Our 2023 Year End Appeal is over! Thank you to all the generous donors who make our work possible.
If not now, when? This was the simple yet life-changing question that veteran arts administrators Maura O’Malley and Ed Friedman asked themselves in 2008 when they founded Lifetime Arts. Together, they were determined to transform the way we age by promoting the inclusion of arts learning programs in all organizations that serve older adults.
Fifteen years later, 600,000+ older adults across the country have benefited from 850 new creative aging programs in libraries, arts and cultural organizations, senior centers, and care systems across 42 states – and the demand continues to increase. These programs build social connections and profoundly enhance the quality of life for people ages 55 and better.
Join the growing movement to change how we age. By giving to Lifetime Arts, you help older adults of all backgrounds and abilities find new purpose, new friends, and lasting skills. You also help organizations and communities transform how they perceive older adults and become more age-friendly.
Your Gift Will Make a Profound Impact
Your support expands crucial access to creative aging resources and services for artists and communities who want to change the lives of older adults and change how we age for future generations. Specifically, you will help us:
Make our trainings more accessible for independent teaching artists and staff from small-budget organizations.
Offer two new “deep dive” trainings focused on accessibility and anti-ageism in 2024.
Launch a campaign to crowd-source case studies featuring diverse creative aging models.
Grow our free, online educational resources.
Access Our Free Digital Resources
Creative Aging Foundations On Demand Self-Paced Course
With over 400 learners registered from across the globe, we’re committed to keeping the core content in this course free for all. Our course improvements will include sector-specific learning pathways and updated instructional videos that are responsive to the evolving field.
The Creative Aging Resource Website
This info hub includes 800+ resources. We aim to produce more cross-sector organizational case studies which will address the most-asked questions and challenges with this work. We will also expand our existing database of featured experts and organizations.
The Creative Aging Resource Journal
This journal covers diverse creative aging topics and features interviews with field experts. Our future issues will invite more people from all corners of the arts, health, and aging sectors to discuss shared practices, deeper challenges, and emerging opportunities.
