This October, Lifetime Arts will be participating in a series of virtual and in-person engagements for arts and aging professionals in New York, Ohio and Florida. We will deliver presentations on a variety of creative aging topics for students, older adults, artists and arts educators and network with professionals in the arts and public health sectors. Read on to learn more about these opportunities.
In July, Lifetime Arts welcomed Heather Ikemire as Deputy Director. Drawing on 20+ years of experience in arts education and nonprofit leadership, Heather is responsible for Lifetime Arts’ field building and advocacy work.
In April, Maura O'Malley, Lifetime Arts' co-founder and CEO, was joined by fellow creative aging practitioners in the virtual series, "Thriving Better Together: Creative Aging & Resilience."
On February 10, Lifetime Arts Director of Education, Annie Montgomery, and Pushcart Prize Nominated Poet, Mary Moore Easter, delivered the virtual workshop, “Combating Ageism in a Socially-Distanced World,” during Roowork, an online learning series hosted by the National Guild for Community Arts Education.
On February 10, 2021, Lifetime Arts' Director of Education, Annie Montgomery and Pushcart Prize Nominated Poet, Mary Moore Easter, will present the virtual workshop, "Combating Ageism in a Socially Distanced World," during the National Guild for Community Education's online learning series, Rootwork. During the workshop, participants will learn how creative aging arts education programs combat ageism and are a pathway to reconnect older adults to one another, and to their communities in the midst of the pandemic.
This a personal reflection on ageism written by Lifetime Arts' Director of Education, Annie Montgomery. This article was originally published in the National Guild for Community Arts Education's Guild Notes, 2020, Issue 1.
On March 17, 2020, the National Guild’s Creative Aging Network held a community forum for Creative Aging practitioners. Leaders in the field discussed how they’re responding to their community needs including: adjusting programs and learning environments, working with senior centers and other community partners, supporting teaching artists, and speaking to funders. Visit the National Guild website to access the meeting recording
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Association of Teaching Artists, Teaching Artists Guild, Creative Generation, National Guild for Community Arts Education, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, and Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic hosted a free webinar to address how the COVID-19 health crisis is affecting teaching artists. The recording is available on the Teaching Artist …
In January, at the culminating event for, “A Storied Life,” a 12-week digital storytelling workshop offered by the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) in partnership with The Knolls, a Bethel Community, eight filmmakers — all aged 55+ — wowed a packed screening room with digital film shorts depicting personal stories of love, loss, and discovery. …
To meet the growing demand for Creative Aging programming across the U.S., for the first time ever, the National Guild for Community Arts Education introduced a Creative Aging Track at their 82nd national conference held recently in Austin, TX. The Conference brought together more than 700 leaders and educators from all backgrounds to share knowledge, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 22, 2019 Arts education programs designed to engage the vitality of older adults New York, NY—Twenty nonprofit arts education organizations from 13 states have been selected to participate in the third cohort of the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Catalyzing Creative Aging Program. This multi-phase program is provided in partnership with …
On October 15, the National Guild for Community Arts Education presented the professional development workshop, “Age Equity: The Impact of Ageism on Arts Funding and Programs,” at the 2019 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Cultural Intersections in Denver, CO. Adam Johnson, Chief Operating Officer at National Guild for Community Arts Education, moderated the workshop, which also featured …
Debra Pasquerette, teaching artist and Manager of Community Engagement at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA, has worked with people of all generations across the community. She later shifted to working with older adults and developed a passion to pursue Creative Aging programming in her community. As part of …
Now in its tenth year, the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute (CAELI) program, offered by the National Guild for Community Arts Education in collaboration with Partners in Performance, Inc., provides an intensive and transformative experience, designed to hone and advance member leadership skills and effectiveness by engaging seasoned and emerging leaders with top leadership trainers, …
The National Guild for Community Arts Education and Lifetime Arts are pleased to announce that 10 nonprofit arts education organizations from 9 states have been selected to receive seed grants of $7,000 each to support the launch of new, innovative arts education programming for older adults in their communities. The population of older adults in …
Our population of adults over age 55 in the U.S. is rapidly growing, and research shows that participatory arts education programs for older adults foster positive aging and healthier lives. To support the establishment of new programs like this at Guild member organizations across the country, the National Guild for Community Arts Education is …
Lifetime Arts’ Deputy Director, Nathan Majoros, has been selected to join the 2019 class of the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute (CAELI), a leadership program designed for individuals in the nonprofit arts education sector and run by the National Guild for Community Arts Education in collaboration with Partners in Performance, Inc. Nathan is one of …
Now in its second grant cycle, the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Catalyzing Creative Aging Initiative is helping arts organizations across the U.S. to better serve older adult learners. For example, since last fall, enrollment has rapidly increased and continues to do so at Pasadena Conservatory of Music. In fact, the “summer camp” programs being offered …
This fall Lifetime Arts has delivered of live Creative Aging training sessions in New York City, around the state, and across the country. Community Centers In October, Lifetime Arts made two separate trips to the YMCA of Greater Syracuse. On the first trip, the team oriented the executive director and key program leaders to the …
As a result of three major Creative Aging initiatives running programs this fall as a result of our training and technical support — The Catalyzing Creativity initiative in New York City, funded by the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; Catalyzing Creative Aging, a project in partnership with the National Guild for Community Arts Education; …
This fall older adults at West Michigan Center for the Arts and Technology learned shibori, a traditional Japanese fiber art, through Catalyzing Creative Aging, Lifetime Arts’ partnership with the National Guild for Community Arts Education. Teaching Artist John Cox led participants through a 12-week beginner level workshop. Shibori is a resist dyeing method that creates patterns by …
Attend a Creative Aging Event Near You Thanks to the generous support of Aroha Philanthropies, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the NAMM Foundation, and the Music Man Foundation, this fall nearly 100 culminating events in 15 states will showcase older adults making art and friendships across the United States. The culminating events (a.k.a., …
This year more than 900 people aged 55+ from New Mexico to New Hampshire attended 65 Creative Aging programs in public libraries, arts organizations, and community spaces where they mastered new art-making skills such as digital photography, acting, creative writing, singing, and dancing. How do these programs work? These arts workshops were offered through several …
Twenty nonprofit arts education organizations have been selected to participate in the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Catalyzing Creative Aging Program. This multi-phase initiative, provided in partnership with Lifetime Arts, is designed to support the establishment of new, professionally-led arts education programs for older adults that increase social engagement and mastery of one or …
The National Guild for Community Arts Education is pleased to announce that 10 nonprofit arts education organizations from 9 states have been selected to receive seed grants of $7,000 each to support the launch of new, innovative arts education programming for older adults in their communities. Research shows that participation in activities that foster creative …
Arts education programs enhance the well-being of older adults New York, NY—Twenty nonprofit arts education organizations from 14 states have been selected to participate in the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Catalyzing Creative Aging Program. This multi-phase initiative, provided in partnership with Lifetime Arts, is designed to support the establishment of new, professionally led …
As we reach the half way point in the year we’d like to share with you what has been happening at Lifetime Arts since the end of 2015. CREATIVE AGING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES This three-year project, funded primarily by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), has supported 72 Creative Aging workshops in public libraries …
