Category: Press Release

New Initiative Catalyzes State-Level Partnerships to Advance Creative Aging in Western States

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Cross-sector, state-level partnerships are key to sustaining and ensuring access to creative aging programming, especially for older adults in rural communities. Research shows that these arts education programs contribute significantly to healthy aging and increased social connection. The Advancing Creative Aging in Westerns States Initiative, launched in 2023, is designed to deepen and sustain collaboration among state agency partners to advance creative aging in the Western region. Currently the Initiative includes partnership teams in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah. These teams include leaders from state arts agencies, state libraries, and state veterans services, and will expand to include aging services and health and human services. 

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Lifetime Arts Co-Founder Named 2024 AARP Purpose Prize® Award Fellow

Lifetime Arts is thrilled to announce that its Co-Founder/CEO, Maura O’Malley, has been named a 2024 AARP Purpose Prize® Award Fellow. The AARP Purpose Prize® Award is a national recognition that honors a select group of people aged 50-plus who have proven that they are using their knowledge and life experience to make a difference. As part of this award, Lifetime Arts will receive $10,000 and a year of technical support to help deepen and expand its creative aging work nationally.

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Lifetime Arts Announces the Promotion of Heather Ikemire to Executive Director

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Lifetime Arts proudly announces the promotion of Heather Ikemire to the position of Executive Director. Heather’s promotion coincides with Lifetime Arts’ 15th anniversary year as a national service organization for creative aging. With her leadership, the organization is poised to launch a new phase of programming and cross-sector collaboration to accelerate the impact of creative aging nationwide.

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Public Libraries Supported as Community Anchors for Positive and Creative Aging  

Older adult participants look at artwork during a culminating event at a Wyoming public library.

A total of 132 public and county library systems in Missouri and Wyoming will develop and/or expand arts education programs that improve the lives of older adults (55+) through the Advancing Creative Aging Through State Library Leadership Initiative (2023-2025). In partnership with the participating state libraries, Lifetime Arts will train and coach up to 250 librarians and library programmers in creative aging program planning, design, marketing, implementation and documentation. A total of 100 in-person and remote creative aging programs will serve up to 2,000 older adults in Wyoming and Missouri public libraries and build the case for long-term sustainability.

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Fifteen Wyoming Public Libraries to Receive Financial Support for Creative Aging Projects

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Fifteen Wyoming libraries will soon offer arts-based programming that will enrich the lives of older adults (55+) in their communities through the Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries Project. The project is made possible through a partnership between the Wyoming State Library, Wyoming Arts Council, and Lifetime Arts with funding from the Wyoming Community Foundation and the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust.

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14 Community Arts Ed Organizations Receive Seed Grants for Creative Aging Programs

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2021 CONTACT Jenina Podulka, National Guild for Community Arts Education jeninapodulka@nationalguild.org nationalguild.org Shannon McDonough, Lifetime Arts smcdonough@lifetimearts.org  Research shows participatory arts learning for older adults provides significant wellness benefits critical to counteracting social isolation  New York, NY—The National Guild for Community Arts Education and Lifetime Arts are pleased to announce that …

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The Creative Aging Resource Website: An Online Hub for an Emerging Field

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Lifetime Arts is proud to launch The Creative Aging Resource website (http://www.creativeagingresource.org), the first dedicated place on the web to offer artists, community educators, program administrators, senior service professionals, and funders a browsable directory of hundreds of hand-curated pieces of research, media, case studies, experts and organizations related to the field.

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Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries Initiative Adds Seed Grant Program

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shannon McDonough Lifetime Arts smcdonough@lifetimearts.org   This innovative collaboration promotes wellness and combats social isolation through anti-ageism training and community-based arts education programming. NEW ROCHELLE, NY: Today, Lifetime Arts announced that in addition to the professional development training for teaching artists and library programmers previously announced as part of the Creative Aging …

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Creative Aging Partnership in Wyoming Receives Funding

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Wyoming Arts Council Receives $20,000 Grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation for Creative Aging Training in Partnership with the Wyoming State Library and Lifetime Arts The Wyoming Arts Council is pleased to announce the receipt of a $20,000 grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation’s McMurry Library Endowment Fund. Through a partnership between the Wyoming Arts …

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Gov. Cuomo Announces Creative Aging Initiative to Support Physical and Mental Health of Older New Yorkers and Combat Social Isolation

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of a three-region Creative Aging Initiative to provide hands-on art-making programs that support comprehensive physical and mental health benefits for older New Yorkers and combat social isolation. Created by a new partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Office for the Aging, the Creative Aging Initiative takes an innovative, evidence-based approach to healthy aging, underscoring New York's leadership as the first age-friendly state in the nation.

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2019-2020 Catalyzing Creative Aging Cohort Announced

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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 …

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City of Boston Announces New Creative Aging Program

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Arts programming throughout the City to be tailored to older adults BOSTON – Friday, October 11, 2019 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh along with the Age Strong Commission and the Office of Arts and Culture today announced a partnership with Goddard House Community Initiatives and Lifetime Arts that brings free arts programming to older adults …

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10 Arts Organizations Receive Seed Grants To Launch New Creative Aging Programs

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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 …

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Catalyzing Creative Aging 2019-2020 Applications Now Open

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  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 …

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Second Cohort of 20 Arts Orgs Selected for Catalyzing Creative Aging Program

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 …

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20 Museums Tapped for Initiative to Create Learning Opportunities For Older Adults

Lifetime Arts to train and support educators at 20 museums across the U.S. as they develop and implement high-quality, intensive arts learning opportunities for older adults. Arlington, VA – Aroha Philanthropies, the American Alliance of Museums, and Lifetime Arts announced today that 20 museums and organizations have been tapped to participate in a new initiative, …

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10 Arts Org Receive Grants Via Catalyzing Creative Aging Program

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 …

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Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aroha Philanthropies Announces National Initiative in Collaboration with the American Alliance of Museums and Lifetime Arts MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Aroha Philanthropies, the American Alliance of Museums, and Lifetime Arts announced today that they will collaborate to launch Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums, a new national initiative developed, funded and managed by …

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Grants Awarded to Five Westchester County Agencies

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Five Westchester County senior service organizations have each been awarded $2,500 by Lifetime Arts to plan and implement Creative Aging programs as part of the “Creative Aging in Westchester County” initiative, generously supported by the Westchester Community Foundation. Designed and administered by Lifetime Arts the project increases the capacity of these …

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20 Selected for Catalyzing Creative Aging Program

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 …

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New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for Creative Aging in NYC

Lifetime Arts to lead major effort to advance Creative Aging movement in NYC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 3, 2018 New Rochelle, NY — Lifetime Arts, Inc. announced today the receipt of a $600,000 grant from The New York Community Trust (NYCT) in support of a two-year effort to evaluate and strengthen Creative Aging programs in New …

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Grantees Selected for NYC Creative Aging Initiative

Catalyzing Creativity in NYC’s Senior Service Organizations NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Ten NYC senior service organizations have each been awarded a grant of $7,500 to plan and implement Creative Aging projects as part of the Catalyzing Creativity initiative, a pioneering city-wide program designed to improve the quality of life of older New Yorkers through arts …

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Lifetime Arts Partners with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy to Launch “Seeding Vitality Arts MN”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2017 CONTACT: Ed Friedman 914-355-2304 NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Lifetime Arts, the nationally recognized leader in Creative Aging, and E.A. Michelson Philanthropy have launched a statewide grant opportunity for Minnesota: “Seeding Vitality Arts MN“. This new initiative will build the capacities of organizations in the state of Minnesota to develop …

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Lifetime Arts Tapped to Support Aroha “Seeding Artful Aging” Initiative

Aroha Philanthropies has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to 15 nonprofits through its “Seeding Artful Aging initiative,” and we are proud to announce our involvement in the upcoming initiative. We will provide training, program development, and technical assistance services to all grantees throughout this two-year project.  “Chosen from a highly competitive field of more than …

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$500,000 Federal Grant for Expansion of Creative Aging Programs in 22 Library Systems Across 12 States

SECOND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANT AWARDED TO LIFETIME ARTS & WLS Westchester County, NY — Lifetime Arts, Inc. and Westchester Library System (WLS) announced today their receipt of a $500,000 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. Creative Aging in …

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Lifetime Arts Awarded $85K Grant by The Michelson Foundation (now Aroha Philanthropies) in Support of Capacity Development Project

Improving the lives of today’s older adults – an ever-growing segment of the U.S. population who will soon number 77 million and who definitely don’t identify as “old” – is a gargantuan task. “Creative aging” programs – professionally led arts workshops aimed at people 55+, facilitate skill-building, promote social engagement and are making a difference …

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NY Metro Public Libraries Receive Support for Creative Aging Programs

Westchester Library System (WLS),  and Lifetime Arts, Inc. in partnership with the American Library Association Public Programs Office, announced today the allocation of funds to support instructional arts programs in 41 libraries in the New York Metropolitan area. In the second year of this two-year program, Creative Aging in New York State Public Libraries: a …

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MetLife Foundation Grant Expands Lifetime Arts to National Programs

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Lifetime Arts, Inc. Receives $125,000 Grant from MetLife Foundation to Pilot

Creative Aging Programs in Boston, Dallas and Miami Public Libraries

MetLife Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a $125,000 grant to expand their groundbreaking work in creative aging through partnerships with Boston Public Library, Dallas Public Library and Miami-Dade Public Library. The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Libraries Project is designed to increase the capacity of public libraries to serve older adults, provide models of high quality creative aging programs and raise public awareness about the benefits of these professionally conducted arts learning programs for older adults.

 

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Lifetime Arts Receives $50,000 Grant from Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation for Creative Aging Programs in Westchester Libraries

The Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a grant to  support their partnership with the Westchester Library System (WLS) –  Creative Aging in New York State Public Libraries: a Regional Model with National Applicability. This two year project, funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services also includes the Brooklyn Public …

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Lifetime Arts Receives $125,000 Grant from MetLife Foundation to Pilot Creative Aging Programs in Boston, Dallas and Miami Public Libraries

MetLife Foundation has awarded Lifetime Arts, Inc. a $125,000 grant to expand their groundbreaking work in creative aging through partnerships with Boston Public Library, Dallas Public Library and Miami-Dade Public Library.  The MetLife Foundation Creative Aging Libraries Project is designed to increase the capacity of public libraries to serve older adults, provide models of high …

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Lifetime Arts & Partners Awarded $450,000 National Leadership Grant to Promote Creative Aging in Public Libraries

Lifetime Arts,  the Westchester Library System (WLS) and the American Library Association announced today their receipt of a $450,000 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums.  This two-year project, Creative Aging in New York State Public Libraries: a Regional …

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Laura Jane Musser Fund of Minneapolis Supports NYC Libraries Project

Thanks to the Laura Jane Musser Fund of Minneapolis, MN for their generous grant to support our NYC Library Project.  Librarians and artists all over Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx and Manhattan are working together to design programs for this coming year.  Stay tuned for news about the funded proposals.  Announcements coming in early December.

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