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ARTS
and
EDUCATION PROGRAM
(IAEP)
GENERATIONS
TOGETHER
University of Pittsburgh
121 University Place
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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What I like best
about this program is that these young students experience for the first
time an ability to create a work of art that receives recognition from
many persons: their peers, their older artist mentor, and their classroom
teacher. -
ARP Artist Mentor
The Intergenerational
Arts & Education Program (IAEP) uses the skills of the community's senior master artists in schools and other community settings. The IAEP links
artists age 50 and older with teachers or community project supervisors
to plan and develop art experiences that develop intergenerational relationships
as well as understanding of the artistic process. Artists, representing a variety of visual, literary,
and performing arts, work with children and youth in public and private schools
and other community settings.
IAEP facilitates the sharing
of art and cultural heritage between generations, uses the arts to develop
meaningful relationships across generations, and strengthens school-community
relations.
IAEP variations include:
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Council
Arts links high school
students, professional artists, and frail elderly in adult day care to
experience friendships through arts activities, performance and festival
exhibits.
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The
Intergenerational
Arts Festival
links students with older artists for hands-on artistic
workshops in a one-day festival setting.
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An intergenerational photography
exhibit highlights the work of high school students and an older adult
master photographer. The exhibit has been seen in local venues and at conferences
across the country.
For more information, see this
article
in the University of Pittsburgh's University Times, or read about Mel
Pollock, a long-time Mentor Artist at East Hills School.
For
more information on IAEP contact:
412-648-7155 or
(412) 648-7154
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