arts council ni arts and older people programme
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Arts and Older People Programme
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Image: Upper Springfield Development Trust ‘Engage in Art Age’ Launch October 2011
Arts & Older People Strategy
• The Arts & Older People strategy was developed in
recognition of the priorities set out in the Arts Council of
Northern Ireland’s five year strategy, ‘Creative
Connections’ for the period from 2007-2012.
• Theme 3: Growing Audiences and Increasing
Participation
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Participation
• Arts & Older People Strategy
completed in June 2010
Image: Carew II A & OP Programme
Arts & Older People Programme
• Aims to increase participation for older people in the arts
and tackle social justice issues facing older people on a
day-to-day basis
• 3-year programme jointly funded by the Arts Council and
The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The Atlantic Philanthropies
• £700,000 committed to the
programme
Image: ‘Give & Take', Golden Thread Gallery
•Isolation and Loneliness
•Social Inclusion
•Poverty
•Health Issues/Dementia
AOP Strategic Aims
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•Strengthening and developing the Voice of Older People
Images: Detail from Artwork Upper Springfield Development Trust
Engage In Art Age Project and Object from Golden Thread Gallery’s
‘Give and Take’ Feasibility Study.
AOP Programme to Date
Steering Group
Nine organisations represented including Age NI,
Engage With Age, the Rural Community Network and
the Atlantic Philanthropies.
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Total Funding Allocated: £374,608
• 32 Organisations
•16 Community and 16 Arts
Images: Monday Club, Cookstown ‘Pieces of My Past Project.
AOP Programme Communication Plan
Communication Steering Group
•Age NI, Rural Community Network
and Age Sector Platform.
•Communication plan includes
production of two printed newsletters
2011/1012
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AOP Ambassadors
•Olivia Nash, MBE
•Gerry Anderson
•Baroness May Blood
•Myra Vennard
Images: Carn Media Project Launch Artist Stevie Noonan and Gerry
Anderson. Olivia Nash, MBE at Spring Chicken’s Flash-mob
Castle court, Belfast.
Programme Development 2011-13
•Professional Development Training for artists
•Dementia Awareness Training
•Dance Exchange Professional Development
•Exchange of practice on the arts contemporary ageing
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• Bealtaine ‘Creating A New Old’ Conference
•ACNI Celebration of Age Event
Images: An Munia Tober ‘Traveller Reflections Project’
Golden Thread Gallery’s ‘Give and Take’ Feasibility Study.
AOP Programme Evaluation
External Evaluation
•Wallace Consultancy supported by the
Evaluation Steering Group.
•Base-line and Monitoring Report
conducted to date.
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•Interim Report completed in March 2012
Images: Golden Thread Gallery ‘Give and Take’ Feasibility Study.
Upper Springfield Development Trust Engage in Art Age Launch
October 2011
A & OP Programme Interim Evaluation
Image: Carew II A & O P Project
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Image: Carew II A & O P Project
• It is considered that initial projects funded under the AOP
have successfully demonstrated that they meet the
strategic themes of the programme.
• Going into the final round of the AOP, action needs to be
undertaken in order to embed the AOP social justice
themes as core elements of the projects.