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Mon-Wed: September 26 – 28, 2022 from 9-11am MT
Welcome Libraries! We hope you enjoyed this training as part of the Utah Division of Art & Museums’ creative aging initiative.
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What you need to know:
- All training recording links and presentation decks are available in each training day section
- Presentation slides include a “Resources & Chat links” section with clickable links which were posted in the chat of the live sessions.
- All post-training resources are available for your convenience
Use the DAY 1, 2, 3 buttons below to navigate to each day’s session materials, recordings, & presentation slides:
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources
Day 1
Ageism Workshop and Creative Aging Program Models
Monday, September 26, 2022, 9-11am MT:
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
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
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 , 9-11am MT:
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please review the following resources prior to Day 2:
BRIEFLY LOOK OVER THESE TEMPLATES AND THINK ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT ADJUST FOR YOUR COMMUNITY:
- SAFE Planning Design Elements for Creative Aging Programs Guide (PDF)
- Adapting Creative Aging Course Design for Remote Program Delivery Guide (PDF)
- Case Studies:
- 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
Successful Creative Aging Program Implementation: now and in the future
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 9 – 11am MT:
SESSION RECORDING PART 1 SESSION RECORDING PART 2 PRESENTATION SLIDES
Please review the following resources prior to Day 3:
- Facility Assessment 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
Post-training Resources
Resources for in-person & remote programs:
- In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Remote Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Translating Visions into Plans Worksheet (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Best Practices in Intergenerational Arts Education Program Design (PDF)
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
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
- 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
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
- How creative aging programs can engage older adult patrons and draw new members of the community to library programs and branches
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Storytelling
- Visual Arts
Lead Trainers:
Demo Artists
Antonia Perez (Collage)
Dane Stauffer (Storytelling)
Trainer Facilitators
Clark Jackson
Vinny Mraz
Staff Facilitators
Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)
Annie Montgomery (Senior Education Designer & Trainer)