Arts and older people: policy and practice workshop

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Where: Newcastle University

When: Wednesday 22 October 12:00pm – 4:30pm.

The third workshop, ‘Arts and older people: policy and practice’,  focuses on developments in cultural and health policy around arts and older people work. We will hear about the partnership between Arts Council England and the Baring Foundation and their ‘Arts in and older people in care’ programme. Two of the projects will be represented, the City Arts Nottingham and Nottingham City Council collaboration, and the We Do West Yorkshire project. These projects represent two distinct models of working –work being embedded either across the local authority or through a membership programme. We will also explore the National Museum Liverpool’s House of Memories training programme which has been developed with support from the Department of Health and targets carers, health and social providers.

Speakers include:

  • Philip Cave (Arts Council England): ‘Arts Council England: overview of current arts and older people’s work and emerging thinking on future activity’
  • Kate Duncan (City Arts Nottingham) and Sharon Scaniglia (Nottingham City Council): ‘Imagine, development, progress and challenges’
  • Deborah Munt (We Do West Yorkshire): ‘In the club: building resilience by lighting fires’
  • Claire Benjamin (Liverpool Museums): ‘The House of Memories programme’

If you would like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to beatrice.turner@ncl.ac.uk, with the following information:

– any access or dietary requirements you have

– whether you require a travel bursary to attend.

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