In this initiative, Lifetime Arts partners with the West Valley Arts Council to advance their creative aging program offerings in their region of Arizona.

Lifetime Arts will train two cohorts of teaching artists and community educators/public programming professionals in the delivery of innovative, direct creative aging programming for older adults (online and in-person). Executive coaching, teaching artist curriculum coaching, and implementation support is also provided.

Lifetime Arts will deliver training for teaching artists over three two-hour Zoom sessions from May 23 – 25, 2022 and for Community Educators and Public Programming Professionals from June 1 – 3, 2022. Please find complete training details below.

May 23-25, 2022 from 10am-12pm PST/MST 

This highly experiential training is aimed at professional teaching artists who are interested in expanding their practice into creative aging arts education programming for older adults.

Participants will learn about:

• What creative aging programming is and how it differs from passive entertainment and drop-in classes
• The research that demonstrates why artmaking is good for people, especially older adults
• The various creative aging program models, and the features of the arts education model (for both in-person and online program delivery)
• The importance of embedding intentional social engagement activities into programming and curricula

Participants will also explore ageism and its impact on creative aging programming design and delivery. This training also features units on curriculum design and development, and will examine and demonstrate andragogical approaches to the development of skill-based, sequential instructional lessons for older adults. 

After attending teaching artists will:

• Feel knowledgeable and confident about the program model
• Have a working understanding of how to design a creative aging program curriculum
• Be inspired to get started!