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Art Making

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:35:26 -0500

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The Whitney’s Senior Studio Art Programs offer an accessible, collaborative environment in which seniors share in a hands-on process of creative expression. We currently offer three types of Studio Art Courses, from single 90-minute workshops to 6-week courses.

Slide Talks

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:28:30 -0500

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These interactive slide-based lectures at senior centers and homes offer participants a special preview of upcoming exhibitions and a comprehensive learning experience around an array of Whitney-related topics, while also providing the opportunity to reach seniors unable to travel to the Museum. For each Slide Talk, a Whitney educator provides an illustrated thematic overview of selected works of art, placing the works in their art historical context, and engaging seniors in a dialogue about the lecture topic.

At The Whitney

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:27:01 -0500

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The Whitney’s Open Access Days provide groups from participating senior centers access to the Museum on a day when the Whitney is closed to the public. Participants can take part in a guided tour, for which Assisted Listening Devices are offered to those seniors in need. Seating is provided in the galleries for comfort and convenience, and complimentary refreshments are provided after the tour. Open Access Days sometimes also offer seniors the rare opportunity to meet and chat with an artist whose work is currently on view. Open Access Days are scheduled in the fall and spring.

Community Partners

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:26:24 -0500

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Since 1994, the Whitney Museum has partnered with a select number of diverse, community-based senior organizations to offer a unique range of programs and resources for older adults at the Museum and off-site. The Whitney continues to offer its resources to this established base of community partners, many of which are members of the United Neighborhood Houses.

Participation in all Senior Programs is limited to the list of community partners below.

Seniors who are members of these centers and who are interested in participating in a Whitney Senior Program should speak to the director of their center.

Senior Programs

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:08 -0400

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We partner with community-based senior organizations to create customized programs that challenge seniors to actively engage with the Whitney’s collection and exhibitions, share ideas, and relate what they learn to their own lives and experiences.

At Your Center

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:31:45 -0500

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For Your Homebound Population

Whitney Museum of American Art — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:56:49 -0500

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Extending the Whitney resources to homebound seniors, the Museum’s Teleconference Courses are offered twice a year through the Meals on Wheels programs of our community partners. For each course, the Whitney creates packets of color images that are distributed to seniors with their Meals on Wheels deliveries. Seniors reference these booklets as a visual aid during multi-session lectures conducted over the telephone. Through the use of teleconference technology provided by the senior centers, each senior engages in an open forum with a Whitney lecturer and with one another from the comfort of their own homes.

For more information, or to schedule a Teleconference Course, center staff members can call (212) 570-7712 or email Senior_Programs@whitney.org.

Resources For Senior Center Staff

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:49:44 -0400

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