Art Across Ages Project

Art Across Ages Project

LGNI were delighted to have once again been awarded funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Arts for Older People Fund.

Project Aims:

Through the Art Across Ages project Linking Generations NI (LGNI) will create new links between schools and older people's care settings.  The school pupils and older people will be supported to engage in intergenerational arts activities together aiming to address social isolation and having a positive impact on the mental health and wellbeing of all involved.

Specifically the project aims:

• Use the medium of arts to create linkages between generations in communities improving older people's community connections through participation in the arts
• Create sustainable opportunities for continued intergenerational arts by creating partnerships between schools and care homes
• Promote the benefits of the approach by showcasing and recognising arts produced by older people and the project
• Provide community arts opportunities for local artists.

Our participating Schools and older peoples groups/settings are:

• Marina Care Home and St Patrick's Primary School The Loup (Magherafelt)
• Hawthorn House and Bloomfield Collegiate School (Belfast)
• Loughview Care Home and Blessed Trinity College (Belfast)
• Bramblewood Care Home and Bloomfield Primary School (Bangor)

LGNI staff will support links between the participating settings and will be delivering intergenerational info and Dementia Awareness sessions with all of the children involved in the project.  We have identified local artists who will facilitate the delivery of 6 intergenerational arts sessions.  A final celebration event will be held for each project to showcase their achievements and the artwork created.

See the links below for some news items and photos related to this project.

Art Across Age’s Projects Well Underway! – Linking Generations NI