Lifetime Arts conducted several training events in March to support the arts organizations, teaching artists, and senior center staff offering Creative Aging programming in NYC as part of the NYC Creative Aging Initiative, made possible through the generous support of the New York Community Trust, and offered in partnership with the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College and LiveOn NY.
Creative Aging Partnerships: Building a Successful Program with Senior Centers and Older Adult Participants
Hostos Community College, Bronx NY
On March 14, this training, moderated by Master Teaching Artist, Antonia Perez, taught teaching artists about productive ways in which to partner with senior center teams, best practices in designing Creative Aging programs for older adult learners and ways to adjust program designs to match the learning needs and capacities of older adult learners.
Director of Cultural Programs
Planning for Maximum Impact: Culminating Events in a Senior Center Setting
Webinar
Offered on March 25, this webinar was designed for senior center staff in NYC who are planning the culminating event for a Creative Aging program at their location. Facilitator, Lindsey Francis, demonstrated examples of quality culminating event formats across various art forms (visual, performing, and literary); talked about working with teaching artists to plan and coordinate the events; reviewed best practices in marketing these events and taught attendees strategies that they might employ to foster deeper community connections.
Francis interviewed Director of HANAC Harmony JVL Innovative Senior Center, Allison Simmons Brownley, about her connections with local artists and experiences in development to find grants and organizational partners to provide the most engaging and beneficial programming possible.
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