Elevating Our Art Heritage: Traditional Arts Indiana | Indiana University Rural Conference 2020

In 2020, Traditional Arts Indiana (TAI) published Memory, Art, and Aging, a resource and activity guide for older adults living in southern Indiana. This presentation explores the research and programs that led to this resource, and explains how communities can partner with TAI to bring these resources to their home community. The guide features elders who have become exemplary artists and tradition bearers by doing what they enjoy and find meaningful, and shows older adults how their creative and cultural practices can improve their overall wellbeing. Each unit also includes approachable activities to help readers begin their own creative journey.

Presenter: Jon Kay, Ph.D., Traditional Arts Indiana