Year: 2011

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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Lifetime Arts Library Participant Exhibits Paintings at City Island Gallery

Throughout September 2011 Kaleidoscope Gallery 280 City Island Ave. City Island, NY 10464 718-885-3090 Kaleidoscope Gallery of City Island  announces:  Tereza Volpi Fratarcangeli Show and Sale of Paintings Tereza participated in last year’s “Drawing from Experience”, taught by artist Josh Millis. The eight week workshop series was part of “Creative Aging in Our Communities: The …

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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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