The MetLife Foundation Creativity and Aging in America
This initiative will establish an online resource center for arts and aging programming, sponsored by the MetLife Foundation. There are three parts: Leadership Awards Program, Technical Assistance Grants, and the Arts and Aging Speakers Bureau. This initiative is intended to:
- Recognize three innovative programs in the field through the Leadership Award Program;
- Provide technical assistance to organizations seeking to implement creativity and aging programs in their communities through annual grant awards;
- Feature teaching artists, outstanding program developers and effective administrators in the field of arts and aging through the speakers & consultant service bureau.
Leadership Award
The MetLife Foundation Leadership Award recognizes three state-of-the-art programs in creativity and aging. Programs can take place in a variety of settings including: healthcare, arts institutions, or communities providing exemplary arts programming to the demographic they serve. There will be three Leadership Awards awarded annually; one in each of the following categories:
1. Health and Wellness
2. Lifelong Learning
3. Community Building
Winners will receive an award of $5,000 and a free one-year organizational membership to NCCA.
Technical Assistance Site Grants
Competitive technical assistance grants in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to three organizations in the United States that submit exceptional applications to develop arts and aging programs in their communities. Grantees will choose one of the Leadership Award Program Winners to provide on-site technical assistance and consulting services to their staff and community members. The goal will be to replicate the Leadership Award program in the grantee’s community. The grant will also provide support for a half-day forum bringing together arts and aging programs in the grantee’s community.
Call for entries Spring 2012
Speakers and Consultant Service Bureau
Professionals in the field that have a deep knowledge of arts and aging who can engage in technical assistance, consultant services, and speaking engagements will be featured in the Speaker and Consultant Service Bureau on the NCCA website and at NCCA events. Information about their areas of expertise, contact information, and availability will be included to enable organizations and the public to choose the most appropriate consultant for their purpose. Site users can select from a list of experts from a variety of disciplines, including teaching artists, program developers, educators, researchers, and policy makers from across the country. There will be a call for applications to be featured in the Speakers Bureau in Spring 2012.
Launching Spring 2012