How Art Is Taking Down Ageism

with Meg La Porte and Jordan Evans,

Co-Founders, Art Against Ageism

This week on The Art of Aging, Rev. Beth Long-Higgins talks with Art Against Ageism Co-Founders Meg La Porte and Jordan Evans about how they use creativity and public art to challenge ageism and promote positive age beliefs. They share the origin of their nonprofit, the impact of projects like the “Own Your Age” photo booth and large-scale wheat-pasted murals on senior living buildings, and how these installations spark powerful conversations and reframe nursing homes as vibrant communities. They also discuss their intergenerational partnership, the importance of respecting age across the life course, and their efforts to collect both qualitative stories and quantitative data on changing age beliefs. Personal reflections on their own aging and the older role models who inspire them round out a conversation that invites listeners to see aging as active, creative, and abundant.
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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Introduction To Art Against Ageism And Guests (0:07)
  • How Meg’s Career Led To Art Against Ageism (2:20)
  • Pandemic, Systemic Ageism, And Birth Of The Initiative (4:03)
  • Owning Your Age And Group Intros With Age Sharing (8:20)
  • Power Dynamics, Teaching, And Co-Generational Collaboration (13:25)
  • Using Art To Move Ageism Awareness From Head To Heart (16:38)
  • Temporary Murals On Nursing Homes And Community Impact (19:26)
  • Including Residents, Staff, Families, And Volunteers In Murals (23:02)
  • Aging Is Living Tree Installation And Conversation Starters (25:22)
  • Most Moving Stories And Reactions To The Photo Booth (27:25)
  • Data, Surveys, And Studying Age Beliefs Through Art (30:18)
  • Hospitals, Public Art, And Senior Living Design Gaps (38:56)
  • Role Models Who Inspire Them To Age Abundantly (43:32)
  • How To Connect With Art Against Ageism And Closing Thoughts (46:02)

Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com. 

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