“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 3/18/14:
From the New York Times:
“While the arts may be good for older people, they may be particularly well suited for the arts. Indeed, some contend that older adults are primed for creative expression in ways that younger people are not. ‘They can focus with laser sharpness, which is really critical to taking up a fine arts form,’ said Francine Toder, a clinical psychologist and author of The Vintage Years: Finding Your Inner Artist (Writer, Musician, Visual Artist) After 60. ‘They can stick with it longer, and they know what frustration is like, so they won’t give up or throw a tantrum like a child will.’ Older people also possess a quality of great value to any artist: wisdom.”
Read the full article here and be sure to watch the 2:42 video featuring Vincent Cass. Thanks to friend of EngAGE Dr. Francine Toder for sharing this link with us.
