The N.H. State Council on the Arts is offering two Creative Aging Workshops for teaching artists and arts educators interested in working with adults 55 and older. The workshops will provide research on arts and aging, explore what is different about adult learning, analyze best practices and help participants combine their arts and education skills to form a strong basis for working with older adults.
Research has shown that seniors involved in intensive participatory art programs report better health, fewer doctor visits and less medication usage than their peers who were only involved in their regular ongoing activities.
A workshop designed for artists with a background working in education will take place Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Kilton Library in West Lebanon. The second workshop, which is open to all artists with an interest in working with older adults, will take place Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at GoodLife Programs and Activities in Concord.
Workshop presenters are Maura O’Malley, CEO and co-founder of Lifetime Arts, and Annie Montgomery, master teaching artist at Lifetime Arts.
Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Each workshop has a registration fee of $50, which includes a box lunch and all materials. For more information, to register and to learn more about the N.H. State Council on the Arts’ Arts in Health grants and programs, visit nh.gov/nharts or contact Catherine O’Brian at 271-0795 or catherine.r.obrian@dcr.nh.gov.
The Creative Aging Workshops are sponsored by the N.H. State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, in cooperation with the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire, the Kilton Library, GoodLife Programs and Activities. Co-op Food Stores of New Hampshire and Vermont is a supporter.
