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June 16, 2023 from 9am-4pm HST
Honolulu Museum of Art School, 1111 Victoria Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
We hope you enjoyed this training as part the Honolulu Museum of Arts’ creative aging initiative made possible through E.A. Michelson Philanthropy’s Vitality Arts Project for Art Museums.
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources
Please review the following prior to training:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- Social Engagement Tips and Techniques (PDF)
“Creative Aging: the essentials” [3:06]
- (For Teaching Artists/Studio Programs Teachers and Teaching Assistants only)
- Download and fill out: Adapting Your Program for Creative Aging Worksheet (DOCX)
Training Description:
This 6-hour training will take teaching artists 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
In addition to covering the topics included in the core Creative Aging Foundations training, this course for teaching artists also will feature the examination and demonstration of approaches for teaching adult learners and to the development of skill-based, sequential lessons for older adults. Additional curricular topics include:
- Exemplary programming from across this growing field across artistic disciplines
- Embedding intentional social engagement activities
- Impact of ageism on creative aging program design and delivery
- Best practices in both in-person and remote programming
- Creative aging curriculum development
- Partnering with older adult communities
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Collage with Antonia Perez
Lead Trainers:
Learn more about the Lifetime Arts Team:
Post-training Resources
Combatting Ageism
- Ashton Applewhite TED Talk {11:28]
- Exploring the Health Effects of Ageism Article by Paula Span, NYTimes [paywall]
- As We Live Longer, How Should Life Change? There Is a Blueprint Article by Corinne Purtill, NYTimes [paywall]
- Old School – Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse
- The Reframing Aging Initiative
- Institute for Human-Centered Design
- Grantmakers in Aging: Meeting the Needs of Elders of Color and LGBT Elders
- Getty Images/AARP Disrupt Aging® Collection
Teaching artist resources for in-person & remote programs:
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Remote Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
- Social Engagement Sample Activities
Research supporting the creative aging arts education model:
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
- “Point of View: Why Creative Aging? It’s More Than Personal—It’s Societal” Article by Maura O’Malley, Lifetime Arts CEO/Co-founder, American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Magazine
- Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & the Arts, Culture Track Report
- CDC Loneliness and Social Isolation Linked to Serious Health Conditions
- Liz Lerman: The Critical Response Process
- Negative Stereotypes About Aging May Shorten Your Life by Affecting Will to Live – American Psychological Associate Article by Becca R. Levy, Ph.D
- Is the 60-Year Curriculum the Future of Learning? Next Avenue Article by Richard Eisenberg
- The New Map of Life. A Report from the Stanford Center on Longevity
- Cornerstone University: A Simple, Easy to Understand Guide to Andragogy
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
Technology support & accessibility considerations:
- Aging Connected: Getting Older Adults Online
- Grantmakers in Aging: Meeting the Needs of Elders of Color and LGBT Elders
- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
- Senior Planet Zoom Resource Center
- Implementing and Expanding Virtual Programming for Older Adults: Tips and Practical Strategies for Aging Network Organizations – by engAGED The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults
- Accessibility and Universal Design Resource – California State University Northridge