Resources
A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial of an Intergenerational Arts and Heritage-Based Intervention in Singapore: Project ARTISAN
via Frontiers in Psychology | Reports | 2021
This report is important as one of the few randomized control trials involving intergenerational arts. It is also exceptionally thorough, describing and discussing all aspects of a participatory art and group-based program titled ARTISAN (Aspiration …
Shikatsu Reminiscence Centre at Showa Era Lifestyle Museum
via The Best in Heritage | Programs and Initiatives | 2020
The Showa Era Lifestyle Museum in Japan, also known as Kitanagoya-shi historical Museum, was awarded Best in Heritage in 2020 for its Reminiscence Centre. This article, and its accompanying video interview with the museum director, …
70-year-old Antoon Weemers at STRP for the first time
via Innovation Origens | Articles and Blog Posts | 2017
This brief article spotlights Antoon Weemers, a retired furniture maker, as an example of the older adults who take part in SRTP Senior, a participatory technology-art program offered by STRP, a digital arts agency based …
Drawing “with” Art-Well-Being: Intergenerational Co-Creation with Seniors, Children and the Living Museum
Research and Studies | 2021
This article is a detailed discussion of the Museum, Art and Wellbeing Project, a multi-faceted, art-centered, intergenerational project designed to explore how collaborative art-making across generations can strengthen personal, social, and community health. The nine-week …
The People’s Story Intergenerational Theatre
Programs and Initiatives
The People’s Story was a history project that took place in two English communities, Enfield Island and Edmonton. It was developed and implemented by Age Exchange, a pre-eminent advocacy organization for positive aging and creative …
Lisbon Offers Graffiti Classes for the Elderly: Grannies Learn About Street Art History and How to Tag Walls
via Smithsonian Magazine | Articles and Blog Posts | 2015
LATA 65, an intergenerational graffiti program, offers an example of how an unconventional art form can be as effective in bridging generational gaps as more formal art forms. LATA 65 — LATA meaning “can” and …
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community singing on mental health-related quality of life of older people: Randomised controlled trial.
via British Journal of Psychiatry | Research and Studies | 2015
The study summarized in this report aimed to “evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community group singing for a population of older people in England.” They state that “little rigorous research has been conducted looking …
Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults
via PLOS One Collection Social Psychiatry | Research and Studies | 2021
The authors of this report note that “choir singing has been associated with better mood and quality of life (QOL) in healthy older adults, but little is known about its potential cognitive benefits in aging. …
Choral singing and psychological wellbeing: Quantitative and qualitative findings from English choirs in a cross-national survey
Articles and Blog Posts | 2010
The authors of this report state that there have been numerous evaluations of choral singing as a health promotion activity but these were highly diverse theoretically, methodologically, and in terms of size. For this study …
From Bingo to Bartok: Creative and innovative approaches to involving older people with orchestras
Reports | 2019
A selection of good practice examples of orchestras in the UK and also Finland engaging with older people, including people with dementia.