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5 January 2026

Missing Out: Creative Ageing and Men

David Cutler
Exploring why comparatively few older men are engaged in creative opportunities in later life.
Arts

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As a funder of creative ageing for a decade from 2010-2019, we were aware that older men were much less likely to take part in the work we were funding than older women.

10 years later, we felt the situation is much the same, with low numbers and few targeted projects aimed at engaging more older men, so we have gathered what brilliant examples we could find into this new report, featuring:

  • Beamish Museum
  • Blind Tiger (Infant Hercules)
  • Causeway Shantymen
  • Celebrating Age Wiltshire
  • Creative Arts East
  • Equal Arts
  • Galanos House (Royal British Legion)
  • Green Candle Dance Company
  • Live Music Now
  • London Bubble Theatre (Rotherhithe Men’s Shed)
  • New Writing North
  • OTH Music Collective
  • Re-Live
  • Romford Care Home (RCH Care Homes)
  • Sound Minds

This report was launched online in January 2026 and you can see a recording of the event here.

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