Welcome
Welcome to the Co-lab! We are so excited to learn and build alongside you. This page is your space to continue learning, networking, and improving your practice. Scroll through to find information on upcoming events, and to access your treasure trove of resources.
Types of Events
The Learning Lounge
Seminars featuring experts in arts, aging, education, accessibility + health, where you’ll discover new research, emerging trends, and innovative practices in creative aging.
Peer Power Chats
Peer networking sessions to discuss pressing issues, share advice and resources, and celebrate together — centered around a timely topic with light facilitation.
Back Stage Speaker Series
After our public events, participate in “behind the scenes” conversations with nationally-renowned speakers.
Jam Sessions
These office hours with Lifetime Arts staff offer an open space for questions, concerns, and guidance on various creative aging topics.
Upcoming!
Jam session
November 22, 2024
1:00-2:00pm EST
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Join office hours with Lifetime Arts staff and your peers to:
- Ask questions
- Share your experiences
- Offer and receive guidance on various creative aging topics.
Treasure Trove
Your curated laboratory of practical refreshers on Foundations training, articles, research, and advocacy tools.
ToolKits
Undoing Ageism
Learn how ageism affects program design and delivery and how creative aging can combat ageism in your institution.
Program Implementation
Refreshers on: community assessment, strategies for identifying and hiring teaching artists, program design and implementation, and more.
Supporting research
EpiArts Lab Publications on the Impact of Arts and Health
Browse through a list of reports, research, and studies on the impact of arts and cultural engagement on population health outcomes from the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine.
Gene Cohen Study
Refreshers on: community assessment, strategies for identifying and hiring teaching artists, program design and implementation, and more.
Case Studies
EpiArts Lab Publications on the Impact of Arts and Health
Browse through a list of reports, research, and studies on the impact of arts and cultural engagement on population health outcomes from the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine.
Gene Cohen Study
Refreshers on: community assessment, strategies for identifying and hiring teaching artists, program design and implementation, and more.