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26 April 2017

Life is for living: artistry in old age

François Matarasso gave this talk at the Independent Creative Living Conference in Gateshead in June 2016 on why creative agency, the ability to act as an artist, is as important in old age as in any other time of life.

Blog post: Arts

16 May 2017

Speaking of unspoken things

François Matarasso

Considering the role of art in marking fundamental moments in life, including death.

Blog post: Arts

19 June 2018

Monday afternoon at the flicks

David Cutler

More and more projects and arts venues are engaging older people in cinema, whether dementia-friendly screenings or participatory art workshops drawing on the love of film that many of us have. David Cutler reviews some recent projects.

Blog post: Arts

1 October 2018

Round the world with creative ageing

Let's celebrate the wonderful exchange of ideas and practice between different countries we see in the creative ageing field today - International Older People's Day.

Blog post: Arts

14 January 2020

Getting the law habit: Transforming Lives

Chloe Hardy, Sheila McKechnie Foundation

Chloe offers reflections from a campaigning perspective on our new publication: Transforming Lives through Law - a collection of civil society organisations using legal tactics to make change.

Blog post: Strengthening Civil Society

2 April 2020

Give those feelings ceilings – my reflections on art and mental health

George Harding

George Harding is the cover artist for Creatively Minded. In this blog he explains how he came to painting and the importance of organisations like Bethlem Gallery and the Studio Upstairs in helping people to be creative.

Blog post: Arts

3 August 2020

Project eARTh: how High Peak Community Arts lifted spirits in lockdown

Project eARTh is a rural arts and mental health programme run by High Peak Community Arts, which champions collective working to create both indoor and outdoor artworks for the community.

Blog post: Arts

24 August 2020

How literature can be a lifeline to support mental health

Rachel Parker

Rachel Parker of The Reader in Liverpool explains how they use shared reading of great literature to help improve mental health and resilience in settings including prisons, secure mental health units and the community.

Blog post: Arts

2 November 2020

In the spotlight: Jen at JustRight

Jannat Hossain

In the spotlight shines a light on the work of some of our grantees, profiling the people behind the grant. First up, our Programmes Officer spoke to human rights lawyer, Jen Ang, partner at JustRight Scotland about all aspects of her work.

Blog post: Strengthening Civil Society

£30,000

2012 / 2 years

Sage Gateshead

Arts

To support the artists', coordinator's and volunteers' costs in carrying out Silver Lining - a two year programme of singing in care homes and care settings for people with dementia and their families and carers in Northumbria and the NE region.