact of ageism on creative aging program design and delivery
- Best practices in both in-person and remote programming
- Creative aging curriculum development
- Partnering with older adult communities
Creative Aging Foundations Training for Museum Staff
April 18-20, 2023 from 10:30am-12:30pm ET
This course is designed for Toledo Museum of Art staff, including the Learning and Interpretation department, including the Learning and Interpretation and Access departments – and staff from community program partner sites.
Creative Aging Foundations provides an overview of the Creative Aging field, including an understanding of shifting demographics, different areas of practice, and the cross-sector nature of the work. Tips on planning, implementing, and evaluating creative aging programs will be included, with a focus on developing mutually beneficial community partnerships to support program design, recruitment, and program sustainability.
Core curricular topics covered include:
- History of Creative Aging
- Current research on arts and aging
- Inherent biases about aging
- Best practices in the field, with a focus on museums
- What’s different about adult learning
- How to apply K-12 arts ed expertise to 55+
- How to develop responsive programming that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable
- Developing impactful cross-sector and community partnerships
- Planning, implementation, and sustainability of successful programming
Creative Aging in Museums All-Staff Webinar
Available to museum staff in May 2023
In this 1-hour, asynchronous webinar for all Toledo Art Museum staff, Lifetime Arts will share the history, background, and research of the creative aging field, the impacts of ageism, and the benefits of sequential arts engagement for older adults. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the museum’s upcoming Vitality Arts programs and long-term goals, and will be offered prompts for reflection on how artmaking and learning might combat ageism at the museum and beyond.
Registration
Registration will be managed by Toledo Museum of Art. Registered trainees will be enrolled as users in the Lifetime Arts Portal, where they will access training materials, Zoom links, pre-reading, resources, and trainer bios.
Project Contacts
- Mike Deetsch, Senior Director of Learning and Interpretation; Interim Director of Development, Toledo Museum of Art
- Julie Kline, Director of Education & Training, Lifetime Arts
Made Possible By
This activity is made possible by a grant provided by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.
