Digital Storytelling

Project Added: November 28, 2020
Project Point of Contact: [email protected]
An older person sits by a young person. The older person is holding up a tablet and watching something on it.

A student and senior working with an iPad

Arts for the Aging

Arts-and Intersections:

Aging

Collaborators:

Location:

Rockville, Maryland

Region:

Genre/Discipline:

Media

Population Density:

Suburban, Urban

Large Intended Impact Area:

Multi-State Region

Foundations:

OVERVIEW

The Digital Storytelling program series pairs students with seniors to learn digital photography and videography with iPad technology while exploring artful techniques for capturing one another on film. The students interview the older participants about their lives and create a culminating video.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

PROJECT EVALUATION

Data was collected from 633 multidisciplinary AFTA artist-led programs over a 12 month period in 2018 at 33 AFTA partner sites throughout Greater Washington DC. https://aftaarts.org/by-the-numbers/