Thursday’s November 7, 14, and 21 2024
9-11am CT
We hope you enjoyed this training as part of the Oklahoma Arts Council’s creative aging initiative.We would love your feedback, if you have time, please consider filling out our post-training feedback survey.
For those of you who have received a grant from the arts council: You’ll be able to schedule 1:1 coaching with Lifetime Arts to get customized feedback and advice on how to effectively develop and implement your creative aging programs. Lifetime Arts will meet with you to review your plans, answer any questions you have about implementing your program, and guidance around topics of sustainability, partnerships, and more. Schedule your session:
SCHEDULE YOUR COACHING SESSION
Use the DAY 1, 2, 3 buttons below to navigate to each day’s session materials. This includes session recordings and presentation slides for each session.
All additional post-training resources are now available for your convenience.
Training Description | Trainer Bios
Post-training Resources
Day 1
Ageism Workshop, Creative Aging Program Models, and Older Adult Learners
Thursday, November 7 from 9-11am CT
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
Thursday, November 14 from 9-11am EST
SESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
In our next 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)
- Read Case Studies from the Creative Aging Resource:
- 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
Day 3
Community Partnerships & Embedding Creative Aging in Your Organization
Thursday, November 21 from 9-11am CT
SESSION RECORDING Presentation Slides
Please review the following prior to Day 3:
- 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)
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In preparation for breakout groups next session, think about:
- One challenge you might foresee in implementing your program
- One asset you feel like your organization can leverage
Post-training Resources
Day1: Thursday, November 7 from 9-11am CTSESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Day 2: Thursday, November 14 from 9-11am ESTSESSION RECORDING PRESENTATION SLIDES
Day 3: Thursday, November 21 from 9-11am CTSESSION RECORDING Presentation Slides
Lifetime Arts Tools and Templates
Research supporting the creative aging arts education model:
- Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & The Arts
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
- Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Resource
- The Creativity and Aging Study Final Report
- The New Map of Life. A Report from the Stanford Center on Longevity
- Cornerstone University: A Simple, Easy to Understand Guide to Andragogy
- Liz Lerman: The Critical Response Process
Technology support & accessibility considerations:
- Accessibility and Universal Design Resource – California State University Northridge
- Aging Connected: Getting Older Adults Online
- Grantmakers in Aging: Meeting the Needs of Elders of Color and LGBT Elders
- 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
- Institute for Human-Centered Design
- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
- Senior Planet Zoom Resource Center
- Universal Design Center: Accessibility & Universal Design
Supporting Teaching Artists
- In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline Download: (DOCX)
- Envisioning Your Creative Aging Program Worksheet for Teaching Artists (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Planning Meeting Template (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Envisioning Your Creative Aging Program Worksheet (PDF) | (DOCX)
- In-Person Creative Aging Program Curriculum Outline (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Sample Teaching Artist Budget for In-Person Creative Aging Programs (PDF)
- Teaching artist resources for funding and fiscal sponsorship:
Combatting Ageism
- 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
Intersectionality
- Free Online Course on Intersectionality: Identity and Intersectionality: More Than the Sum of Our Parts
- AARP International: Building Equity in Longevity
- Diverse Elders Coalition
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 programming
This training includes the following demonstration classes:
- Drawing
- Storytelling/Theatre
Lead Trainers:


Demo Artists
Annie Montgomery (Theater)
Lynda Monick-Isenberg (Improv/Sketch Comedy)
Trainer Facilitators
Daniela Del Giorno & Jade Lam
Staff Facilitators
Gahlia Eden (Education Producer)
David Woehr (Program Manager)