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Lifelong Arts Indiana


The Arts Are Good For You

With his 2006 landmark publication “The Creativity and Aging Study: The Impact of Professionally Conducted Cultural Programs on Older Adults,” Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., demonstrated that participation in activities that foster creative engagement and skills mastery in a social environment has positive psychological, physical and emotional health benefits for older adults. Read the full research on the National Endowment for the Arts website.

Lifelong Arts Indiana is a learning opportunity for aging services providers and artists to develop their skills in providing creative experiences for older adults. The program is meant to empower participants to develop their own approach to sharing creative experiences with older adults, ages sixty-five and older, in their community— and provides access to the funds to help make it happen.

Lifelong Arts Indiana is split in two tracks, one for teaching artists and the other for aging services providers.

Teaching artists can apply to be a part of the Lifelong Arts Indiana Artist Cohort. Selected participants complete a virtual, four-day workshop which explores best practices in creative aging and strategies to develop an effective, sequential arts learning experience for older adults. The deadline to apply for the artist cohort is April 16, 2023. 

Aging Services Providers can sign up for one of four free, in-person workshops. The training sessions are as follows:

  • April 28, 2023: Fort Wayne

  • June 23, 2023: Bloomington

  • Sept. 19, 2023: Evansville

  • Nov. 14, 2023: Gary

Aging services providers training participants will be eligible to apply for Lifelong Arts Early Action Grants, which fund a sequential arts-learning experience for a group of older adults in their community. Grants will be for up to $5,000 and must be led by a qualified artist.

Timeline

  • Deadline to Apply for Artist Cohort April 16, 2023,4:30pm ET

  • Invitations to join Artist Cohort Sent Week of June 12, 2023

  • Lifelong Arts Indiana Artist Training Course July 10 - 12, 2023 OR Aug 7-9 2023

  • Artist In-Person Meet Up *optional*August 20, 2023

  • Artist Early Action Grants Proposal Due September 7, 2023, 4:30pm ET

  • Artist Early Action Grant Implementation Period October 30, 2023 – April 30, 2024

  • Final Report Deadline June 7, 2024, 4:30pm ET

Read the program guidelines to learn more about eligibility criteria, selection priorities, and more.

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