Browse “Teaching Artistry”
“Tell me about a time when you were resilient.”
Article and Blog Post
For the past three years, Dane Stauffer has been teaching a storytelling program series at the Park Square Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Dane was in the middle of teaching the last segment when COVID-19 forced …
50 More Minnesota Artists Trained in Creative Aging Program Model
Article and Blog Post
In July 2019, Aroha Philanthropies and the Minnesota State Arts Board offered the third in a series of Creative Aging trainings for teaching artists working in all arts disciplines. The event, held at the Minneapolis …
Adapting Creative Aging Course Design for Remote Program Delivery Guide
Toolkit
Since launching the Creative Aging 101 mini-course in April 2020, Lifetime Arts also developed a series of recommendations designed to assist teaching artists and programming organizations who are considering offering remote classes. This guide addresses …
Annie Montgomery, Teaching Artist
Article and Blog Post
In this interview with Lifetime Arts’ Director of Education, Annie Montgomery, she talks about how her passion for theatre inspired her to become a teaching artist, and how a colleague invited her to co-teach one …
Antonia Perez, Teaching Artist
Article and Blog Post
In this interview with Lifetime Arts trainer and teaching artist, Antonia Perez, she talks about how an interaction she had with a group of children where she taught them how to paint a public mural …
Arts Learning and the Older Adult
Video
This webinar was primarily aimed at senior center staff, but was applicable to Creative Aging arts organization staff and teaching artists. The webinar dived deep into best practices and principles related to adult learning. Attendees …
Association of Teaching Artists
Website
The Association of Teaching Artists’ mission from their site: The Association of Teaching Artists: Is a forum and a knowledge commons for the professional practice of Teaching Artists; Is a practitioner led network for communication, …
Bill Wertheim, Teaching Artist
Article and Blog Post
In this interview with poet and artist, Bill Wertheim, he talks about how he got started as a teaching artist, and how he later met Ed Friedman and Maura O’Malley at the Town of Pelham …
Building Community Through Arts & Culture
Toolkit
From the Toolkit: “…the Age-friendly NYC Commission’s Media, Arts, and Culture Working Group offers the latest information on why attracting and serving older patrons is good for businesses, neighborhoods, and even individual health. The guide …
Celia Caro, Teaching Artist
Article and Blog Post
In this interview with mixed-media artist, Celia Caro, she talks about how she got started as a teaching artist and how one of her colleagues at Pratt, Paul Ferrara, introduced her to the Creative Aging …