Nevada Arts Council

“NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL CREATIVE AGING INITIATIVE”

As part of the “Nevada Arts Council Creative Aging Initiative” initiative, the Nevada Arts Council, will implement in-person and online creative aging programs for all of Nevada’s libraries and for teaching artists in all 17 Nevada counties.

Professional development and program implementation support

Beginning January 2022, Lifetime Arts will train Nevada teaching artists and librarians in best practices in planning, designing, promoting, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining successful creative aging programming. We will also provide coaching and program implementation support beginning in March 2022.

TRAINING DATES & DETAILS

Creative Aging Foundations Training for Library Programmers

  • January 31-February 2 from 9am-11am PT
  • January 31-February 2 from 12pm-2pm PT

This 6-hour training will take two cohorts of library programmers 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

Creative Aging Design and Development for Teaching Artists

  • February 7-9 from 9am-11am PT
  • February 14-16 from 9am-11am PT

This course, aimed at two 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 above), 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.

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 training materials, Zoom links, pre-reading, resources, and trainer bios.

Project Contacts

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.