Funded projects

For an intergenerational electronic music composition project in care homes and rehabilitation wards in Newcastle under Lyme exploring benefits of multi-sensory music technology in this setting.

For work with a team of volunteer elders in Devon led by a professional artist/producer to make creative radio programmes.

Towards the creation of combined art works by older people facilitated by professional artists on the theme of Celebrating Age and Ambition culminating in exhibitions or performances in arts venues across Cornwall.

For a project on the Isle of Lewis involving older people exploring memories in a visual and aural form both as art and oral history using bilingual artists.

Towards participatory arts activities in Bristol encouraging isolated older people to develop as pro-active artists and performers and contributing to the wider community.

Core funding. over three years to allow Chapter the opportunity to plan its work with older people efffectively and to design a programme of theatre and memory work which will benefit and challenge the local and wider community.

Towards salary for the Director.

Core funding over three years, to support a mentoring and training programme for practitioners and older people as facilitators and to create an impact on public awareness of the often unrealised creative potential of the ageing population.

To enable them to employ an artist co-ordinator and support documentation, evaluation and publication on website as an accessible resource for others and professional development for artists.

To support a 1 day a week salary for a co-ordinator of dance with older people; 2 annual events for senior artists; documentation and evaluation of work to produce a support pack and film for wider dissemination.