Resources
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I
via Springer Link | Books and Chapters | 2015
This book shows that global population aging is an opportunity to improve the quality of human life rather than a threat to economic competitiveness and stability. It describes the concept of the creative aging policy …
Navigating Healthy Aging in a Complicated Time
Articles and Blog Posts | 2021
The Central Vermont Council on the Arts (CVCOA) recently launched its 2021 Creative Care Kit Project which provides homebound or isolated older adults with access to teaching artists online, kits to support art-making in the …
Aging and Ageism: Mental Health Issues in the Wake of COVID-19
Videos | 2021
This lecture, by Professor William E. Haley of the University of South Florida School of Aging Studies, provides an excellent analysis of ageism, how it can affect the mental health of older adults, how it …
Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People: Volume 1
via The Baring Foundation | Toolkits | 2019
From the report details: A highly popular collection of 50 creative activities for use in any setting with older people. Contributed by arts organisations and artists across the UK.
Around the World in 80 Creative Ageing Projects
via The Baring Foundation | Reports | 2019
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, …
Key Workers: Creative Ageing in Lockdown and Beyond
via The Baring Foundation | Reports | 2020
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 …
Love in a Cold Climate: Creative Ageing in Finland
via The Baring Foundation | Reports | 2021
From the report details: How is Finland approaching the creative and cultural rights of and provision for older people? This report is aimed at practitioners such as artists and carers, as well as policy makers …
Exercise Type and Activities of Daily Living Disability in Older Women: An 8-Year Population-based Cohort Study
via Wiley Online Library | Research and Studies | 2018
In Japan, 1,003 older women were studied for 8 years with the goal of understanding what exercise types reduced their capacity to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) such as walking, dressing, and bathing. …
Interdisciplinary Aspects of Cultural Engagement in Older Adults: Who/What/Why/When/How
White Papers | 2019
In this white paper, Roberts defines cultural engagement as “successfully engaging in an active (music making) or passive (attending a concert) cultural endeavor with others.” She examines the insights of researchers from a variety of …
NeuroArts Blueprint: Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Wellbeing
Programs and Initiatives | 2021
The NeuroArts Blueprint: Advancing the Science of Arts, Health, and Wellbeing is a broad interdisciplinary initiative designed to showcase the scientific evidence that explains why and how engaging with art, either as maker or user, …