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Around the World in 80 Creative Ageing Projects
via The Baring Foundation | Reports
From the report details: In the spirit of Phileas Fogg (who had open credit with Barings Bank), this book reveals 80 projects offering arts (of all forms) to older people from Europe, Asia, the US, …
Arts & Minds (England)
‘Arts and Minds is dedicated to helping people living with mental challenges through the arts. They offer arts courses throughout Cambridgeshire. Arts and Minds have continued to offer creative workshops during COVID-19, including “Virtual Creative …
British Society of Gerontology Creative Ageing SIG (England)
‘Established in 1971, The British Society of Gerontology (BSG) provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and other individuals interested in the situations of older people, and in how knowledge about aging and later life can be enhanced …
Celebrating Intergenerational Diversity
Reports
An evaluation of three projects working with younger and older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people This article discusses and evaluates three programs carried out in 2011 by Age UK that aimed “to promote solidarity …
Creative Ageing – What Next?
Articles and Blog Posts
A short collection of essays from practitioners in creative ageing about what a future agenda for the movement might look like.
Creative ageing: participation, connection & flourishing. A mixed-methods research study exploring experiences of participatory arts engagement in later life through a systematic review of literature and focus groups with older people
Research and Studies
From the abstract: “Background: A rapidly increasing ageing population has significant consequences for the demography, health and wellbeing of our society. Participatory arts programmes and activities can contribute to health promotion in later life, by …
Creativity, Arts and Older People
Columns and Blogs
From the blog: This is a blog by David Slater, who was Founder Director of UK participatory arts company Entelechy Arts, based in Deptford, southeast London. David has extensive experience of working with participatory arts …
From Bingo to Bartok: Creative and innovative approaches to involving older people with orchestras
Reports
A selection of good practice examples of orchestras in the UK and also Finland engaging with older people, including people with dementia.
Innovative, Modern, and Responsive Intergenerational Programming Enhances Creative Aging Strategies
Creative Aging Resource Journals
In this issue of The Creative Aging Resource Newsletter by Lifetime Arts, Diantha Dow Schull (Curator for Lifetime Arts) researches and discusses how intergenerational artmaking is emerging as a sub-field of creative aging. She provides …
Key Workers: Creative Ageing in Lockdown and Beyond
via The Baring Foundation | Reports
From the report details: On 23 March 2020, many arts organisations working with older people ‘went remote’ almost overnight, with most starting from scratch. They provided live creative sessions online, demonstrated activities on YouTube, made …