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Oklahoma Creative Aging Exchange II

The Oklahoma Arts Council is pleased to present the Oklahoma Creative Aging Exchange II, a day-long professional development convening featuring presentations, panel discussions, performances, and breakout sessions centered on ways to improve quality of life for older Oklahomans through the arts. The free event is open to everyone and is ideal for arts and cultural organizations, teaching artists, and individuals from health, aging, and social service organizations. The convening will offer opportunities to connect and exchange ideas around Creative Aging, a national movement to advance understanding of the vital relationship between creative expression and quality of life for older adults. Reserve a seat by registering below.

Oklahoma Creative Aging Exchange II
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Philbrook Museum
2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Tulsa, OK 74114

Schedule

• 9:30 a.m. Coffee and Networking
• 10:00 a.m. Welcome
  Chandra Boyd, Deputy Director, Oklahoma Arts Council
  Erika Wilhite, Arts Learning in Communities Director, Oklahoma Arts Council
• 10:15 a.m. Panel Presentation and Moderated Discussions
  Dr. Susan Adams-Johnson (social singing); Meg Chang (dance therapy); Sheri Ishmael-Waldrop (visual arts); Frances Pitts (intergenerational dance); Dr. Melissa Powers (kinesiology and health studies); Julie Tattershall (drama)
• 11:45 a.m. Lunch Served + Keynote and Panel Conversation
  Winnie Guess (Cherokee Nation), Commissioner of the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission; creative aging program participants
• 1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • An Introduction to Kinetic Awareness® and Dance/Movement Therapy for Older Adults
    Meg Chang
  • An Introduction to Oklahoma Arts Council Grants and Programs
    Oklahoma Arts Council program directors
• 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • Teaching Artist Exchange
    Oklahoma Arts Council education staff
  • Creative Aging Foundations
    Erika Wilhite, Arts Learning in Communities Director, Oklahoma Arts Council
• 3:30 p.m. Large Group Exchange
• 4:00 p.m. Conclude

Oklahoma Creative Aging Exchange II is presented by the Oklahoma Arts Council and supported in part by Mid-America Arts Alliance, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, and Philbrook Museum of Art

Registration Has Closed

Please contact Erika Whilhite, Arts Learning in Communities Director erika.wilhite@arts.ok.gov

Creative Aging Exchange II Resources

Creative Aging Exchange II Resource List PDF

Planning for Teaching Artists

• Facility Assessment Survey PDF

• S.A.F.E. Planning Elements for Creative Aging Programs PDF

• Envisioning Your Creative Aging Programs PDF

• In Person Creative Aging Program Curriculm Outline PDF

Planning for Organizations

• Internal Age PDF

• Community Assessment PDF

• Patron Survey for In Person Programming PDF

• Pre-Program Participant Survey PDF

• Community Resource Survey PDF

• Identifying Partnerhsips PDF

• Translating Visions into Plans Worksheet for Program Managers PDF

• Seeding Creative Aging in Your Organization PDF

• Planning Meeting Guide with Teaching Artists PDF

• Identifying Teaching Artists PDF

• Resources Roles and Responsibilities Worksheet PDF

• Social Engagement Activities PDF

• Social Engagement Tips and Techniques PDF

About the Oklahoma Creative Aging Initiative

The Oklahoma Arts Council's Creative Aging Initiative was launched in 2021 through grant funding provided by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) and Aroha Philanthropies. The initiative will build capacity across the state for community-based arts education programs serving older adults. Creative aging programs offer improved quality of life for this fast growing segment of the population. Through the initiative, the Oklahoma Arts Council will offer professional development, form advisory groups, and facilitate statewide convenings. Receive updates about the initiative.

Questions?
For more information contact our Arts Learning in Communities Director.