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Research: Art Activities Preserve Health, Heritage for Ethnic Elders

“Ninety-five percent of older artists don’t archive their work,” said Joan Jeffri, who directs the Research Center for the Arts and Culture at the National Center for Creative Aging, in Washington, D.C. She’s also the director of Art Cart, an intergenerational project that partners older artists with students who help them document and archive their lifelong art work.

To determine the health impact, Jeffri conducted research study through Columbia University, where she taught for 22 years. She presented her preliminary data at the 66th Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting held in New Orleans in November.

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Dancers Pivot Into a New Role: Entrepreneur

Surviving as an artist turns out to be good preparation for running a business.

After winning her first ballet contract with the Joffrey Ballet at age 9, Allison Patel was dancing professionally in dance troupes and Off-Broadway shows by her early 20s. But that meant financial struggle. “My first year I netted $20,000,” said Ms. Patel. “Given that $11,000 of that went to rent, how did I survive?”

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Creativity can last well into old age, as long as creators stay open to new ideas

Doris Lessing, the freewheeling Nobel Prize-winning writer on racism, colonialism, feminism and communism who died Sunday at age 94, was prolific for most of her life. But five years ago, she said the writing had dried up.

“Don’t imagine you’ll have it forever,” she said, according to one obituary. “Use it while you’ve got it because it’ll go; it’s sliding away like water down a plug hole.”

 

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ART CART Recognized with “Senior Program of the Month” Honor

Each month, programsforelderly.com shines a little extra light on one aging related program which we feel deserves extra attention for its outstanding contribution in improving the lives of seniors. The Aging Related Program of the Month Award is selected to recognize and honor the hard work of one special program and it’s organization. Programsforelderly.com researches and lists worldwide aging related programs that make a profound difference to the lives of seniors, caregivers, families, communities, organizations and professionals who interact with older adults. 

NOVEMBER 2013
Art Cart Program: Research Center for Arts and Culture – A senior arts legacy project dedicated to archiving senior artist’s work and collecting background information and bios on individual living artists. The aim is to recognize and give credit to senior artists, to provide an intergenerational exchange between artists and to promote positive aging. 

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Are We Ignoring Our Most Loyal Supporters?

Published in Chamber Music Magazine, Fall 2013.

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SPEAKING THE LEGACY Panel

With ART CART artists Carol Hamoy, Norma Greenwood, Susan May Tell and Sonia Gechtoff. Photos courtesy © G.N. Miller

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SPEAKING THE LEGACY: NYC

SPEAKING THE LEGACY
Stovall Gallery
NYU
Oct. 1, 2013