The NEA and the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) have released a white paper on The Summit on Creativity and Aging, which took place in May 2015 prior to the July 2015 White House Conference on Aging. The paper includes four recommendations concerning the federal and private sectors’ treatment of the elderly: work to eliminate ageism across all federal policies in the arts, healthcare, education, and community design; provide federal funding of interdisciplinary research and collaborations to expand the evidence and in turn support funding and policy; increase federal incentives for the private sector and develop private sector incentives to encourage the creation of high-quality programs and services in the arts and design to meet growing demand from people living longer, healthier lives in communities of their choice; and foster collaborative public-private leadership among public and private arts, aging, health, and community service organizations can help expand evidence-based programs across healthcare systems and community services.
For more on the report recommendations and NEA resources on arts and aging, visit arts.gov.
Posted February 5, 2016
