NCompass Live - April 19, 2023. http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ A happy surprise during the Nebraska Arts Council’s pilot year of the Creative Aging Arts Program (CAAP) was the interest shown by public libraries around our state and engagement with them. Now in its second year, CAAP is going strong, with grants available to libraries throughout Nebraska. These grants support sequential, interactive workshops that are led by teaching artists who’ve completed training to work with older adults. Join us to learn about why the Nebraska Arts Council (NAC) supports creative programming that engages older adults. We’ll also share experiences from libraries that have already hosted artist residencies, learn about the variety of visual and performing artists who are involved in this program, and discuss the grants that are available to libraries and how to apply for those grants. Join NAC Program Specialist Anne Alston and NAC Program Coordinator Joshua Brown, as well as the Lied Lincoln Township Library Director, Wendy Ketelsen – who is also a CAAP artist herself! Hear what NAC has learned about the importance of socialization and creative skill building for older adults. Tell us about programming that you would like to see in YOUR libraries. Learn about the steps involved with applying for a grant, hiring an artist, and hosting a series of artist-led workshops for older adults.

1. CREATIVE AGING
ARTS PROGRAM (CAAP)

2. LIFETIME ARTS www.lifetimearts.org
Based in New York,
Lifetime Arts
provides training
and resources
related to Creative
Aging.

3. Check out this video
from our colleagues
in Delaware.
It provides a clear
summary of the
program’s goals:
- To provide
affordable
enrichment for
older adults
- To build skills
- To create
community

4. Artist Carolyn Albracht
residency
Lincoln Lied Library, Wausa

5. Artist Ariadne Albright
‘Barn Quilt’ Residency
Lincoln Lied Library, Wausa

6. Public Library CAAP Residencies
2022-2023
Kimball Public Library
Lincoln Lied Public Library - Wausa (2)
Norfolk Public Library
Palisade Public Library
South Sioux City Public Library
Verdigre Public Library
Coming soon….
Chadron Public Library
Baright Public Library – Ralston
CAAP Artist Mary Hunt
West Nebraska Arts Center Scottsbluff, NE

7. Palisade Public Library
CAAP Residency with D. Kevin Williams

8. www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov
How to Apply

9. Creative
Aging Arts
Program
webpage

10. Access Online Grants from NAC Website Home Page

11. Click here to create a new account if you haven’t applied previously.
- You will need a Tax ID number and a SAM.gov number.

12. Choosing a Category

13. CREATIVE AGING ARTS PROGRAM
Have a question about CAAP or anything else at NAC?
Anne Alston – Art Education Programs Specialist
• anne.alston@nebraska.gov
• Anne oversees the program and teaching artists. She has
the final word on application evaluations.
Joshua Brown – Art Education Programs Coordinator
• Joshua.brown@nebraska.gov
• 402-595-3940
• Joshua reviews applications for compliance and merit.
Call him with any questions about how to apply or about
program guidelines.