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Search results for care home

1 March 2022

The people with lived experience are taking over the safer space (the lunatics are taking over the asylum): Leadership by experience

the vacuum cleaner
Artist and mental health activist, the vacuum cleaner, reflects on leadership of lived experience and why it matters.
Blog post: Arts
£4,000
2017 / 2 months

Courtyard Centre for the Arts

Arts
To conduct a Study of the Provision of Training for Artists in the UK working in Care Homes and for Care Home Staff to Use the Arts
13 December 2022

Museums supporting mental health: The Beaney museum in Canterbury

Jemma Channing is an occupational therapist and now Health & Wellbeing Coordinator for Canterbury Museums and Galleries. She introduces her expanding work with people with mental health problems at The Beaney.
Blog post: Arts
24 September 2021

Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People: Volume 2

Liz Postlethwaite
A second volume of the hugely popular Treasury, this time with 52 creative activities, one for each week of the year.
Resource: Arts
24 May 2016

Inspiring change – the arts and older people in Ireland

François Matarasso
François Matarasso describes the magic of the Bealtaine festival for older people in the Republic of Ireland.
Blog post: Arts
4 April 2017

Remembering, curiosity and creativity

David Cutler
David Cutler explains why we fund age-friendly museums.
Blog post: Arts
23 May 2018

Arts and culture are vital threads in the fabric of living

Sir Nick Serota
In Dementia Awareness Week, Nick Serota says we must make sure that these threads are sustained through later life.
Blog post: Arts
15 August 2018

Time & Tide provide artistic inspiration for a group of older residents on the Isle of Wight

Hannah Griffiths
Older residents from the Isle of Wight have produced wonderful works of art - from sculpture to tapestry - with Independent Arts, supported by our joint 'Celebrating Age' fund with the Arts Council England
Blog post: Arts
13 February 2020

Celebrating the stories of older LGBTQ+ people in Brighton

The stories of older LGBTQ+ people will be at the heart of a brand new theatre festival later this year, thanks to the 'Celebrating Stories' project, one of the highlights of our new report On Diversity and Creative Ageing.
Blog post: Arts
2 May 2023

Ageism and creative ageing

Is ageism in creative ageing something we should be considering more? David Cutler reflects.
Blog post: Arts