CACP: Creative Engagement Program Assistant wit

CACP:
Creative Engagement Program Assistant with Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly

Department: CACP
- Center for Art and Community Partnerships
- Academic Affairs

Locations:
Boston, MA

Type:
Contract

Salary Type:
Hourly

Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.00

Founded in 1873, having celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2023, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Mass Art), is the nation's first and only independent, free-standing public college of art and design in the country. Mass Art is an inclusive community of thinkers, doers, makers, educators, innovators and leaders striving to shape the future through art and design. We've spent 150 years demonstrating the truly amazing things that happen when a world-class art and design education is an option for every deserving student.

Located in Boston's hub of arts and culture along the Avenue of the Arts, Mass Art enrolls 2,000 students and offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in 18 disciplines, as well as continuing education and youth programs.

Mass Art strives to be a model of diversity and inclusion; the campus community reflects the layers of cultural and self-identity that proudly make up our region, nation, and world. We build effective partnerships with co-workers throughout the College by freely sharing appropriate information and providing assistance to all and maintain an environment that is welcoming to persons of all backgrounds, nationalities, and roles.

Wage: $15/hr |

Hours:

6-8/week

Creative Engagement Program Assistant with Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly, Boston

About the Community Organization:

Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly, Boston (LBFE) is an international, non-profit, volunteer-based organization committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among older adults. We offer people of goodwill the opportunity to join us in friendship and celebration of life. Our vision is to create inclusive communities that span generations and cultures to prevent and relieve isolation and loneliness.

Possible site locations:

2) Codman Apartments: 784 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02124

3) Council Tower Apartments: 2875 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02119

4) Patricia White Apartments: 20 Washington St, Brighton, MA 02135

Program

Description:

Our intergenerational social City Sites, Creative Connections, and Gen2

GenQ programs are expanding to new senior housing buildings and senior centers in the Boston area. With this expansion, we are looking to have more students involved in our programs.

Gen2

GenQ
- In this program, College-age folx and older LGBTQIA+ people connect for conversation, social activities, support, storytelling and activism. This program is still in its pilot stages, and once we have more steady programs in the fall, we're hoping the Mass Art student could lead weekly art classes ranging from painting, mixed media, dance, music, etc. Based on their interests as well as the older participants' interests.

City Sites
- In this program, older and younger participants take part in various social programs like arts and crafts, painting, music, dance, board games, card games, storytelling and more - based on participant feedback. Our student leaders/interns are the ones who lead these activities and can be creative with a variety of programming. Many older participants speak various languages, so thinking creatively about how to engage multilingual and multicultural older participants in art is important.

Creative Connections
- In this program, LBFE works to overcome barriers many older adults face when accessing arts training by bringing arts instruction to their residential community areas, free of charge. A student intern working in this program would lead weekly classes…