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Together Though Art – work with elders

Introduction

Over many years, High Peak Community Arts has ran occasional projects with elders – in both care and community settings. Although we are not running a project at present, we  hope to do more work with elders in the future.

As with the other groups we work with, participation in the arts has an important role to play in the wellbeing of elders.

Context:

As stated in a 2013 article by NICE, ‘Depression and loneliness, and low levels of life satisfaction are common’ amongst residents in care homes. The first two statements in their Quality Standards are:

  • Older people in care homes are offered opportunities during their day to participate in meaningful activity that promotes their health and mental wellbeing.
  • Older people in care homes are enabled to maintain and develop their personal identity.

We are aware that despite this, many care homes do not have the resources to fully meet these standards. We work with them to create projects to help combat loneliness, isolation, boredom, depression, lack of stimulation, and loss of personal identity.

Our ‘Together Through Art’ projects help in meeting the Quality Standard of Meaningful Activity and as stipulated by NICE, our workshops are also open to visiting friends and relatives, offering a more meaningful visit. A visit with a relative with dementia could be more fruitful when the visitor and resident can work together on a shared creative activity. Likewise, through group discussion, the art forms and projects are chosen by the participants themselves (NICE: [elders] should be encouraged to take an active role in choosing and defining activities that are meaningful to them. Whenever possible, and if the person wishes, family, friends and carers should be involved in these activities). 

Creative arts projects are also ideally placed as a means for participants to meet NICE’s second quality standard. It is through Art that people can express and explore who they are, their personal identity, their histories, their aspirations, and changing identities. (NICE: ‘Older people in care homes are given support and opportunities to express themselves as individuals and maintain and develop their sense of who they are…. Older people should be involved in decision-making and supported and enabled to express who they are as an individual and what they want. They should be able to make their own choices whenever possible. Enabling older people to maintain and develop their personal identity during and after their move to a care home promotes dignity and has a positive impact on their sense of identity and mental wellbeing…. Central to personal identity is the feeling of having a purpose in life, feeling valued, having a sense of belonging and a feeling of worth. Relationships, including those with family, carers and friends, are an important aspect of a person’s identity and can have a significant impact on mental wellbeing. An individual’s personal identity may change as their circumstances alter.)

Past  Projects

 New Mills Volunteer Centre

We ran a  community based project in  partnership with New Mills Volunteer Centre, and working with artist Amanda Whewell,  funded by the Co op Community Fund. We created a silk painted wall hanging for the Centre. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whitfield House

We  worked in partnership with Glossop Art Project to deliver an intergenerational arts project at Whitfield House in Glossop. This involved residents from Whitfield House and sixth form pupils from Glossopdale Community School. We  held 15 workshops funded by Foundation Derbyshire and Derbyshire County Council Intergenerational Fund. This started in November 2017 and ran till  mid March  2018. It built on the work of a pilot project earlier in 2017.

Two adies holding an art painted fabric

Help to Support Our Projects

Help to Support Our Projects

Project Calendar

Jun
2
Mon
4:00 pm Tall Tales @ Fairfield
Tall Tales @ Fairfield
Jun 2 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 
Jun
3
Tue
10:45 am Space to Explore @ St Matthew’s Village Hall
Space to Explore @ St Matthew’s Village Hall
Jun 3 @ 10:45 am – 1:15 pm
Adult creative arts session to explore neurodivergence. For more info please click here!
Jun
4
Wed
3:00 pm Tall Tales @ Gamesley
Tall Tales @ Gamesley
Jun 4 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 
Jun
7
Sat
11:00 am Film Cuts Club @ The Vineyard
Film Cuts Club @ The Vineyard
Jun 7 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Filmmaking club for young people with additional needs. Click here for more info and how to join!
Jun
9
Mon
4:00 pm Tall Tales @ Fairfield
Tall Tales @ Fairfield
Jun 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 
Jun
10
Tue
10:45 am Space to Explore @ St Matthew’s Village Hall
Space to Explore @ St Matthew’s Village Hall
Jun 10 @ 10:45 am – 1:15 pm
Adult creative arts session to explore neurodivergence. For more info please click here!
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From Idea to Stage! 🎨🎭 Earlier this spring, our talented young creatives began dreaming up and sketching the first pieces of an all-new production. In

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