The role of creative interventions in fostering connectivity and resilience in older people

Second Workshop: Everyday Creativity, Everyday Resilience

Date: Tuesday 8 July 2014, 11-4pm

Venue: Newcastle University

The second workshop will look at everyday participation and everyday resilience and will consist of short presentations and discussions.  The series of workshops aim to explore how creative interventions can help develop connectivity and resilience for older people. Academics, practitioners and policy makers will critically reflect on the outcomes from a range of projects including community gardening, filmmaking, the built environment, product design, digital media, theatre, music, cultural learning, visual arts interventions for those with early stage dementia and festivals.

Speakers include:

Dr Andrew Miles, University of Manchester, ‘Age, Participation and the City’;

Dr Karen Scott, Newcastle University, ‘Resilience and Social Renewal’;

Dr Phil Jones, University of Birmingham, ‘Community Mapping and Creative Interventions’;

Dr Michael Eades, University of London, ‘Bloomsbury Festival in a Box’;

Andrew Newman, Newcastle University, ‘Social Connectivity’;

Anna Goulding, Newcastle University, ‘Challenges with the Concept – part 2’.

Whilst everyone is welcome, there is a capacity limit so if you would like to book a place please contact Anna.Goulding@ncl.ac.uk. We would especially like to hear from you if you are interested in contributing to a special journal edition around this theme.