September 27-29 from 9-11am MT
Welcome Utah Senior Serving Organizations. We hope you enjoyed attending this training as part of Utah Division of Arts & Museums’ Creative Aging initiative made possible by a grant provided by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.
What you need to know:
- All training recording links are available in each training day section
- All post-training resources are available for your convenience
Training Description | Trainer Bios | Participation Guidelines
Post-training Resources | Evaluation Survey
Day 1
Ageism Workshop, Creative Aging Program Models, and Older Adult Learners
Monday, September 27, 2021, 9-11am MT:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 1:
“Creative Aging: Enriching the Lives of Older Adults Through Arts Ed” [3:12]
“Overview of the Field” with Vinny Mraz [6:14]
“Let’s End Ageism,” TED Talk by Ashton Applewhite [11:38]
“Creative Aging: Isolation to Connection,” E.A. Michelson Philanthropy [2:49]
Day 2
Demonstration Classes and Program Preparation
Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 9-11am MT
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
- Adapting Creative Aging Course Design for Remote Program Delivery Guide (PDF)
- Connect Through Creativity Now Series
Creative Aging: In-Person to Online from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy on Vimeo.
“Creative Aging: In-person to Online,” E.A. Michelson Philanthropy [3:20]
Day 3
Implementing Programming – For Now and the Future
Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 9-11am MT
Please review the following resources prior to Day 3:
Briefly look over these templates and think about how you might adjust for your community:
- Facility Survey (PDF)
- Community Resource Survey (PDF)
- Patron Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Program Evaluation Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Culminating Event Evaluation Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
Post-training Resources
- Slides Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Translating Visions into Plans Worksheet (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Screenshot from “Visions of the Future” Activity (JPG)
Research supporting the creative aging arts education model:
- Getty Images/AARP Disrupt Aging® Collection
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
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
Teaching artist resources for class design & budgeting:
- Accessibility and Universal Design Resource – California State University Northridge
- Cornerstone University: A Simple, Easy to Understand Guide to Andragogy
- Kunstmatrix Virtual Art Exhibitions
- Liz Lerman: The Critical Response Process
- Teaching Artist Guild Pay Rate Calculator
GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING IN LIFETIME ARTS TRAINING
The Creative Aging Foundations course is designed so that learners can engage experientially and actively throughout the three days of training. Lifetime Arts Trainers will offer guidance and expertise in creative aging, but our main goal is to create a collaborative learning environment where the participants learn from one another as much as from the trainers. To do this successfully, we ask all participants to actively participate and engage during the sessions just as if we were together in person.
- Please have paper or notebook and pen/pencil/marker available for notes and activities during the training
- On Zoom, please keep your microphones muted, unless asked to unmute yourself
- Add questions or comments to the Chat anytime
- Trainers will track questions in the Chat and will address questions that come up during the Q&A sections at the end of every day
- Break-out room group discussions will be used often, please be ready to fully participate
Some discussion questions are personal – especially with regards to feelings regarding age and aging. Please share only what you feel comfortable sharing.
Full and active participation looks like:
- Keep video on if you have a camera on your computer, tablet, or phone
- Limit distractions in your learning space
- To remain focused on the training, set aside other work-related responsibilities during the three sessions
- Engage in all activities and contribute ideas when invited to do so
- Ask questions and share resources with your fellow learners
- Please review training assignments and videos in the portal prior to each day’s session
Training Description:
This 6-hour training will take a cohort of 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
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Dance
- Drawing
Lead Trainers:
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Demo Artists
Daniela Del Giorno (Dance)
Lynda Monick-Isenberg (Drawing)
Trainer Facilitators
Jade Lam
Antonia Perez
Staff Facilitators
David Woehr (Stage Manager)
Julie Kline (Education Associate)