Wednesday, June 1 – Friday, June 3, 2022 from 10am-12pm MT
Welcome Community Educators & Public Programming Professionals! We hope you enjoyed this training as part of the West Valley Art Councils’ “Advancing Creative Aging in Arizona’s West Valley” initiative!
What you need to know:
- All training recording links and presentation decks are available in each training day section
- All post-training resources are available for your convenience
Session materials, zoom recordings, presentation slides:
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources | Evaluation Survey
Day 1
Ageism Workshop and Creative Aging Program Models
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 10am-12pm 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]
Day 2
Demonstration Classes and Program Preparation
Thursday, June 2, 2022, 10am-12pm MT:
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- 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
Community Partnerships & Embedding Creative Aging in Your Organization
Friday, June 3, 2022, 10am – 12pm 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) | (DOCX)
- Patron Survey (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for Remote Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Program Evaluation Template (PDF) | DOCX
- Culminating Event Evaluation Template (PDF) | DOCX
- Partnership Agreement Template (DOCX)
Post-training Resources
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 in-person & remote programs:
Teaching artist resources for funding and fiscal sponsorship:
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
Training Description:
This 6-hour virtual training will take a cohort of Community Educators and Public Programming Professionals 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 Creative Aging Foundations (shown above), this training will also feature the examination and demonstration of andragogical approaches to the development of skill-based, sequential instructional lessons for older adults.
This course will also focus on the importance of embedding intentional social engagement activities into programming and curricula. Participants will explore the subject of ageism and its impact on creative aging programming design and delivery. Participants will be introduced to best practices in both in-person and remote programming.
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Drawing
- Improvisation
Lead Trainers:
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Lifetime Arts Trainer
Demo Artists
Lynda Monick Isenberg (Drawing)
Vinny Mraz (Improvisation)
Trainer Facilitators
Asma Feyijinmi
Dane Stauffer
Staff Facilitators
Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)
David Woehr (Program Manager)
Julie Kline (Director of Education & Training)