The aim of this study was to measure the impact of professionally conducted community-based cultural programs on the physical health, mental health, and social activities of individuals aged 65 and older.

In 2001, the National Endowment for the Arts developed a cooperative agreement with The George Washington University to conduct a multisite national study with the aim of measuring the impact of professionally conducted community based cultural programs on the general health, mental health, and social activities of older persons, age 65 and older.  Referred to as the Creativity and Aging Study, the project’s formal title is “The Impact of Professionally Conducted Cultural Programs on Older Adults”.  No previous study of this nature using an experimental design...

This Monograph is intended to begin dialogue within the arts field about arts and creativity programs by and for older people by providing basic information on current trends and opportunities to integrate creativity and aging.

Argentine tango dancing has recently emerged as a promising non-traditional approach to ameliorating balance and gait problems among elderly individuals.

This paper compares data from 1982 and 1985 surveys of Public Participation in the Arts with frequency of activities in Florida nursing homes in 1987-1988.

This handbook on <EM>Artists and the Aging</EM> is an attempt to serve both as a report on a specific program and a guide to those who wish to develop similar programs. The specific project reported on here was carried out in St. Paul, Minnesota, under the guidance of COMPAS (Community Programs in the Arts and Sciences) and the support of a grant from the administration on Aging (U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare) over a two year period (1974-1976). The first chapter, Background: The St. Paul Project, reports in considerable detail on this program, its...