Episode 69: Anne Basting - Art & Aging, A Radical Prescription

<p><strong>ANNE BASTING's</strong> work at the crossroads of Arts and Aging has allowed her to pioneer new approaches to the challenges faced by our aging population. In this episode we learn how her efforts have helped advance the creative aging approach as a powerful and effective prescription for reducing isolation, promoting social connections, and mitigating a the symptoms of dementia. </p><h2>BIO</h2><p>Anne Basting is a writer, artist and advocate for the power of creativity to transform our lives. She is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Founder of the award-winning non-profit <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timeslips.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjpw2160%40cumc.columbia.edu%7C4cfde3521f04405ef46f08da85f25175%7Cb0002a9b0017404d97dc3d3bab09be81%7C1%7C0%7C637969573183428383%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OMZPK6LYtAFKCFY1Lf9e8NpuF%2FemWV1Ri%2FkVl%2BXEACo%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TimeSlips.org</a>, which trains, inspires, and supports caregivers to infuse creativity into care. Her writing and large-scale public performances have helped shape an international movement to extend creative and meaningful expression from childhood, where it is expected, through to late life, where it has been too long withheld.</p><p>Her books include <em>Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Elder and Dementia Care (Harper), Penelope: An Arts-based Odyssey to Transform Eldercare (U of Iowa), </em>and <em>Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia (Johns Hopkins). </em>Internationally recognized for her speaking and her innovative work, Anne is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, and numerous major awards and grants. She believes that creative engagement can and should be infused into every aging care system and has trained/consulted with Meals on Wheels, libraries, home care companies, senior cente