Lifetime Arts, Inc.

05/29/2026

This week, we were graciously hosted by The Harlem School of the Arts for the first part of our creative aging training with a fantastic group of teaching artists as part of our project, "Culture and Care: Healthy Aging Through the Arts in NYC Neighborhoods."

Through this city-wide initiative, we’re supporting sustainable partnerships between community arts organizations and senior-serving partners to co-create programs shaped by older adults’ identities, histories, and creative goals across Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.

"The incredible range of artistic practices, lived experiences, perspectives, and community expertise of this group of teaching artists is what will bring this project’s vision to life—supporting older adults’ health and well-being through creative aging engagement that is deeply embedded in the community. And a shout out to our equally incredible Lifetime Arts Trainers: Annie Montgomery, Daniela Del Giorno, and Asma Feyijinmi!" - Julie Kline, Director of Program Strategy

Part two of the training will focus on creating responsive, flexible creative aging curricula across art forms, followed by one-on-one coaching for each teaching artist. The momentum continues as programs begin rolling out this summer and fall! ✨

Learn more about this project: https://lifetimearts.org/culture-care-nyc/

05/22/2026

Before we can advocate for creative aging in policy and funding spaces, we first have to understand what we mean by “the arts.”

Our national policy brief explores how visual, performing, literary, digital, and cultural arts all support healthy aging through creativity, connection, and purpose. And creative aging (the practice of intentional artistic and creative engagement) is showing up everywhere: libraries, museums, senior centers, universities, and even healthcare systems through “arts on prescription” partnerships.

For funders and decision-makers, this work is valuable. The more clearly we can link the arts to health and wellness outcomes, the stronger the case becomes for investing in older adults and their communities.

Stay tuned for more highlights from our brief, “Creative Aging in the Healthy Aging Ecosystem,” and explore it on your own at https://na2.hubs.ly/H05HntD0.

05/14/2026

Are you a New Yorker passionate about serving older adults through the arts? Your work is already helping reshape how aging is experienced across the state. Join Lifetime Arts' New York State Creative Aging Leaders Network, a free and growing leadership network of artists and aging-service professionals committed to creative aging. Strengthen your work, build meaningful connections, and grow your skills alongside peers who share your vision!

Don't miss our next virtual convening on May 20th from 4-5pm EST, where we, Arts NYS Coalition, and the New York State Council on the Arts discuss how we can strengthen creative aging support and better align our messaging with emerging statewide priorities.

Join the free network at https://na2.hubs.ly/H05vhHp0 and register for our next convening at https://na2.hubs.ly/H05vnwD0.

Join the New York Creative Aging Leaders Network for an interactive conversation to shape our future together.

05/08/2026

Championing our health starts with creativity! This Older Americans Month, we’re putting creative aging where it belongs: at the heart of how we think about growing older.

Over the past year, alongside our partners and supporters, we’ve advanced policy and advocacy, launched arts and health pilots, and built strong statewide coalitions. Our latest newsletter highlights how we’re building this momentum and expanding creative aging's role in health and wellbeing.

Join our free mailing list for creative aging news, events, and resources: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05m-130. And if you’re able, please consider donating to help us build an even brighter future for aging: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05mZ3t0

Together, we’re making creativity what it should be: essential to health and a human right for all. Happy Older Americans Month! ❤️

05/05/2026

Did you miss our New York State Creative Aging Leaders Network kick-off? No worries, we’re just getting started!

Join us Wednesday, May 20th (4–5pm ET) for our next virtual gathering with Lifetime Arts, ArtsNYS, and the New York State Council on the Arts. We’ll explore the creative aging ecosystem, share insights from our national policy brief, highlight advocacy efforts across NY, and offer practical tools you can use in your own work. Register for free: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05hNYr0

If you’re involved with creative aging in New York, this network is for you. Join for free to connect, learn, and grow alongside practitioners across the state: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05hNvv0

04/29/2026

Our partnership with and is bringing arts “prescriptions” into senior living in North Carolina — and it’s already in motion, literally! 🎉

We kicked things off this week with an on-site orientation alongside residents, and it was a blast!

Learn more about this “first of its kind” initiative and the ripple effect we hope it has on health and housing communities nationwide via the article screenshotted above at McKnightSeniorLiving.com.

Much more to come, and dance about!

04/27/2026

Looking to grow your skills and expand arts programs for older adults?

Start with Lifetime Arts’ virtual training, Creative Aging Foundations: The Essentials; a practical, engaging introduction to creating inclusive, evidence-based programs.

Get the value of a multi-week course in just three days. You’ll learn simple, useful tools, connect with peers nationwide, and experience what a real creative aging class feels like.

Our next training starts May 12th. Library workers get 20% off—use code LibraryWorkers26 and select “library” when registering at https://na2.hubs.ly/H056V_00! Discount is valid through May 5th.

This training serves as a guide to integrating creative aging into older adult programming, services, and care.

04/24/2026

Happy ! This week—and every week—we’re holding deep gratitude for the life-changing work library workers bring to their communities. They create spaces where people feel welcomed, seen, and supported, where learning and connection are always within reach. ♥️

To celebrate and support our library workers, we’ve gathered resources from our Creative Aging in Libraries website. Visit Libraries.LifetimeArts.org or click the link in our bio to access free tools, read our case stories (featuring two new ones), and share your own!

Click the link in our bio to dive into these resources and take action:

📝 Explore our free Getting Started Guide to learn how to plan, fund, and run meaningful arts programs for older adults.

📖 Read case stories from libraries across rural and suburban communities sparking creativity and connection.

💻 Watch our two-part webinar series on building, growing, and evaluating creative aging programs.

🎥 View our impact video highlighting a two-year collaboration with libraries in Wyoming and Missouri.

📞 Contact your congressional representative about proposed cuts to federal funding for libraries and arts programs at ALA.org/Advocacy/Federal-Resources/Fund-Libraries.

04/22/2026

We’re moving through with big smiles, connections, and creativity! 😊✨

Executive Director, Heather Ikemire and Director of Program Strategy, Julie Kline had a blast kicking off the conference with a hands-on pre-conference workshop exploring how the arts support healthy aging, build connections, and challenge ageism.

They even crossed paths with Lia Miller, Executive Director of ! (Pictured on slide 2)

We’re excited for what’s ahead this week, including our upcoming session “Roadmap to Better Health: Embedding Creative Aging in Policy and Practice” where we’ll dive deeper into our policy brief strategies with Erin Westphal, Director of Policy, Programs, and Operations at The SCAN Foundation.

04/22/2026

Are you looking for a quick creative aging refresher or know someone who’d benefit from a clear, approachable introduction?

Our 60-minute creative aging overview webinar is just the fit. Join us Tuesday, May 12th at 12pm EST with Lifetime Arts Trainers and teaching artists, Antonia Perez and Dane Stauffer, where you’ll gain:

- Foundational knowledge on the benefits of creative aging on health, social connection, and livable, age-friendly communities.
- Practical ideas to help you start or expand your own programs.
- Insight and advice from practicing teaching artists in our Q&A.

Register via the link in our bio! This webinar is $35 to attend. Co-Lab members attend for free! Interested in joining the Co-Lab? You may be eligible! Learn more via the link in our bio.

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