“ADVANCING CREATIVE AGING IN MARYLAND: CREATIVE AGING ARTS PROVIDER AND VENUE TRAINING”
As part of the “Advancing Creative Aging in Maryland: Creative Aging Arts Provider and Venue Training” initiative, the Maryland State Arts Council will expand their existing #mcreds Creative Aging Provider training, a 15-hour virtual course open to community teaching artists and arts educators, in addition to a new Creative Aging Vendor training, two biannual networking events, and an annual convening at the Maryland Arts Summit.
Professional development and program implementation support
Beginning November 2021, as part of the course, Lifetime Arts will train Maryland teaching artists and creative aging vendors in best practices in planning, designing, promoting, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining successful creative aging programming. The course includes a variety of synchronous and asynchronous activities, which will be led by Lifetime Arts and the Maryland State Department of Education. Lifetime Arts will also provide coaching and program implementation support beginning in January 2022.
Additional project details
The project also includes two 90-minute biannual networking events open to the 2020 and 2021 cohorts of the Creative Aging #mcred for Providers and Vendors. These events will include presentations by local, state and regional funders followed by artist showcases, speed dating and resource sharing. Finally, the project will conclude with the Maryland Arts Summit, a preconference at the annual statewide conference which will convene the entire arts sector, including education, tourism, health, public art and more.
TRAINING DATES & DETAILS
Creative Aging Design and Development for Teaching Artists
November 8-10 from 10am-12pm ET
This course, aimed at 25-person cohorts of teaching artists, will introduce the history, supporting research, and exemplary programming happening across this growing field.
In addition to covering the topics included in Creative Aging Foundations (shown below), our teaching artist training will also feature the examination and demonstration of andragogical approaches to the development of skill-based, sequential instructional lessons for older adults. In addition, this course will focus on the importance of embedding intentional social engagement activities into programming and curricula. Participants will explore the subject of ageism and its impact on creative aging programming design and delivery. Teaching artists will be introduced to best practices in both in-person and remote programming.
Creative Aging Foundations Training for Creative Aging Vendors
January 18-20 from 10am-12pm ET
This 6-hour training will take a cohort of creative aging vendors through the Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Foundations course. We will cover:
- 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
- The planning, implementation, and sustainability of successful programming
- Developing impactful cross-sector and community partnerships
- How to deliver both in-person and remote programming
Registration
These training series will be announced by the project partners who will also manage registration. Registered trainees will be enrolled as users in the Lifetime Arts Portal, where they will access links to the training, training materials, pre-reading, resources, and trainer bios.
Project Contacts
- Lillian Jacobson, Fine Arts Project Manager, Maryland State Department of Education
- Austin Ubannwa, Events & Communication Coordinator, Maryland State Department of Education
- Julie Kline, Education Associate, Lifetime Arts
MADE POSSIBLE BY
This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.
