After 60, artists remain tenacious and focused on the ‘big picture’
“Creativity takes courage,” at least according to Henri Matisse. If that’s the case, then at what point in their lives are artists most creative? When they’re young, bold, and taking risks? Or does...
View ArticleART CART Selected from 5400 entries for Albanian film festival
May 4, 2015: ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY FILM SELECTED FROM 5,400 FILMS FOR FILM FESTIVAL IN ALBANIA … The post ART CART Selected from 5400 entries for Albanian film festival appeared first on...
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Imagining America: ART CART
Introduction ART CART: Saving the Legacy is a replicable, interdisciplinary, intergenerational, educational experience that connects aging professional artists with teams of graduate and upper-level...
View ArticleAssisting the Aging Artists Among Us
You’ve probably heard the recent news story about an anonymous woman who was cleaning out her garage after her husband died – and unknowingly donated his rare Apple I computer to the local recycling...
View ArticleResearch Center for Arts and Culture Will Join The Actors Fund to Extend Legacy
Media Contact: Joan Jeffri rcac@actorsfund.org 917-281-5987 A new home and a deeper focus for a pioneering organization that has explored the work and life issues of professional artists NEW YORK, NY –...
View ArticleProject Saving Artists’ Legacies Launched in New York and Washington, D.C.
New York, NY. September 10, 2015 – As retirement gets reevaluated, and baby boomers search for engagement, older artists are models of lifelong learning, resilience and passion about their work. In a...
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Transformational Learning with Pamela Lawton
Notes & photos from 9/12/2015: Slide #1 Introduction This presentation considers a developing paradigm on the cognitive and creative abilities of the mature mind, the learning potential created...
View Article9/12/2015 Session 1 Notes
Faculty: Joan Jeffri, Patricia Miller, Nancy Giunta After some technical difficulties wherein we were waiting to try to connect with DC, we started our session with introductions. Brief history of Art...
View ArticlePrime Time: To Be Above Ground
The legacy of aging artists is saved in a project emanating from New York City. IF THERE’S ONE THING we know about aging artists, it’s this: Tey’re adaptable, and far from stuck—in their ways or in...
View Article9/19/2015 Session 2 Notes
9/19/2015 Art Cart Session 2 • Introductions of faculty present • Briefed artists on fellows visiting their studios sometime this semester and doing the GEM • Announced no class next week, postponed to...
View Article10/05/2015 Session 4 Notes
Faculty present: Joan Jeffri, Pat Miller • Opened up with student comments: o Loved the artist presentations o Appreciate the student pairings and student/artist pairings, thoughtfully done • Human...
View Article10/17/15 Session 6 and 7 Notes
• Elder Abuse Discussion – run by Dr. Nancy Giunta, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College CUNY O Referred to assigned videos about elder abuse o Elder Abuse facts Elderjusticenow.org ...
View Article10/31 Session 9 Notes
• Faculty present: Joan Jeffri, Pat Miller • Discussion of creativity/learning through the lifespan o Joan – in speaking with craftspeople, interested that they spoke to their materials to get them to...
View ArticleART CART in 2015 Cape May Film Festival
ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY will be featured in the 2015 Cape May Film Festival: Cape May 2015 Film Festival November 13-15, 2015 West Cape May Borough Hall and Firemen’s Banquet Hall 732 Broadway West...
View Article“How Do You Organize 40 Years of Artwork?”
It was beginning to rain as I stepped into the lobby of the Westbeth Artist apartments in Greenwich Village where three students were helping photographer Arlene Gottfried organize 40 years of...
View ArticleRecent Article in The New York Times on Artists and Their Legacy
The following article appeared in The New York Times quoting ART CART Director, Joan Jeffri. Prince Needed a Will, but Maybe You Don’t in The New York Times By PAUL SULLIVAN MAY 6, 2016 THAT the singer...
View Article“Prince Needed a Will, But Maybe You Don’t”
Research Center for Arts & Culture director Joan Jeffri was quoted in the Times on estate planning for artists: As for Prince, it’s hard to know why he never wrote even a will, if not a full estate...
View Article*VIDEO from ART CART: HONORING THE LEGACY Exhibition
ART CART: HONORING THE LEGACY Exhibition at American University’s Katzen Museum June 23 and 25 Panel #1 – June 23 Featuring Cheryl Edwards, Annette Fortt, Pauline Jakobsberg, and Terry Svat Moderators:...
View Article“Honoring the Legacy”– Arts Digest
Life as an artist takes a lot of determination, and it doesn’t get any easier with age. Along with setting up exhibitions and sales, older artists also have to worry about preserving their work and...
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Upcoming Events in NYC: Exhibition & Panels
ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY participating artists will present an exhibition of their work and will participate in upcoming panel discussions: NYC Exhibition: September 14 – October 26 Stovall Gallery,...
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