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Papers by Lucas Livingston

Arts for Brain Health Coalition & Sacred Transformations present the Libations Coloring Book: Cel... more Arts for Brain Health Coalition & Sacred Transformations present the Libations Coloring Book: Celebrating the Social and Ceremonial side of Beverages

Illustrated by Eric Dean Spruth
Written by Lucas Livingston

Arts for Brain Health Coalition is a Chicagoland consortium of arts and healthcare leaders, who design and present arts-based programs that use creative engagement to improve the lives of people with memory loss and those who care for them. We provide creative arts workshops that promote brain and body health through art-making, dance, music, and theater improvisation. While we are unable to assemble in person during the COVID-19 pandemic, Arts for Brain Health is focusing on delivering arts programs to your home — both online and through creative arts care-packages such as this Libations Coloring Book.

Sacred Transformations is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people, who are tattooed, scarred, branded, and/or burnt from negative experiences, to transform those marks into art pieces that celebrate one’s individuality. The experience empowers the individual to express in their own terms who they are inside. It is our goal for those marks to be converted into a source of daily inspiration to maintain sobriety, to be committed to the welfare and betterment of children, family, community and self. Our organization believes that these transformative tattoos will provide a historically qualified link to spirituality and culture and deliver the individual a new rite of passage – a symbol of evolving consciousness and personal evolution.

A libation is a drink poured out in honor or memory of someone or something. The Libations Coloring Book unites us with drinks, coloring, and good company. The Arts for Brain Health Coalition & Sacred Transformations are pleased to bring you this activity book to support the health benefits of art-making, encourage thoughtful conversation, and enjoy togetherness and reflection through the comfort of food and drink. Just as it is important to exercise and nourish our bodies, we must also exercise and nourish our minds. Creating art has the power to heal, transform, and build community. Coloring is a relaxing way to express our creativity and share time with others in a calm and meditative activity. Coloring also helps with concentration and fine motor coordination.

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La coalición para la salud del cerebro a través del arte & Sacred Transformations presentan el Libro para Colorear de las Libaciones: Celebrando el lado social y ceremonial de las bebidas

Ilustrado por Eric Dean Spruth
Escrito por Lucas Livingston

La coalición para la salud del cerebro a través del arte (Arts for Brain Health Coalition en inglés) es un consorcio de Chicago de líderes de las artes y del cuidado de la salud, que diseñan y presentar programas basados en las artes que usan la participación creativa para mejorar las vidas de las personas que han tenido pérdidas de memoria y de aquellos que los cuidan. Ofrecemos talleres de trabajo de artes creativas que promueven la salud de la mente y del cuerpo a través de la creación artística, del baile, de la música y de la improvisación teatral. Aunque no nos podemos reunir en persona durante la pandemia de COVID-19, la coalición para la salud del cerebro a través del arte se está enfocando en ofrecer programas de arte a domicilio – tanto en línea como a través de paquetes de cuidados artísticos y creativos como este Libro para Colorear de las Libaciones.

Sacred Transformations (Sagradas Transformaciones) es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)3 dedicada a ayudar a las personas con tatuajes, cicatrices, marcas o quemaduras provocadas por experiencias negativas a transformar esas marcas en obras de arte que celebren su individualidad. La experiencia les permite expresar en sus propios términos quienes son por dentro. Nuestra meta es que esas marcas se conviertan en una fuente diaria de inspiración para mantener la sobriedad, para comprometerse con el bienestar y la mejora de los niños, la familia, la comunidad y uno mismo. Nuestra organización cree que estos tatuajes transformadores proporcionarán un enlace históricamente calificado con la espiritualidad y la cultura y le brindarán al individuo un nuevo rito de paso: un símbolo de la evolución de la conciencia y la evolución personal.

Una libación es una bebida que se sirve en honor o memoria de alguien o de algo. El Libro para Colorear de las Libaciones nos une con las bebidas, el coloreado y la buena compañía. La coalición para la salud del cerebro a través del arte & Sacred Transformations se complacen en traerle este libro de actividades para apoyar los beneficios para la salud al crear arte, fomentar la conversación reflexiva y disfrutar de la unión y la reflexión a través del confort de la comida y la bebida. Al igual que es importante ejercitar y nutrir nuestro cuerpo, también debemos ejercitar y nutrir nuestra mente. Crear arte tiene el poder de sanar, transformar y construir comunidad. Colorear es una manera relajante de expresar nuestra creatividad y compartir el tiempo con otros en una actividad tranquila y meditativa. Colorear también ayuda con la concentración y con la coordinación de la motricidad fina.

Generations Now, 2021

"Research conducted before the pandemic suggested that mature adults choose in-person over online... more "Research conducted before the pandemic suggested that mature adults choose in-person over online instruction and that small group settings, which allow time for discussion and active class participation, are preferred. ... A spring 2020 collaborative research study ... revealed that the online transition was successful. (However) Our new lifelong learning normal must offer levels of flexibility and equity for those who were disadvantaged by prior models. A hybridized remote/in-person approach, for example, would be most equitable if it allowed for flexibility of platform choice by the participant, so as not to disadvantage anyone in our audience moving forward".

Generations Now, 2020

https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19 Resources have been stretched thi... more https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19

Resources have been stretched thin during the COVID-19 pandemic. To save lives, the global community has been forced to make extreme short-term sacrifices: widespread closures, unprecedented unemployment, profound financial loss and physical distancing. What might be the psychological, emotional and physical toll as the population has grappled with living in isolation? Time will tell, but social isolation is an obvious outcome.

Prolonged loneliness brought on by social isolation is nothing new to a huge percentage of the population. Even before the pandemic, one in three Americans and 60 percent of older adults had already experienced the detrimental impact of loneliness. Clinical psychologist Onyedikachi Ekwerike expressed it most succinctly, stating bluntly, “We already had a pandemic before COVID-19.” Now more than ever it is critical to provide pathways for our most marginalized and vulnerable population members to remain socially engaged.

American Society on Aging, 2020

https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19 Excerpt: Resources have been stre... more https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19

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Resources have been stretched thin during the COVID-19 pandemic. To save lives, the global community has been forced to make extreme short-term sacrifices: widespread closures, unprecedented unemployment, profound financial loss and physical distancing. What might be the psychological, emotional and physical toll as the population has grappled with living in isolation? Time will tell, but social isolation is an obvious outcome.

Lifelong Learning Reimagined—An Opportunity and Challenge
Lifelong learning is an important component to a physically, cognitively and socially healthy lifestyle. ...

ISAW Papers, 2020

Alcohol's magical effect to induce a transformation of state, whether physical or psychological, ... more Alcohol's magical effect to induce a transformation of state, whether physical or psychological, boon or bane, is a recurring theme in ancient Greek literature, art, and cult practice. The potent power of fermented beverage seems likened to a transformative potion as either a gift or a curse from the gods. This paper examines multiple examples of visual, literary, and archaeological evidence in support of this theme. The Odyssey's tale of Circe's elixir might be read as a caution against conspicuous consumption. This trope carries over into the visual arts with the interpretation of painted kylix "eye cups" and donkey-headed rhyton vessels. When held to the mouth, such drinkware can serve as bestial masks in an allegory for sacred or profane metamorphosis through intoxication. Interior and exterior decoration of Greek drinking vessels refer directly to Dionysian tales of alcohol-induced transformation, while additional legends of the wine god's coterie offer copious examples of the relationships between fermentation, intoxication, metamorphosis, and animalistic behavior. Classical interpretations of yeast's activity and the fermentation process may lead to a plausible inference of alcohol having the residual potency to induce this psychological or physical metamorphosis.

American Society on Aging, 2020

https://www.asaging.org/blog/role-museums-health-aging Excerpt: If you've read my AgeBlog post l... more https://www.asaging.org/blog/role-museums-health-aging

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If you've read my AgeBlog post last year, The Healing Power of Art, you’ll know that the topic of healthy living and aging through arts and cultural enrichment is really taking off. Conversations within academia go back decades connecting art enrichment with cognitive and emotional health. It seems, however, in recent years that there has been a broad upswell beyond academia in the popular recognition that the arts can play a vital role in one's overall health regime and museums are stepping up to the plate.

For some years, museums have been encountering the proverbial canary in the coal mine on the imperative to address healthy aging through arts and cultural enrichment. ...

American Society on Aging, 2019

https://www.asaging.org/blog/healing-power-art Excerpt: It seems lately I am often hearing about... more https://www.asaging.org/blog/healing-power-art

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It seems lately I am often hearing about the changing landscape of lifelong learning (defined here as older adult non-formal learning) as we come to better understanding the positive impacts of intellectual and creative engagement later in life. This was pointed out in previous LEARN Council blog posts. Linda Maurice recounted a reassignment of lifelong learning at her university from the geriatrics division to community education, affirming lifelong learning's holistic value above and beyond its medical impact. Sandra von Doetinchem emphasized the shifting demographics of our aging population and the imperative to accommodate older adults in their final years, who may encounter greater barriers to learning. Adding to the changing landscape of lifelong learning is the increasing body of evidence demonstrating the healing power of art.

While lifelong learning certainly encompasses all subjects, mounting research and evidence has focused on the psychological, social, cognitive, and physiological benefits of exposure to the arts, including both creative expression (i.e. making art) and attending arts and cultural experiences. ...

CIPEG Journal, 2018

https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/cipeg/article/view/58149 Our current museum cultu... more https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/cipeg/article/view/58149
Our current museum culture embraces diverse approaches to information acquisition, empowering the visitor's voice and discovery through hands-on experience. How can emerging technologies such as 3D-printing and innovative approaches to multi-sensory learning activate museum collections of ancient objects and help cultivate a more engaging and participatory atmosphere for all audiences? This paper showcases current examples of hands-on learning and multi-sensory engagement in University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago. The Oriental Institute’s Verbal Imaging and Multi-Sensory Tours use artefact replicas in combination with detailed visual description and other sensory experiences, moving beyond visual observation to create a rich understanding of the artefacts and culture of the ancient Near East. The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of 3D-printed replicas enable hands-on tactile experiences with ancient works of art that were intended to be touched, opening different avenues for understanding and insight. Museum visitors, from reluctantly receptive traditionalists to youthful creative consumers, have embraced the diverse approaches of these institutions. Aspects of universal design ensure that learning and engagement remain accessible to all individuals, including people with disabilities such as visual impairments, autism, or dementia, who may not rely on traditional visual and auditory approaches to learning. The examples discussed here demonstrate, however, that approaches and accommodations made for people with disabilities are invariably beneficial for and appealing to a general audience.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10598650.2016.1169735 This article focuses on the im... more https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10598650.2016.1169735
This article focuses on the implementation and evaluation of Art in the Moment, a collaborative program between the Art Institute of Chicago and CJE SeniorLife, a non-profit eldercare organization and service provider for the Chicago area. We joined together to develop and offer Art in the Moment as an arts-based therapeutic and wellness program for older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Anecdotal evidence led us to believe that the program was effectively serving participants, including caregivers, in ways that were positive and self-affirming. However, we also realized that more formal evaluation could help us better assess the efficacy and impact of our efforts. We discovered that the evaluation process presented various opportunities as well as challenges, which we will explore in this article.

Lucas Livingston, Gerri Fiterman Persin & Deborah Del Signore (2016) Art in the Moment: Evaluating a Therapeutic Wellness Program for People with Dementia and their Care Partners, Journal of Museum Education, 41:2, 100-109.

Interviews by Lucas Livingston

Caregiving, 2020

https://chicagocaregiving.com/healing-power-of-the-arts-for-older-adults/ Excerpt: Theater, mus... more https://chicagocaregiving.com/healing-power-of-the-arts-for-older-adults/

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Theater, music, sculpture — art is a means of expression. But whether you’re making art or experiencing it, art also serves as a means to improve your well-being, which can be especially helpful during these Covid-19 times.

Art has a unique effect on older adults specifically — one that researchers are looking into.

“There has been plenty of research coming out in the last decade — and it is only increasing — that demonstrates the healing power of the arts and cultural enrichment for older adults,” says Lucas Livingston, former assistant director of accessibility and lifelong learning at the Art Institute of Chicago.

American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, 2020

Access Champions Podcast, 2019

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Potf41GPk6LHoeExwc9cPwzf8ABfXR9d/ This week we begin diving into... more https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Potf41GPk6LHoeExwc9cPwzf8ABfXR9d/
This week we begin diving into the conversations we had during our trip to Chicago. We start with The Chicago Art Institute’s Assistant Director Accessibility and Lifelong Learning Programs, Lucas Livingston. After an extensive tour of the Institute we chat about the museum’s tactile initiatives from paintings to sculptures to pottery and the importance of accessibility before pay barriers. Learn how the Life Long Learning Program evolved into Accessibility initiatives and how Lucas hopes to see it expand in the future. All of that and more on this week’s episode of The Access Champions Podcast.

Conference Presentations by Lucas Livingston

Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD), 2022

One in two adults over 65 has a disability, yet may not identify as a person with a disability. S... more One in two adults over 65 has a disability, yet may not identify as a person with a disability. Share perspectives on how cultural organizations can ensure our audiences continue to remain engaged, feel empowered, maintain dignity, and reap the therapeutic wellness benefits of the arts as they age.

American Society on Aging, 2021

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Uc\_nr0qi4MhgbXEWFq-XDDpWJeJqA3E3jzcWp1DlCP8/preview Lifel... more https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Uc_nr0qi4MhgbXEWFq-XDDpWJeJqA3E3jzcWp1DlCP8/preview
Lifelong learning is an essential component for a socially, cognitively and physically healthy lifestyle. We will explore the concept of lifelong learning and address the question of why older adult education has gained importance during COVID-19 with regard to overcoming social isolation and loneliness. We will share best-practices for transitioning from an in-person to an online curriculum, while also discussing how COVID-19 has magnified the visibility of many systemic social inequities, including the digital divide. Despite the swift pivot to online learning among lifelong learning providers and learners, many older adults continue to be left behind in the transition. We will address the many barriers and systemic inequities in access to lifelong learning and discuss solutions for thriving amidst the pandemic.

Sense of Self: Accessible Art Symposium, 2017

https://youtu.be/A5-\_u8bXl9Y SENSE OF SELF: ACCESSIBLE ART SYMPOSIUM Lucas Livingston, Assistan... more https://youtu.be/A5-_u8bXl9Y

SENSE OF SELF: ACCESSIBLE ART SYMPOSIUM

Lucas Livingston, Assistant Director of Accessibility and Lifelong Learning Programs at the Art Institute of Chicago at the Sense of Self: Accessible Art Symposium on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at the MSU Broad.

This symposium was an exploration of sensory perception, identity, and accessibility hosted by Exceptions Journal (exceptionsjournal.wordpress.com), an MSU-based literary and art journal that showcases the perspectives of visually impaired and blind individuals. Keynote offered by renowned disabilities scholar Dr. Georgina Kleege, whose collection of personal essays, Sight Unseen, offers an autobiographical account of Kleege’s own blindness alongside a cultural critique of how blindness is represented in literature, film, and language.

Association of Midwest Museums, 2019

www.tinyurl.com/TappingAMM2019 How are three Chicago museums empowering the community through the... more www.tinyurl.com/TappingAMM2019
How are three Chicago museums empowering the community through the socially unifying force of beer and drinking culture? The Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, and Chicago Brewseum leverage our consuming passions, foster sensory inclusion, and confront pressing social concerns with new, underrepresented, and marginalized audiences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJIQmDPhj0 Serving Older Adults in Cultural Institutions progra... more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJIQmDPhj0

Serving Older Adults in Cultural Institutions program organized by Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC)

October 17, 2019 at Art Institute of Chicago

As our audiences age, how are we as cultural institutions adapting to our audiences' changing needs? One in two adults over the age of 75 has at least one disability, which could affect mobility, speech, hearing, vision and cognitive functioning. Due to acquiring the disability later in life, many older audience members may not identify as "disabled," are unaware of what services may be available to them, or how to ask for them. Hear from panelists representing cultural spaces and partner organizations about how they are better considering older adults in their programming and services so our older audience members can continue to participate in our cultural spaces as they age, maximizing independence and choice.

Panel
• Moderator: Lucas Livingston, Assistant Director of Accessibility and Lifelong Learning at Art Institute of Chicago
• Deb Del Signore, art therapist specializing in older adults; educator for Art in the Moment at the Art Institute of Chicago
• Louise Hawkley, Senior Research Scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago
• Karen Kolb Flude, gerontologist, expert in engagement of and community development for older adults
• Hillary Pearson, Manager of Operations for Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Museums to go explores tools universities, museums, and social service agencies use to engage old... more Museums to go explores tools universities, museums, and social service agencies use to engage older adults with museums, art, and artifacts in both on-site and in-house programming. The session explores programs from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, CJE Senior Services, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Session Chair: Laura Fowler, Southern Illinois University.
Presenters: Erin Vigneau Dimick, SIUE University Museum; Lucas Livingston, Art Institute of Chicago; and Deborah Del Signore, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Senior Center Without Walls, and Stagebridge, an award- winning per... more The Art Institute of Chicago, Senior Center Without Walls, and Stagebridge, an award- winning performing arts organization for older adults, share perspectives on making creative aging accessible for a diverse population of older adults with age-related disabilities, including limited mobility, hearing loss, low vision, and dementia. From analog to digital, pounding the pavement to streaming on the web, novel approaches to arts- based community programs can promote an environment of intellectual and social stimulation, good mental and physical health, and therapeutic wellness for our traditionally marginalized aging population. As the nation’s largest and fastest growing demographic with disabilities, older individuals face multiple barriers to the holistic benefits of cultural enrichment. Learn from successful examples of long-running programs and share your own approaches to older adult engagement. Envision truly inclusive programming that will benefit us all as we age.

Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD), 2016

Within the traditional visual environment of museums, can a tactile approach to museum learning t... more Within the traditional visual environment of museums, can a tactile approach to museum learning through the cutting-edge technology of 3D-printing offer a more meaningful experience for audiences with disabilities? With the support of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition Grant, the Art Institute of Chicago recently conducted a study exploring the impact and efficacy of incorporating 3D-printed replicas into the museum's accessibility programs. This session discusses the evaluation outcomes of that study, the technology of 3D printing, lessons learned, best practices, and ways of fostering additional multi-sensory engagement.

Many art objects and museum artifacts encased behind glass were intended to be handled and used by their original owners. Emerging technologies like 3D printing permit visitors to contextualize those experiences and to explore texture, scale, and sensory elements through proxy objects. Getting hands-on with 3D printing enhances the access to the art work for visitors of all abilities. While the session will concentrate on serving guests with blindness and low vision as well as individuals living with Alzheimer's disease, we welcome the opportunity to discuss how the technology can address the needs of a diverse spectrum of cultural consumers. Have you had success (or failure!) integrating 3D printing and other tactile strategies into your accessibility programs? Bring your examples and experiences to the discussion.

The Art Institute's collection of 3D-printed objects will be available for session attendees to handle and explore. The grant's extensive evaluation results are available as an electronic download at http://museum3d.artic.edu. Attendees will also receive a copy of the bulleted outline for the gallery discussion involving the 3D-printed replicas utilized in the scope of the grant.

Learning objectives:
• Get an introduction to 3D printing and similar technologies
• Consider methods for integrating 3D-printed tactile reproductions in museum gallery programming
• Take away resources and research that evaluate accessibility programs engaging with 3D printing and multi-sensory learning and resources for learning more about 3D printing

Illustrated by Eric Dean Spruth
Written by Lucas Livingston

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La coalición para la salud del cerebro a través del arte & Sacred Transformations presentan el Libro para Colorear de las Libaciones: Celebrando el lado social y ceremonial de las bebidas

Ilustrado por Eric Dean Spruth
Escrito por Lucas Livingston

Generations Now, 2021

Generations Now, 2020

https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19 Resources have been stretched thi... more https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19

American Society on Aging, 2020

https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19 Excerpt: Resources have been stre... more https://generations.asaging.org/lifelong-learning-age-covid-19

Lifelong Learning Reimagined—An Opportunity and Challenge
Lifelong learning is an important component to a physically, cognitively and socially healthy lifestyle. ...

ISAW Papers, 2020

American Society on Aging, 2020

https://www.asaging.org/blog/role-museums-health-aging Excerpt: If you've read my AgeBlog post l... more https://www.asaging.org/blog/role-museums-health-aging

For some years, museums have been encountering the proverbial canary in the coal mine on the imperative to address healthy aging through arts and cultural enrichment. ...

American Society on Aging, 2019

https://www.asaging.org/blog/healing-power-art Excerpt: It seems lately I am often hearing about... more https://www.asaging.org/blog/healing-power-art

CIPEG Journal, 2018

Caregiving, 2020

https://chicagocaregiving.com/healing-power-of-the-arts-for-older-adults/ Excerpt: Theater, mus... more https://chicagocaregiving.com/healing-power-of-the-arts-for-older-adults/

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Art has a unique effect on older adults specifically — one that researchers are looking into.

American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, 2020

Access Champions Podcast, 2019

Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD), 2022

American Society on Aging, 2021

Sense of Self: Accessible Art Symposium, 2017

https://youtu.be/A5-\_u8bXl9Y SENSE OF SELF: ACCESSIBLE ART SYMPOSIUM Lucas Livingston, Assistan... more https://youtu.be/A5-_u8bXl9Y

SENSE OF SELF: ACCESSIBLE ART SYMPOSIUM

Association of Midwest Museums, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJIQmDPhj0 Serving Older Adults in Cultural Institutions progra... more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPJIQmDPhj0

Serving Older Adults in Cultural Institutions program organized by Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC)

October 17, 2019 at Art Institute of Chicago

Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD), 2016

Chicago Brewseum, 2020

Alcohol's magical effect to induce metamorphosis, whether physical or psychological, boon or bane... more Alcohol's magical effect to induce metamorphosis, whether physical or psychological, boon or bane, is a recurring theme in ancient Greek literature, art, and cult practice. The potent power of fermented beverage seems likened to a transformative potion as either a divine gift or curse. Join Lucas Livingston, beer and art historian and member of the Chicago Brewseum board of directors, for a lively exploration of alcohol's magical transformative effects in antiquity and a conversation about the history and representation of libation offerings across cultures and history.

Years ago, in an effort not to be the first one voted off the island, Lucas Livingston began brewing beer inspired by historic recipes, narratives, and traditions … strictly for research, of course. He has spoken on the history of beer and wine at Goose Island Brewpub, the Chicago Brewseum, the Oriental Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, New York University, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Society for Creative Anachronism. In his spare time between brewing, drinking, and talking about beer, Lucas is the creator and host of the Ancient Art Podcast (https://ancientartpodcast.org) and is a career professional in museum learning, art history, creative aging, and disability activism, having previously directed the Art Institute of Chicago’s therapeutic, health, and wellness opportunities for nearly two decades. Lucas Livingston is a co-curator of The Libations Exhibition.

THE LIBATIONS SERIES

At this critical turning point in society — with the magnified intersections of health, psychological and physical well-being, and systemic violence, prejudice, and injustice — the Chicago Brewseum is all the more committed to our communities.

The Chicago Brewseum (https://chicagobrewseum.org) and the social service nonprofit Sacred Transformations (https://tattooarttherapy.org) are pleased to join efforts to host Libations, an innovative four part series that addresses the ceremonial and celebratory functions of beverages and drinking as well as the negative consequences of over consumption and addiction.

THE LIBATIONS EXHIBITION

Presented in conjunction with The Libations Exhibition (August 2020) in Michigan City, Indiana, this series of talks compliments the exhibition which features over 60 works of art produced by a diverse body of artists throughout Northwest Indiana and the greater Chicagoland area. As beer is more than just a beverage that has the power to bring people together and the ability to make change, creating art has the power to heal, transform, and build community. We invite you to join us.

Chicago Brewseum, 2020

Art Historian and Chicago Brewseum board member Lucas Livingston leads an online discussion about... more Art Historian and Chicago Brewseum board member Lucas Livingston leads an online discussion about the artistry and history of drinking games around the world and across the centuries. Learn the how to's as you bide your time in quarantine.

Chicago Brewseum, 2020

Art historian and Chicago Brewseum board member Lucas Livingston leads a virtual walkthrough of t... more Art historian and Chicago Brewseum board member Lucas Livingston leads a virtual walkthrough of the Art Institute's galleries of Asian art for a close look at select treasures in the museum as we discuss the art, history, and literature of drinking culture in China from the dawn of civilization through the heyday of the famed Silk Road.

“Wellness Programs in Museums,” Peer2Peer Google Hangout, NAEA National Art Education Association... more “Wellness Programs in Museums,” Peer2Peer Google Hangout, NAEA National Art Education Association (NAEA) Museum Education Division (May 13, 2015)

AncientArtPodcast.org

The Ancient Art Podcast unpacks the stories, history, myths, and culture from antiquity through a... more The Ancient Art Podcast unpacks the stories, history, myths, and culture from antiquity through a modern lens and with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Explores the art and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World with host Lucas Livingston. Uncover the truths and unravel the mysteries of the civilizations that shaped our modern world. Each episode features detailed examinations of exemplary works from the Art Institute of Chicago and other notable collections in addition to broad themes and concepts of Ancient Mediterranean art and culture.