Program Schedule
NCCA Programs
Distance Learning Webinars
NCCA Winter Webinar Series II: Generating Community
Generating Community Webinar 1:
Communities for All Generations - Focus on Intergenerational Programs
Thursday, March 4, 1 PM ET
Susan Perlstein, Founder, Director of Special Projects, NCCA
Marsha Gilden, Elders Share the Arts (ETSA)
Generating Community Webinar 2:
Community Partnerships - Focus on Arts, Health and Aging Resources
Thursday, March 11, 1 PM ET
Gay Hanna, PhD, MFA Executive Director, NCCA
Johanna Misey Boyer, Author of Creativity Matters: Arts and Aging Toolkit, Representing The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
Generating Community Webinar 3:
The Art of Active Aging in Community
Thursday, March 25, 1 PM
Janice Blanchard, MSPH, Researcher, Writer, Consultant
Tim Carpenter, Executive Director, EngAGE
Symposia
NCCA-MetLife Creativity Matters: Civic Engagement and Gardening Symposium
April 12-14, 2010
Come enjoy Washington, DC at the height of the garden season--learn new skills, share best practices and network with colleagues from across the country who are truly breaking new ground in the fertile field of creative aging!
April 12:
Generating Community: How Does our Garden Grow? Intergenerational Program Development
Presented by Susan Perlstein, MSW
IONA Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle Street, NW Washington, DC 20016
April 13:
Intergenerational Gardens - Ever Green Communities with Good Nutrition
The United States Botanic Garden, 245 First Street, SW, Washington, DC
April 14:
Garden Tour
Washington, DC
Events in the Creative Aging Field
Conferences
Aging in America, 2010
March 15-19, 2010
The National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging will host the largest gathering of professionals from the fields of aging, health care, and education with over 3,500 attendees. On March 18 NCCA will honor the life and work of Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD, the posthumous winner of the 2010 ASA Lifetime Achievement Award followed by an NCCA network meeting. NCCA will additionally be part of the REMO exhibition booth--visit us there!
CCA-NC, North Carolina’s First-Ever Creative Aging Symposium
May 6-7, 2010
The growing awareness of human potential in later life provides a unique opportunity for artists and healthcare professionals to proactively incorporate creative programs into the lives of older adults. The Creative Aging Symposium offers people in both professions ways to embrace creativity and advance culture change in aging service environments. We must find new ways to improve the quality of life for older adults of all ability levels as this population continues to “boom” and demand for meaningful opportunities increases.
This highly interactive two-day symposium will raise awareness of resources available at the national, state and local levels during the general session on Thursday. Friday’s workshops will offer experiential concurrent sessions providing valuable hands-on tools to encourage innovative thought and implementation of new creative programs.
Announcements
NAMM Foundation Survey
Are you living in one of the best communities for music education?
The NAMM Foundation is once again conducting a nationwide search to identify the Best Communities for Music Education, recognizing cities that exemplify a commitment to music education for all children.
You're encouraged to apply on behalf of your school district; the 2010 community survey is available through March 12, 2010.
The MoMA Alzheimer's Project Announces New Website
The MoMA Alzheimer’s Project is happy to announce the launch of its new website. This site makes available all the content from the recent publication, Meet Me: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia, and also contains new content, including special multimedia materials pertaining to the Museum's overall programming in art and dementia. On this new site you can:
- Review guides for creating arts-related programs in various settings
- Read interviews with experts in the field of art, aging and Alzheimer's disease
- Learn about the findings from an evidence-based research study conducted by NYU School of Medicine to evaluate the efficacy of the Meet Me at MoMA program
- Explore works from MoMA's collection through thematic art modules, or by browsing the artwork section
In addition, the site offers Spanish translations of guides and art modules. In the future MoMA will continue to enhance the site and will post information regarding upcoming conference presentations and trainings. Their hope is that this website will serve as a useful tool for those working to enhance the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers.
UWM's Center on Age & Community (CAC) is Embarking on The Penelope Project
This 3-year project that uses the power of myth to transform myths of aging and long term care. Collaborating with Luther Manor Health Center and Sojourn Theatre, the team will facilitate conversations with families, staff, and residents at Luther Manor about the myth of Penelope from Homer's Odyssey. The discussions will be shaped into a play that will be staged inside Luther Manor and webcast out to broader audiences. The discussion format and the play itself will be transformed into teaching tools to help others facilitate similar discussions, and to teach a wide range of students about the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of those who live and work in nursing homes. The Penelope Project is supported with funding from the Wisconsin Arts Board, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, and the Helen Bader Foundation.
CAC is also in the midst of translating their popular TimeSlips storytelling training into an online format, and expanding their website to enable more social networking among storytellers and facilitators. TimeSlips Online is supported by the Extendicare Foundation, the Helen Bader Foundation, and the Retirement Research Foundation.
CAC is based in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer's Documentary Release
ARTZ and the Hearthstone Alzheimer's Foundation are featured in a new documentary about non-pharmacologic therapies for Alzheimer's disease, narrated by Olivia de Havillad and titled, "I Remember Better When I Paint." This film profiles several initiatives and facilities that are using drawing, painting and museum visits as effective therapies, including the ARTZ program at the Louvre and the ARTZ Museum Network of Massachusetts. Experts from Boston University, George Washington University, the University of Chicago and Mount Sinai Hosptial testify to the benefits of these new approaches, which dramatically alter the way we view the disease. Produced by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation, this compelling documentary is now available on DVD. A special screening of the film for Boston University students and alumni will take place at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City in March.
Help Older Adults in Haiti!
HelpAge USA in collaboration with AARP Foundation requests donations to aid the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. AARP Foundation's Haiti Relief Fund will assist HelpAGE USA to ensure supplies and emergency support are provided to the countless older people and others who are suffering from the disaster. As you know, older people face many unique challenges in any disaster situation, many of which stem from a lack of mobility, special medical concerns, and exclusion from resources.
Visit AARP or HelpAge USA to donate.
Workshops
EngAGE in Creativity
March 20, 2010
Come join the Burbank Senior Artists Colony (BSAC) for a festival of arts for all ages! The day will include a performance by the Clarence Johnston Bands, a variety of kids’ arts projects, an opportunity to create art yourself with a professional multimedia artist, a sing along with the BSAC "Rock The Ages" Chorus, the premier new BSAC stage play and much more!
Dancing Hands "Tap Dancing Rhythm for Your Hands"
Dancing Hands is a music program that provides for individual and group creative expression. It is being used in skilled nursing care and Alzheimer's units. It is now transitioning into a business that puts all of its profits back into promoting the arts in nursing homes. Through March, Laurie Lunsford, founder, is engaging Alzheimer's patients on a daily basis with interactive art, music, poetry, storytelling and drama in East Central Indiana. She will then be traveling and doing workshops "Rejuvenating the Soul through Art and Music."
Encore Chorale Camps
Encore Creativity for Older Adults now has nine Encore Chorales and one Dance/Movement program in the Washington, DC, Baltimore and Annapolis, MD area. There are over 350 singers, ages 55 to 96, involved in Encore Chorales. This summer, Encore will present its third summer of Encore Chorale Camps, with the June camp at St. Mary's College of Maryland and late August at the famed Chautauqua Institution in New York. Campers come from all over the country to rehearse and perform great choral music, learn vocal technique, meet new friends and enjoy beautiful surroundings.
Exhibits
Mind and Spirit
March 6, 2010 - April 24, 2010
Vibrant, inspiring, thought-provoking fine art photography speaks to our minds and spirits with a visceral impact unlike any other art form. Come for a reception celebrating the new exhibit and experience the transformative images of photographers Jeffry R. Brosbe, Dana Levine and James G. Respess. Their work takes you on a journey through visually striking black and white forms, vibrant color images that celebrate the richness of the human experience, and compositions that reveal a spiritual facet of landscapes using new digital photography techniques. Explore the inner strength and beauty of images that do not just capture the world – and transform our experience with MIND and SPIRIT.
Past Archived Programs
NCCA Winter Webinar Series I: Engaging Arts
Participation in the Arts Across the Aging Spectrum with a Focus on Music Making
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Susan Perlstein, Founder and Director of Special Projects, NCCA
Jeanne Kelly, Executive Director, Encore
Anthony Hyatt, Master Teaching Artist, Arts for the Aging
ABOVE GROUND: Older Artists as Role Models for Society with a Focus on Visual Arts
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Joan Jeffri, Director of Program in Arts Administration and Research Center for Arts and Culture, Teachers College Columbia University
Creative Advancement in Later Life with a Focus on Dance and Drama
Thursday, February 25, 1 PM ET
Stuart Kandell, PhD, Founder and Director, Stagebridge
Maria Genne, M.Ed Founder and Artistic Director Kairos Dance Theater
Webinar: Creativity Matters
The Sciences of Creativity and Cognitive Enhancement
Roger Anunsen, Michael Patterson
Friday, January 15, 2010
Webinar: Forget Memory
The Power of Creative Engagement in Dementia Care
Dr. Anne Basting
Wednesday December 16, 2009
NCCA Fall Webinar Series
Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD
Founder and Director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities of The George Washington University, Dr. Cohen was the principle investigator for the landmark study (funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts) The Impact of Professionally Conducted Cultural Programs on the Physical Health, Mental Health and Social Functioning of Older Adults. He is the author of numerous articles and two books: The Creative Age and The Mature Mind.
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: What is Aging After All
Creativity and Positive Changes Because of Aging, Not Despite It
Monday, September 14, 2009
A New Theory of Psychological Growth and Development in the Second Half of Life
Reflecting Positive Changes that Occur Because of Aging, Not Despite it, And Offering New Explanations for Creative Capacity in Mid and Later Life
Monday, October 19, 2009
The Landmark, Multisite National, Creativity & Aging Study
Demonstrating the Impact of Creative Engagement on Improving Physical and Mental Health Among Those with an Average Age of 80 (Greater Than Life Expectancy in the U.S.)
Monday, October 5, 2009
Innovative Psychosocial Interventions for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Including A New Comprehensive Intervention Strategy for AD
Featuring 2 Novel Projects Awarded First Place in The International Healing Arts Competition Administered by the Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
NCCA Summer Webinar Series
Research in the Creative Aging Field
Susan Perlstein
July 29, 2009
Best Practice Creative Arts Programs for Older Adults
Andrea Sherman
August 5, 2009
Resource Development, Funding, Partnerships for Creative Arts Programs
Dr. Gay Hanna
August 12, 2009
NCCA MetLife Foundation Creativity Matters: Civic Engagement Symposium
San Francisco, CA
June 15, 2009
The NCCA/MetLife Foundation Creativity Matters: Health, Wellness & the Arts Symposium
Washington, DC
March 30-April 1, 2009
Creative Aging: The Next Frontier
The National Cathedral recently presented its Dean, Sam Lloyd, and creative aging expert Gene Cohen in a conversation that explored what's next for America's Baby Boom Generation. Order the DVD of the event or view the archived presentation online.
Archived Presentations from Recent Arts & Aging Webinars
The NCOA/Caresource's Healthy Aging Briefing Series recently presented two recent webinars on arts and aging with NCCA staff. Both webinars focused on the practical strategies the arts and aging services network can use at the community level to move from a mindset of deficit based to asset based aging through the arts in service of healthcare. A first session with Gay Hanna an Dr. Gene Cohen focused on recent research into creativity and aging and a second session with Gay Hanna and Susan Perlstein looked at best practices in developing arts and aging programs. Find the archived presentations and others on topics related to aging at ncoa.org/briefings and at AgingInStride.org/NCOA_Archives.
Americans for the Arts Webinar
Americans for the Arts presents Creative Aging: The Untapped Demographic
Gay Hanna, Executive Director, NCCA
Susan Perlstein, Director of Education and Training, NCCA
Building from and featuring elements of Creativity Matters: The Arts and Aging Toolkit, this 90-minute webinar explains why and how older adults benefit from participating in professionally conducted community arts programs. Examples of program design and advice on implementation and evaluation are offered.