Funded projects

Towards creative media activities in the West Midlands steered by and involving older people in sheltered housing and younger people with housing problems, culminating in community screenings.

To run three participatory projects in rural areas: training workshops for day care staff; creative arts based around food; a concert and six weekly workshops.

To bring together 60 older and younger people to learn creative skills to be performed at a May Day party at Wilton Hall.

To establish a dance company for older Londoners who will perform and deliver workshops in a range of community and high profile settings to inspire others to dance.

Towards a major public art programme in London produced by and with local senior citizens from the Third and Fourth age, particularly those experiencing social exclusion, poverty or mental health problems.

For a three year programme of creative work in Liverpool for and with people with dementia and their carers; led by theThird Age Theatre Group collaborating with professional artists and dementia specialists.

For a programme of 12 monthly concerts by internationally acclaimed artists, one six week intensive arts project at two day centres in Tower Hamlets plus a production and dissemination of a toolkit for promoters.

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.