Welcome to our Blog page. Here you will find an inspiration of ideas and instances of good practise to help you to bring creativity into the lives of older people. We are always looking for new blogs which we also share on our social media. If you have an idea, a scheme, or anything you'd like to tell our membership about, then email as at hello@ageofcreativity.co.uk
Description: Marian delivers a thoughtful piece on how dance helps older people and the important factors that need to be considered.
Date: 06/02/2019 Category: Dance
Description: Lisa Shaw explains how Carmen Miranda fever sealed the success of the University of Liverpool's project.
Date: 04/02/2019 Category: Combined
Description: Natalie Walton, Learning and Outreach Manager, Arts Council Collection, National Partners Programme, looks at ways of attracting the over 75s into our museums
Date: 13/12/2018 Category: Museums
Description: After almost 8 years teaching pottery to the 65+ Emily decided to put on her first collaborative exhibition of four of her regular groups to celebrate their work and the stories behind what they make
Date: 03/12/2018 Category: Visual Arts
Description: Dr Jude Bek, Research Associate in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester details the beneficial effects of dance for people with Parkinson's, including reports of improvements in movement, mood and even thinking skills.
Date: 03/12/2018 Category: Dance
Description: Andrew Ward of Essex CC, explains how Creative Journeys, an innovative and exciting project exploring the role of arts and culture in care settings, supports and maintains relationships between older people, care staff and the wider community.
Date: 06/09/2018 Category: Combined
Description: Deborah Mason of Magic Me on the value of intergenerational work to older people and the community.
Date: 17/08/2018 Category: Combined
Description: Make it better (mitber) use a person centred approach, responding to individual cultural interests, to enable people to feel more confident by engaging in chosen activities, new or familiar in different ways.
Date: 20/07/2018 Category: Visual Arts
Description: Age is no barrier to the Digital Arts says Kate Duncan of City Arts Nottingham.
Date: 12/07/2018 Category: General
Description: Open Arms Artists' Collectivem in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, is committed to working creatively with older people.
Date: 12/07/2018 Category: General
Description: Creative Minds enjoy making art with older people with learning difficulties at Chiswick Care Home
Date: 19/06/2018 Category: Visual Arts
Description: Creative Minds Social Enterprise Community, our aims are to make art accessible to all and through the art give everyone a voice; a chance to express themselves
Date: 19/06/2018 Category: Visual Arts
Description: A celebration of creativity in dementia and the community launches this month. Kate Parkin from creative ageing charity Equal Arts talks about how Creative Age Challenge is making difference to participants and cultural venues.
Date: 14/06/2018 Category: Combined
Description: Observations in Nature is a photography and book-making project for people living with dementia
Date: 13/06/2018 Category: General
Description: Rachael Dinnage tells her work at Central & Cecil Central & Cecil Housing Trust where there is a special focus on the benefits the arts can bring to later life.
Date: 13/06/2018 Category: Museums
Description: Joie de Vivre - A celebration of dance for, by and with older people, a day at Pavillion Dance South West Bournemouth written by Lisa Lort & Emilie Barton
Date: 30/05/2018 Category: Dance
Description: Isla Telford reflects on the 4th Live Age Festival at the New Vic Theatre and 1st October at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 30/05/2018 Category: Theatre
Description: Sing for Better Health organises singing groups in the Brighton & Hove area. Here Udita Everett explains what the organisation does and the benefits it can bring.
Date: 27/03/2018 Category: Music
Description: Living the Drama offers interesting insights from its experience of taking theatre into Care Homes.
Date: 12/09/2017 Category: Theatre
Description: David Cutler, Director of the Baring Foundation, gives an insight into how far this nation has come in creative ageing, siting successful examples from around the country. His conclusion is that we have come a long way but that we have unfinished business.
Date: 11/08/2017 Category: Combined
Description: Emily Hall is an experienced ceramicist. Here she tells of her experience of working with people with dementia in a care home setting.
Date: 30/03/2017 Category: Visual Arts
Description: Read Flintlock Theatre's experience of creating verbatim theatre with older people at its heart.
Date: 22/03/2017 Category: Theatre
Description: Heather Thomas, of Art in Mind, has been running art classes for people with dementia and their carers for many years. Here she tells of the joy and benefits it has brought.
Date: 14/03/2017 Category: Visual Arts
Description: Paul Cann, a former Chief Executive of Age UK Oxfordshire, waxes lyrical about the need for social prescribing
Date: 14/03/2017 Category: General
Description: Museums in Singapore found it difficult to overcome barriers to attendance experienced by older people and their carers. Sharon Chen tells how they found inspiration from a talk given by Wendy Gallagher from the Whitworth Arts Gallery.
Date: 04/11/2016 Category: Museums
Description: Sian Stevenson, Director of Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company, has created a very successful dance company of older women which has performed from London to Paris. Here she reveals her and their motivation.
Date: 29/09/2016 Category: Dance
Description: Jason Danley, of Brookes University, has spent time in Japan finding out how its long tradition of cultural and artistic appreciation underwrites the vigour in which its post-retirement population pursue their creative interests.
Date: 22/09/2016 Category: General
Description: Fiona Hamilton uses many techniques to get the creative juices flowing in her sessions. Here she reveals some that might inspire you.
Date: 19/09/2016 Category: Literature
Description: Chloe Hughes, of Cornwall Museums Partnership, explains how three museums worked collaboratively with artists, using their collections as inspiration to create opportunities for older people to be inspired.
Date: 12/09/2016 Category: Museums
Description: James Cropper, founder of Arts and Minds, tells of the profound effect opening the Appleby Tate Art gallery at Appleby House Care Home has had.
Date: 10/08/2016 Category: Visual Arts
Description: Fergus Early gives a brief history of Green Candle Dance Company and a few things he has observed and absorbed about working with people living with dementia.
Date: 07/07/2016 Category: Dance
Description: Stuart Cox, of Jackson's had no experience of running arts participation groups for older people so he started talking to them and found that 'fun' was the element they most needed.
Date: 03/06/2016 Category: Public Health
Description: Tea and music sessions held in elderly care wards in a Salisbury Hospital have shown patients reporting physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits and staff often stating feelings of wellbeing and uplift whilst working during these sessions. Rebecca Seymour, Elevate Co-ordinator, tells all.
Date: 12/05/2016 Category: Music
