Creativity in Older Age

In June 2020 the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin announced an exciting new programme of creative activity for our older people designed to counteract the social side effects of the pandemic. “Through necessity our older people had to isolate themselves away from family and friends and in doing so have lost the social links that generate contentment, confidence and mental wellbeing. My department knows the arts and creative programmes can help to rebuild the social connections that have been lost.”

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Creativity in Older Age

Creative activity in older years promotes health and well-being, reduces loneliness, depression and stress

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Age & Opportunity's Artist in Residence in a Care Setting

Creativity in Older Age

“We were all experiencing that same loss… we walked this pandemic journey together”

Creativity in Older Age

Age & Opportunity initiative to bring music, dance and theatre to people in care settings around Ireland

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Creativity in Older Age

Dying, death and bereavement: Supporting Irish Hospice Foundation's Arts & Creative Engagement Programme

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Dancing on the door steps in Carlow

Creativity in Older Age

Using Creativity to explore loss: Irish Hospice Foundation SEED Grants

Creativity in Older Age

The Borris Lace by Post Project: Get hands-on with Carlow's heritage craft

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Creativity in Older Age

Cocooner: A Lockdown Diary

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The Museum of Song goes to the Islands

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Director of Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing - Artist in Residence Programme

Creativity in Older Age

IMMA: The Slow Looking Series

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Creativity in Older Age

Creativity in Older Age

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Bringing It All Back Home - Getting Through Covid-19 Together

Creativity in Older Age

The Creative Ireland Programme partners with IMMA to support an important new Art and Ageing programme

Creativity in Older Age

The Kildare Arts Service Covid Diary Project

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Creativity in Older Age

Bringing the joy of live music to our most vulnerable and isolated citizens

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Reconnecting with Creativity - Age and Opportunity’s Artist Residencies

Creativity in Older Age

Minister Catherine Martin T.D. announces €500,000 investment in the Creative Ireland Programme’s new Creativity in Older Age Programme

Creativity in Older Age

Why Arts?, Art of the People and It’s All In Your Head! Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2020 programme launched

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Conversations in Portrait.

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Modern Day Mummers

Creative Ireland works to ensure that all Irish people have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. We support creative programmes that inspire and transform people, places and communities through creativity.

All over the country, people are working together to transform their communities, their lives and their environment through creative projects supported by Creative Ireland.

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The Creative Ireland Youth Plan programmes provide our young people with the opportunity to engage in creativity in both education and out-of-school settings.

Creative Ireland works to ensure that all Irish people have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. Our creative projects inspire and transform people, places and communities through creativity.