New York State Council on the Arts

“CREATIVE AGING FOR ALL COMMUNITIES”

As part of the “Creative Aging for All Communities” initiative, the New York State Council on the Arts, in partnership with the New York State Office of the Aging, will expand its current creative aging initiative, the New York State Creative Aging Initiative, in an effort to serve older adults in communities of color, rural regions, veterans, the disabled, LGBTQIA+ communities and other vulnerable populations. 

Project goal

This project will focus on serving communities across the state that have been hit hardest by recent challenges. To accomplish this, community based arts organizations that are NYSCA grantees and senior-serving organizations in NYSOFA’s network will work together to serve older adults in communities of color, rural regions, veterans, the disabled, LGBTQIA+ communities and other vulnerable populations.

Professional development and program implementation support

In October and November 2021, Lifetime Arts will train New York-based teaching artists, arts and senior service organizations 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 December.

TRAINING DATES & DETAILS

Creative Aging Foundations Training for Arts and Senior Service Organizations

October 25-27 from 10am-12pm ET

This 6-hour training will take a cohort of arts and senior service organizations 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

November 15-17 from 10am-12pm ET

This course, aimed at 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.