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Creative
Well‑Being &
Creative Aging
Creative practices for well-being, mindfulness, family expression, creative aging, and community connection.
Well-Being | Intergenerational
What this family includes
One area of study, Art, Well-Being & Creative Aging, with five connected practices. Each course may include foundations, hands-on projects, instructor guidance, and public presentation opportunities.
Creative practices for well-being
Art-making as part of learning, well-being, and community.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness brought into creative practice.
Family expression
Creative work shared across a family, including family courses and family experiences.
Creative aging
Expression, memory, social connection, and intergenerational creativity.
Community connection
Inclusive, intergenerational, and community-centered experiences.
Creative aging, across generations
For older adults: expression, memory, social connection, and intergenerational creativity.
Intergenerational arts
Intergenerational arts, adaptive creative experiences, social connection, and inclusive participation pathways.
Every stage of life
Access to the arts throughout every stage of life, including creative experiences for older adults.
Access and inclusion
A principle across every Alera Way format, and central to this family.
Accessibility
Sensory experiences, accommodations, and creative pathways for different abilities.
Adapted courses
Adapted and family courses are among the listed class formats.
Access scholarships
Families and participants may request information about access scholarships.
A gentle creative process
The Alera Way Method, from discovery to sharing, in a well-being context.
1
Discover
Explore materials, sounds, movement, stories, techniques, and technologies.
Materials, sounds, movement, and stories.
2
Develop
Build technique, creative thinking, discipline, confidence, and an artistic voice.
Creative confidence and an artistic voice.
3
Create
Turn ideas into authentic individual and collaborative projects.
Individual and collaborative projects, including family work.
4
Share
Perform, exhibit, publish, produce, and celebrate the creative process with the community.
Celebrating the creative process with the community.
Who it can serve
Families, adults, and older adults, with intergenerational experiences that bring them together.
Adults
Learning, well-being, community, career, and creative entrepreneurship.
Older Adults
Expression, memory, social connection, and intergenerational creativity.
Ways to attend
Classes and academies
Courses offered in several formats.
Weekly
Intensive
Private
Family
Bilingual
Adapted
Creative camps
Summer, school-break, weekend, and school-closure programs.
Workshops and masterclasses
Guest artists, specialized techniques, and contemporary trends.
Access and inclusion
Across every format: sensory experiences, accommodations, and creative pathways for different abilities. Families may also request information about access scholarships.
For organizations
Services for organizations include corporate workshops, well-being, team building, cultural design, and activations.
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