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Saving Your Creative Legacy: Creative Aging and Estate Planning Workshops for Artists and the General Public – Join Us!
(Bronx, NY – March16, 2016) BCA’s Creative Aging Sessions
The Bronx Council on the Arts –BCA presentsCreative Aging and Estate Planning- an intergenerational series of workshops and learning experiences for artists and the general public. These Creative Aging Sessions are the kickoff of new program offerings which include this new ongoing series. Stay tuned for future Fall sessions focusing on creative aging and preserving artistic and family legacies for generations to come.
Both workshops take place at the Longwood Art Gallery at Hostos Community College located at 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452.
Admission is free! Seating is limited! Wheelchair accessible! RSVPs are required for each workshop!
Workshop I - Thursday, April 7, 2016, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Longwood Art Gallery
Creative Aging – Myths and Perceptions - Facilitators: Annie Montgomery and Ed Friedman – Lifetime Arts
This workshop focuses on the powerful role of arts education in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. This two hour session led by Lifetime Arts, will introduce participants to the field of “Creative” or “Artful Aging”. Participants will learn what the growth of this field means to teaching artists, older adults, and community based organizations that serve older adults. Using both interactive and presentational elements, topics covered will include: The Aging Revolution-Changing demographics and attitudes about Aging, Current Trends in Creative Aging, Research findings and implications, Adult Learning, Ageism, Implications for Teaching Artists and Creative Aging in the Community.
RSVP for workshop I at: www.bronxarts.org
Workshop II – Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at the Longwood Art Gallery
Estate Planning –Capturing & Safeguarding Your Legacy - Facilitators: Kathryn E. Wagner Esq., Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and Joan Jeffri, Director and Founder Research Center for Arts and Culture
Facilitators will discuss and provide resources for legal services and education to senior artists and address age-specific legal and business issues. They will also discuss the need for will drafting and estate planning services and discuss the next stepsto ART CART; SAVING THE LEGACY, an initiative for older artists to document their work, as well as protect that work after the artist’s death.
RSVP for workshop II at: www.bronxarts.org
The following workshops are being made possible with the support of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Call to Action Award, an initiative designed to build on the work established through the Creating A Living Legacy (CALL) organizational partnerships 2011- 2014.
For information on upcoming Seeing It Through workshops, see Bronxarts.org.
This series is madepossible with funding from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.,and NYC Council Members James Vacca, Andrew Cohen, Andy King and Melissa Mark-Viverito.
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BCA is the Bronx Writers Center • BCA Arts Grants • Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461
718.931.9500 • www.bronxarts.org