Teaching artist and Lifetime Arts Trainer, Vinny Mraz, was teaching his third "Comedy Workshop" to students at the Wartburg in Mt. Vernon, NY, before he had to disband the class due to the COVID crisis. While the program is on pause, he continues to share his appreciation for his students by painting their portraits and sharing them on his Instagram.
John Prine died this past week — a victim of Covid19. "Hello in There" is being performed and shared again, and is a potent reminder of the toll this pandemic is taking on older adults in particular — and it is a call for us all to reach out.
This year marked a turning point in our work and in the Creative Aging movement. More and more organizations and agencies across the country have realized that arts education for older adults isn't about filling empty time, it's about creativity, community-building, wellness, and helping people realize creative potential.
Lifetime Arts is humbled to acknowledge the contributions of our small, full-time professional staff who lead Education, Programming, Digital Media, Project Management, and Operations efforts in support of our work in the burgeoning field of Creative Aging. We are also very fortunate to be able to attract and retain top talent to work with us …
On September 18-20, Aroha Philanthropies and Lifetime Arts presented, “Collaborations in Creative Aging,” at National Assembly of State Arts Agencies’ 2019 Leadership Institute, hosted by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts in Providence, RI. In 2016, Aroha Philanthropies developed a major multi-year initiative, Seeding Vitality Arts (SVA), to seed creative aging programs nationally. Using a learning cohort model, Aroha and its …
Lifetime Arts Trainer, Vinny Mraz, has been selected to join the fifth international cohort of National Arts Strategies (NAS) 2019 Creative Community Fellows for his crucial work in creating stronger and more inclusive communities through arts and culture. In addition to being a trainer for Lifetime Arts, Vinny is a playwright, teaching artist and theater maker …
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, …
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 …
On Monday, May 20, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) held a panel titled, “Artful Aging: What Museums and Arts are Learning from Each Other about Creative Aging” during their annual conference in New Orleans. Ed Friedman, Executive Director at Lifetime Arts moderated the panel which also featured Annie Montgomery, Director of Education at Lifetime …
On Friday, May 17, the Association of Teaching Artists (ATA), the oldest, independent organization serving teaching artists in the country, held its 2019 Awards ceremony in New York City, to honor artist educators who have made a significant impact on the field of Teaching Artistry and to kick-off Teaching Artist Appreciation Week (May 20-27). Lifetime …
October 2018 On October 25, our Executive Director, Ed Friedman, delivered the opening Keynote Address, “Creative Aging in Community Settings” at the Brookdale Foundation Group’s 2018 Annual Conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Teaneck, New Jersey. The conference was attended by over 200 people representing organizations from 35 states. The Group’s major initiatives are: …
As mentioned earlier this fall, Lifetime Arts, Inc. is proudly teaming up with the Teaching Artist Project (TAP) Cohort, a division of Community-Word Project (CWP). TAP is a comprehensive training and internship hosted by CWP and designed to prepare artists to bring their craft into K-12 classrooms. The TAP Cohort is a network of arts organizations …
