Creative Aging Foundations for Wyoming Senior Centers 2025

January 21-23, 2025 from 2-4 pm MT

Welcome senior center staff! We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with you as part of  the Wyoming Arts Council’s creative aging initiative.

We are looking forward to meeting you. We have a lot to cover over the three sessions, so please plan to join each day on time and take notes.

What you need to know:

• Please use the Zoom link below to join all three days of training
• We have specified some light, yet key pre-work for each session
• All presentation decks and session recordings will be made available for your convenience

JOIN TRAINING VIA ZOOM

Use the DAY 1, 2, 3 buttons below to navigate to each day’s session materials:

Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources 

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Day 1

 

Ageism Workshop, Creative Aging Program Models, and Older Adult Learners

Tuesday, January 21st from 2-4 pm MT

Please review the following resources prior to Day 1:

“Creative Aging: Enriching the Lives of Older Adults Through Arts Ed” [3:12]

“Let’s End Ageism,” TED Talk by Ashton Applewhite [11:38]

“Creative Aging: Isolation to Connection,” E.A. Michelson Philanthropy [2:49]

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Day 2

Demonstration Classes and Program Preparation

Wednesday, January 23rd from 2-4 pm MT

In this session we will all be participating in a demonstration artmaking class. Please make sure to check your email to find out which class you are assigned to, and come prepared with the appropriate materials. 

Please also review the following resources prior to Day 2:

• SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
• Review case studies:
  
  • Partnerships Key to Sustainability for Dances for a Variable Population
  • Greenwich House Pivots to Online in Response to COVID-19
  • Drawing and Printmaking  at Jacob A. Riis Senior Center (2min video)
• Let us know if you have any questions about these resources so that we can make time to address them in our presentation next week, or during the Q&A towards the end of the session.

Email: portal@lifetimearts.org 

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Day 3

Community Partnerships & Embedding Creative Aging in Your Organization

Thursday, January 23rd from 2-4 pm MT

Please review the following prior to Day 3:

• Facility Survey (PDF)
• Community Resource Survey (PDF)
• Patron Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)

• In preparation for this session’s breakout groups, think about:

  • One challenge you might foresee in implementing your program
  • One asset you feel like your organization can leverage