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Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries Evaluation Report
Reports
From the evaluation report: Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries is a statewide initiative intended to strengthen Wyoming public libraries as community anchors for positive and creative aging, and to expand arts learning opportunities for …
Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & the Arts
Reports
From the report by Culture Track and E.A. Michelson Philanthropy: In just a few years, and for the first time in history, Americans age 65 and older will outnumber those under 18. Older adults today …
A National Survey of Adults 45 and Older: Loneliness and Social Connections
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In 2018 AARP commissioned “A National Survey of Adults 45 and Older: Loneliness and Social Connections.” Among the findings was a startling statistic: 1/3 of US adults ages 45 and over feel lonely. Other facts, …
A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial of an Intergenerational Arts and Heritage-Based Intervention in Singapore: Project ARTISAN
via Frontiers in Psychology | Reports
This report is important as one of the few randomized control trials involving intergenerational arts. It is also exceptionally thorough, describing and discussing all aspects of a participatory art and group-based program titled ARTISAN (Aspiration …
From Bingo to Bartok: Creative and innovative approaches to involving older people with orchestras
Reports
A selection of good practice examples of orchestras in the UK and also Finland engaging with older people, including people with dementia.
Love in a Cold Climate: Creative Ageing in Finland
via The Baring Foundation | Reports
From the report details: How is Finland approaching the creative and cultural rights of and provision for older people? This report is aimed at practitioners such as artists and carers, as well as policy makers …
The New Map of Life. A Report from the Stanford Center on Longevity
Reports
The Stanford Center on Longevity initiative, The New Map of Life, has issued a summary report outlining a set of “principles” as the basis for “momentous and creative changes in the ways we lead our …