Age of Creativity

Alexa

Job Title: Artist Educator

Organisation: Freelance

Email: alexaroselowe@gmail.com

Description: I lead weekly art sessions for older adults as well as running workshops.

alison

Job Title: activities co-ordinator

Organisation: ashmere

Email: winikonadesigns@yahoo.co.uk

Description: organising and running activities/events within a residential home. I am also an artits/crafts person

Alison Teader

Job Title: Creative Arts Officer

Organisation: C&C

Email: alison.teader@ccht.org.uk

Description: Creative Arts Service providing arts activities and learning opportunities for older people living in C&C housing. Housing includes 4 residential care homes and sheltered schemes for older people.

allison foreman

Job Title: user involvement worker

Organisation: macc

Email: allison@macc.org.uk

Description: Support older people to influence policies in Greater Manchester

Amanda

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: AJWeaving

Email: ajweaving@gmail.com

Description: I am a textile artist who wants supported accommodation residents near me to have more fun.

Amy Smith

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Spare Tyre

Email: amy@sparetyre.org

Description: We create theatre and other arts activities with older people.

Andrea Haley

Job Title: Community Dance artist

Organisation: Freelance

Email: andrea@airarts.net

Description: I am a freelance dance artist delivering projects both on a national and local level. I am also the Lead Dance Artist for Royal Derby Hospitals and provide training on using dance with older people.

Andy Barry

Job Title: Elders Company director

Organisation: Royal Exchange Theatre

Email: andy.barry@royalexchange.co.uk

Description: The Elders is for everyone over 60 who wants to meet new people, learn more about theatre-making and develop their own creativity. The Elders Company makes boundary-pushing theatre that challenges the stereotypes of ageing.

Andy Newman

Job Title: Facilitator - Dancer

Organisation: KolnuArts

Email: kolnuarts@gmail.com

Description: Facilitating, creating & performing, mainly dance, for, in & around arts projects. Worked with individual ways of receiving, processing & expressing information, creating & moving. Interested in arts around dance, capacity, care, engagement & enablement.

Anna Bunney

Job Title: Engagement Manager

Organisation: Manchester Museum

Email: anna.bunney@manchester.ac.uk

Description: Engagement Manager at Manchester Museum

Anna Shiels

Job Title: Arts Programme Manager

Organisation: Borough of Poole Arts Service

Email: arts@poole.gov.uk

Description: We offer a long-standing arts & heath programme for Borough of Poole, based at Poole Museum.

Anne Grange

Job Title: Writer, tutor, editor

Organisation: Wild Rosemary Writing Services

Email: anne.grange77@googlemail.com

Description: I run creative writing workshops and poetry with people with dementia. I also create, edit and publish memoirs to celebrate peoples' lives!

Antonietta Sacco

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Organisation: Artcore

Email: coordinator@artcoreuk.com

Description: Our vision is to initiate a dialogue with the community through the medium of art along with engaging, impacting and ensuring that everyone has access to the transformative power of the arts.

audrey

Job Title: Project Officer

Organisation: SSSC

Email: audrey.pollock@sssc.uk.com

Description: Supporting social services workforce in Dementia learning.

bea kelleher

Job Title: Co-Founder

Organisation: Creative Aging International

Email: beakelleher@gmail.com

Description: Creative Aging Festivals

Becky Lees

Job Title: Creative Learning & Programme Manager

Organisation: Stratford Circus Arts Centre

Email: becky@stratford-circus.com

Description: We're an Arts Centre in Newham serving a diverse area. We offer a high-quality artistic programme alongside an outreach programme to ensure everyone in our community can access our work.

Benita Pursch

Job Title: Knowledge Management Officer

Organisation: Age UK

Email: Benita.Pursch@AgeUK.org.uk

Description: Work for Policy and Research for Age UK focusing on creative and cultural aspects of ageing

Bernice

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Popup and Questors Theatres

Email: beewolfie@talk21.com

Description: Paid work as college lecturer - love of it work theatre director for mixed age range from 20s to late 80s.Playwright.

Brenda Coyle

Job Title: Art Educator

Organisation: Age UK Wanstead

Email: mbbcraft@gmail.com

Description: Experienced freelance artist working with Age UK and within the learning departments of museums/galleries/charities/residential care homes and schools including 1-1 and group tuition. Contact me for more details :)

Bridget Poulter

Job Title: Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist/Dance Practitioner

Organisation: Moving Through Life

Email: bridgetdmp@gmail.com

Description: Registered DMP(MA, Goldsmith's College), dance practitioner working with older adults and children. Interested in work with people living with chronic/progressive medical conditions

Bridie Moore

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Passages Theatre

Email: blmoore1@sheffield.ac.uk

Description: A group of older people researching age and ageing through performance. Creating immersive, engaged theatre to tour to community venues conferences and festivals. Research about and by older people.

C Brooks

Job Title: Research Fellow

Organisation: University of Southampton

Email: C.F.Brooks@soton.ac.uk

Description: Keen interest in creative arts and impact upon health. Other interests: dementia, addressing social inequalities, medicine optimisation, sociology of risk

Carol Allen

Job Title: Drama tutor

Organisation: New Horizons activity centre

Email: carolofdawes@btinternet.com

Description: New Horizons is an education and activity center for over 50s, where I teach drama. I also work with the Association for Education and Ageing, a charity promoting and supporting lifelong learning.

Carol Parker

Job Title: socially engaged artist

Organisation: self employed

Email: carolparker1@live.co.uk

Description: Art & older adults in care & those living with dementia and their carers, rural & social isolation. Work monitored & evaluated by funders inc: ACE, Heritage Lottery, EMDA, ERDF, Legacy Trust UK

Carol Pound

Job Title: Biodanza Teacher

Organisation: ABTUK /Danzability.Com

Email: biodanzagreenwich@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I teach dance based personal development and Inclusive Dance

Caroline Thorn

Job Title: Project Assistant

Organisation: Independent Arts

Email: caroline@independentarts.org.uk

Description: Independent Arts is a small charity based on the Isle of Wight founded in 1987. We use the arts as a tool to improve health, wellbeing and quality of life for older people, and others in our community facing disadvantage or social isolation.

Cecily Henry

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Ju-Vup

Email: info@ju-vup.com

Description: Ju-Vup supports the physical,social and emotional wellbeing of communities through innovative carnival inspired activities for all.

Chris Avis

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: None

Email: chris_avis@yahoo.co.uk

Description: As an older artist (69) her work has been widely exhibited across Europe. She uses photography, print and moving image to explore the ageing process. In 2013 she received a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship, followed by a Barbican Guildhall Open Lab.

Chris Ledger

Job Title: CEO

Organisation: Arts & Disability Forum

Email: Chris@adf.ie

Description: We are a disabled led company supporting disabled and deaf people's involvement in the arts - all ages, all art forms, all impairments. Work includes Art & Biscuits programme with people who have dementia.

Christina Peumalu

Job Title: Creative Engagement Officer

Organisation: CW+

Email: christina.peumalu@cwplus.org.uk

Description: Deliver the Care of Older People programme at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust. Programme includes a daily timetable of participatory activity and a programme of physical enhancements to the clinical environment.

Christine McGowan

Job Title: Centre Manager

Organisation: Newhampton Arts Centre

Email: admin@newhamptonarts.co.uk

Description: Centre Manager at Newhampton Arts Centre an independent community arts centre in Wolverhampton, West Midlands with a wide range of a facilities. We run dropin sessions and arts classes/workshops as well as performances.

Claire Farmer

Job Title: Dance Well Project Officer

Organisation: Akademi

Email: claire@akademi.co.uk

Description: Dance Well provides regular opportunities for adults to attend dance and movement sessions, partnering with charity organisations, care homes, day centres and hospitals, as well as community learning and education providers.

Claire Waite Brown

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Open Stage Arts

Email: claire@openstagearts.co.uk

Description: We put on fun, friendly, pressure-free drama and singing workshops for adults of all ages

Claire Weetman

Job Title: Painting and Drawing Tutor

Organisation: Years Ahead

Email: info@claireweetman.co.uk

Description: Years Ahead has a variety of classes for people of all abilities including Crafts, Creative Writing, Painting and Drawing and Tap Dancing. There are three 10-week terms per year, with classes taking place in both Widnes and Runcorn.

DanceEast

Job Title: Communications and Development Assistant

Organisation: DanceEast

Email: antonia.wiese@danceeast.co.uk

Description: DanceEast is more than a dance class facilitator and theatre venue. Artists and professionals are at the heart of our organisation and we are committed to supporting them in various ways.

David Terrace

Job Title: Head of Community Partnerships

Organisation: Oomph Wellness

Email: david@oomph-wellness.org

Description: We provide training and support to people working/volunteering/living in community to deliver activity classes for older people.

Diane Henshaw

Job Title: Arts Officer

Organisation: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council

Email: diane.henshaw@fermanaghomagh.com

Description: Regional Arts Office for Fermanagh & Omagh District

Double Elephant Print Workshop

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Double Elephant Print Workshop

Email: simon@doubleelephant.org.uk

Description: DEPW is an Exeter based workshop for artists working in printmaking. We work extensively in community settings often alongside older people

Dr Fiona Marshall

Job Title: Senior Research Fellow

Organisation: University of Nottingham

Email: fiona.marshall2@nottingham.ac.uk

Description: Ethnographic enquiry in relation to rural dementia. Currently undertaking large community study about well-being among rural people living with dementia.

Eddy McDowall

Job Title: Chief Executive

Organisation: Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers

Email: info@oacp.org.uk

Description: OACP is the trade association for adult social care providers in Oxfordshire. All settings, all conditions.

Ella Dinsdale

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: Arts 4 Dementia

Email: amy@arts4dementia.org.uk

Description: Arts 4 Dementia re-energizes and inspires individuals with early stage dementia and their carers through arts workshops across the country.

Ellie Lewis-Nunes

Job Title: Communities Officer

Organisation: Gunnersbury Park & Museum

Email: gunnersburylearning@ealing.gov.uk

Description: We are the local history museum for Ealing & Hounslow, set in a glorious 186 acre public park

Ellie Stout

Job Title: Grants Manager

Organisation: The Rothschild Foundation

Email: ellie.stout@rothschildfoundation.org.uk

Description: Managing The Rothschild Foundation Grants Programme which provides grants to organisations across a number of priority areas, including older people

Emilie

Job Title: Marketing Coordinator

Organisation: Pavilion Dance

Email: emilie@pdsw.org.uk

Description: Pavilion Dance South West is a National Portfolio Organisation. One area of our work celebrates dance with, for and by the over sixties.

Emily Bradfield

Job Title: PhD Student: Art for Health in Older Age

Organisation: University of Derby

Email: e.bradfield@derby.ac.uk

Description: I am researching arts & health for older people and am carrying out a systematic review of literature as part of my PhD. I am interested in bridging the gap between research and practice.

Emily Hall

Job Title: Freelance Pottery and Basketmaker

Organisation: Freelance Pottery and Basketmaker

Email: info@emily-hall.co.uk

Description: Freelance potter teaching in care homes in and around London. Working with groups or 1-1 sessions, those with dementia or physical disabilities. I'm always looking to expand across other age groups to show the wonderful benefits of working with clay.

Emma

Job Title: Creative Practitioner

Organisation: Freelance

Email: emma.nutland@gmail.com

Description: Creative Practitioner, working across Scotland for the past 8 years and recently moved to London. I make performances for and with people living with dementia. Extensive experience working across a variety of diverse and inter-generational communities.

Emma Abbey

Job Title: Head of Engagement

Organisation: Pavilion Dance South West

Email: emma@pdsw.org.uk

Description: We are the national dance development organisation for the South West of England. We work collaboratively with partners across the region who share a commitment to develop&sustain opportunities for people to make, present, watch & participate in dance.

Emma Hollamby

Job Title: Learning & Wellbeing officer

Organisation: Ben Uri Gallery

Email: wellbeing1@benuri.org

Description: Exhibitions, Arts and charity work

Emma McGovern

Job Title: Special Projects Manager

Organisation: Waltham Forest Council

Email: Emma.McGovern@walthamforest.gov.uk

Description: My team programmes cultural activity across the London Borough of Waltham Forest. One of our priorities is ensuring our work is accessible to older people.

Emma Radford

Job Title: Dramatherapist

Organisation: Self-Employed

Email: emmaaaradford@gmail.com

Description: I am a qualified dramatherapist, using art, music and drama techniques to promote the well-being and health of a range of client groups. I have a particular interest in working with older people.

Farrell Curran

Job Title: Arts Partnership Manager

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: farrellrenowdencurran@hotmail.com

Description: I manage the Age of Creativity website- I also develop arts opportunities for older people across Oxfordshire.

Fiona Costa

Job Title: Visiting research fellow

Organisation: University of Roehampton

Email: Fiona.Costa@roehampton.ac.uk

Description: My research interest is the effect of music on the well being of older people, particularly those in their 80s and over, many of whom are frail and vulnerable. Music is easily accessible, and no physical or cognitive ability is required for listening.

Frans Hakkemars

Job Title: puppeteer

Organisation: Droomtheater

Email: franshakkemars@hetnet.nl

Description: Droomtheater uses shadow theatre with, for and through elderly in a mobile suitcase as a medium to interactive, interdisciplinary, intercultural, international and inter generative encounters between people and art.

Gabby Cox

Job Title: Project Development Officer

Organisation: Suffolk Artlink

Email: gabby@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Description: Project manage the Forget Me Not Visitors programme for Suffolk Artlink. Forget Me Not Visitors provide positive creative interactions for older people in hospital living with dementia. http://www.suffolkartlink.org.uk/our-work/forget-me-nots/

Georgina

Job Title: Art Psychotherapist

Organisation: Georgina Sumner

Email: georgiesumner@gmail.com

Description: I am a recently qualified HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist based in the North Cotswolds.

Georgina Binnie

Job Title: Impact and Research Fellow

Organisation: Writing Back

Email: G.E.Binnie@leeds.ac.uk

Description: Writing Back is a volunteer letter-writing programme that matches University of Leeds students as pen pals with older Yorkshire residents.

Gill Simmons

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Brave Bold Drama

Email: bravebolddrama@gmail.com

Description: We are an award-winning theatre company and we also run a community arts centre "Creative Workspace" in Bristol that offers opportunities for all ages of the community to get creative.

gillian munday

Job Title: Bicester Engagement & Liaison Officer

Organisation: cherwell district council

Email: gillian.munday@cherwell-dc.gov.uk

Description: Working with a variety of audiences in Bicester in projects that relate to their wellbeing

ginger liu

Job Title: visual artist

Organisation: gme

Email: photography@gingerliu.com

Description: I Have Lost Myself documents the daily rehearsals and technical experiments of Give Me the Key, filmed over a thirty-day period for a future live performance.

Gjenya Cambray

Job Title: Community Relationships Officer

Organisation: Salisbury Playhouse

Email: gjenya.cambray@salisburyplayhouse.com

Description: Salisbury Playhouse currently hosts 2 over 55's creative groups - Mind The Gap theatre group and Dance Six-0. we are always looking at ways to improve and expand the opportunities for older people at our venue and in the wider community.

Grae Wall

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: St Albans Arts Team

Email: grae.wall@1life.co.uk

Description: Promoting, developing and managing arts events and activities in and around the St Albans District.

Graham Riach

Job Title: Lecturer in World Literature

Organisation: University of Oxford

Email: graham.riach@ell.ox.ac.uk

Description: I am a lecturer in world literature, currently working on a project on the links between ageing and creativity.

Gwendoline Hibbs

Job Title: Marketing and PR Consultant

Organisation: Hibbs Communications

Email: hibbs.pr@gmail.com

Description: I am a PR and marketing professional currently working in the field of biophilic design. Previously I worked as a consultant in the music industry for over 25 years.

hannah henderson

Job Title: curator of community history

Organisation: museum of norwich

Email: hannah.henderson@norfolk.gov.uk

Description: We are a museum committed to developing our age friendly programmes & working creatively with older people

Hannah Warburton

Job Title: Communications Manager

Organisation: Ageing Better Middlesbrough

Email: hannah.warburton@middlesbroughandstocktonmind.org.uk

Description: We are a programme working to reduce loneliness and isolation in people aged over 50 in Middlesbrough. We also promote all the great things about getting older and share info on how to get more involved in communities, including activity guide.

Hazel

Job Title: Access and Community

Organisation: National Portrait Gallery

Email: hazelbasran@gmail.com

Description: Artist and Educator working in museums and art galleries.

Heather Stabler

Job Title: Community Gardening Project Manager

Organisation: St Luke's Community Centre

Email: hstabler@slpt.org.uk

Description: I manage a project called Growing Connections for a community centre in inner London. Growing Connections aims to use gardening as a basis for various well-being activities

Heather Williams

Job Title: x

Organisation: x

Email: hakwcat@aol.com

Description: I teach, choreograph and seek to develop dance for older people in my locality and elsewhere.

Helena

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: Helena Edwards

Email: helenaedwards@btconnect.com

Description: I teach watercolour techniques to care home residents. I prepare drawings to which they add colour, which are then combined in a collage.

Helena Rice

Job Title: Project Facilitator- Creative Elders Programme

Organisation: London Bubble

Email: helena@londonbubble.org.uk

Description: The three strands of our programme support maintaining independence, good health and wellbeing using creative activities to address the acute social isolation and lack of physical and emotional stimulation which we know effects the lives of so many.

Iain Cloke

Job Title: EngAge Rotherham Development Officer

Organisation: Age UK Rotherham

Email: iain.cloke@ageukrotherham.org

Description: I lead EngAge Rotherham an asset based initiative which has a vision for society transformed by the involvement of older people in meeting the challenges of later life. Also with an interest in textile art and spirituality

Isla Telford

Job Title: Project Co-ordinator

Organisation: Live Age Festival

Email: isla@liveagefestival.co.uk

Description: I co-ordinate the annual Live Age Festival in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. The festival has run since 2014.

Jackie Reynolds

Job Title: Public Engagement (with Research) Fellow

Organisation: Keele University

Email: j.reynolds1@keele.ac.uk

Description: Social Gerontologist specialising in research on arts and ageing. Co-Director of the Live Age Festival, an annual celebration of later life creativity. Includes 'Meet Me at Live Age', funded by Arts Council England/Baring Foundation Celebrating Age award.

jadw

Job Title: Technical Support

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: database@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Description: Technical support.

Jamie

Job Title: Test

Organisation: Test

Email: jamiedewar@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Description: Testing

Jan Ford

Job Title: Partnership Manager

Organisation: Orchestras Live

Email: jan@orchestraslive.org.uk

Description: We believe that orchestras are for everyone.With over 50 years experience we make world class orchestral music relevant to peoples lives through dynamic partnerships and innovative projects, particularly in culturally underserved areas of England.

Janina Aza Karpinska

Job Title: Creative Arts Practitioner

Organisation: LAPIDUS

Email: thelifesymbolic@gmail.com

Description: a broad range of creative arts for insight, fun & therapeutic value, incl. journal keeping, making little books, collage, mixed media. Transforming that which is broken rejected / neglected into something whole & pleasing.

JEANETTE SULTAN

Job Title: Ms

Organisation: SHABBYSHOCK

Email: j.sultan@live.co.uk

Description: I create bespoke upcycled furniture in vivid colours. I also deliver Art sessions to service users.I deliver classes and workshops.I write for RELOVED magazine. I am a full member of Scottish Artists Union and a profile maker with Craft Scotland.

Jeffrey Goldblatt

Job Title: Skin Care

Organisation: Shoreline Medical Spa

Email: AnklestiTI@gmail.com

Description: I am an experienced skin care specialist in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Jenni R

Job Title: Shared Reading Facilitator

Organisation: Voluntary

Email: brook_tennyson@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I run Shared Reading groups in my local community and try to raise awareness of how the arts can contribute to good health and wellbeing. I do this by engaging with local community groups and organisations.

Jenni Waugh

Job Title: Arts & Heritage Engagement Consultant

Organisation: Jenni Waugh Consulting Ltd

Email: jenni.waugh@talktalk.net

Description: I work with cultural organisations to increase opportunities for all people to release their creativity and explore their own histories. I offer project management, partnership building, fundraising, research and evaluation.

Jennifer Hale

Job Title: Community Dance Artist

Organisation: MDI

Email: jennie@mdi.org.uk

Description: MDI are dedicated to inspire people through dance. Along with classes for people of all ages We provide classes and performance opportunities for people aged over 50, encouraging active and creative lifestyles as we age.

Jennifer Whiteoak

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer

Organisation: National Trust

Email: jennifer.whiteoak@nationaltrust.org.uk

Description: Working with various community groups to ensure that our property is accessible to all. Specifically I work with schools, families, special needs groups and people living with Dementia and elderly care groups.

Jenny Daly

Job Title: Head of Campaign

Organisation: Family Arts Campaign

Email: jenny@thealbany.org.uk

Description: The Family Arts Campaign supports the arts sector to be inclusive for older audiences & participants and as well as promoting opportunities for older generations to experience high quality arts and culture.

Jessica Conneely

Job Title: Founder and teacher

Organisation: Dance4wellbeing

Email: jess@dance4wellbeing.com

Description: I work as an artist for the Arts Health Institute in Australia.Founder of Dance4wellbeing and Dance for Parkinson's Australia teacher

Jessica Hodge

Job Title: Community Engagement Manager

Organisation: Barbican

Email: Jessica.hodge@barbican.org.uk

Description: Community Engagement at the Barbican arts centre.

Jill

Job Title: Head of Education

Organisation: New Vic Theatre

Email: jillrezzano@hotmail.co.uk

Description: To manage a programme of creative participation, including Directing the Ages and Stages Theatre company and as a Co-Director of the Live Age festival.

Joanne

Job Title: Assistant Outreach Officer

Organisation: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Email: joanne.charlton@twmuseums.org.uk

Description: Assistant Outreach Officer for Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

John W Cook

Job Title: Chairman

Organisation: PCAT

Email: john.cook@pcat.org.uk

Description: I help in a number of local community groups, including a 60+ companion group, a dementia cafe and chair the local CAT.

John Whall

Job Title: Digital Participation Curator

Organisation: Derby QUAD

Email: participation@derbyquad.co.uk

Description: Creative Wellbeing arts engagement across multiple age groups

Jonathan

Job Title: Chief Executive

Organisation: Age Concern Colchester

Email: jonathan.moore@ageconcerncolchester.org.uk

Description: Making lives of Older People in Borough of Colchester happier & healthier

Judith Bacon

Job Title: Services Manager

Organisation: Poole Well-being Collaborative

Email: judith.bacon@pwbcollaborative.org.uk

Description: Run the Poole sical Prescription Service so always looking for interesting and innovative ideas to share with people who want to expand their social networks

Judith Wardle

Job Title: Trustee

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: judith@cittern.demon.co.uk

Description: Former academic in English literature, musician, and current interest in outcome measures in health/social care

Justine Ranson

Job Title: Creative development officer

Organisation: Telford & Wrekin Council

Email: justine.ranson@telford.gov.uk

Description: working on a range of projects using creativity to improve health outcomes for people of all ages

kate

Job Title: Creative Age Programme Manager

Organisation: equal arts

Email: kate@equalarts.org.uk

Description: managing the creative age programme for cultural organisations to establish and deliver imagination based, dementia friendly older people creative programmes.

Kate Wannell

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: Dance in Devon

Email: administrator@danceindevon.org.uk

Description: Dance in Devon is the countywide dance development agency for Devon.

Katherine

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Organisation: Magic Me

Email: katherineeves@magicme.co.uk

Description: Magic Me is an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community. Our projects often link unlikely partners. Young people aged 8+ and adults aged 60+ team up through shared, creative activity.

Katheryn Hope

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Organisation: The Beehive, Honiton

Email: katheryn@beehivehoniton.co.uk

Description: The Beehive is a vibrant community venue in Honiton, East Devon with a programme of live events, cinema & space for community activities, exhibitions, workshops, meetings and conferences.

Keiron

Job Title: Management Team

Organisation: 3rdthought

Email: keiron@3rdthought.eu

Description: 3rdthought is an older persons theatre group based in London, creating new performances and collaborations, and using technology to enable more frail actors to take part in performances from home.

Kelly Robinson

Job Title: Community Engagement Manager

Organisation: Dulwich Picture Gallery

Email: k.robinson@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Description: Our Art for Older People Programme offers a wide variety of free creative workshops, interactive and sensory guided tours, immersive storytelling sessions and arts projects, which can be delivered at the Gallery or in local community settings.

Laura

Job Title: Community Coordinator

Organisation: 64 Million Artists

Email: laura@64millionartists.com

Description: 64 Million Artists is a national campaign to unlock the potential of everyone in the UK through creativity. Working across Health, Education, Workplaces and more.

Laura Pottinger

Job Title: Director

Organisation: L Pottinger Arts Management

Email: lcpottinger82@gmail.com

Description: I am a freelance fundraiser working with several organisations in Beds and Bucks who work with older people.

Leah Biddle

Job Title: Cultural Partnership Manager

Organisation: Wolves Foundation

Email: leahbiddle@wolvesfoundation.com

Description: Older adults dance and performance groups for adults aged 50+ in Warrington. Developing CPD dance training for other artists and organisations.

Leah Thorn

Job Title: Artist/activist

Organisation: Older Women Rock!

Email: leah@leahthorn.com

Description: Through performance, poetry, fashion, film, workshops and talks 'Older Women Rock!' celebrates older women, challenges our invisibility, unites us across our differences and subverts assumptions.

Leominster Community Centre

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: LDCA

Email: enquiries@leominstercommunitycentre.com

Description: Community Centre offering room hire and educational and arts based projects

Lisa Evans

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Creative Stays

Email: events@creativestays.co.uk

Description: To support people to stay well & make the most of life by engaging them in creative activities and peer encouragement that promote self-confidence, build interpersonal skills, & empower strategies to increase mental wellbeing

Lisa Robinson

Job Title: none

Organisation: none

Email: lisa@gardencottage.org.uk

Description: I am a part-time counsellor. Self-employed.

Liz Pritchard

Job Title: Sound Therapist and Voice Practitioner

Organisation: Blissful Dragon Therapeutic Sound

Email: music@blissfuldragon.com

Description: Facilitating sound and music workshops, group singing for health and wellbeing sessions.

Lizzy Green

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Email: e.green@trinitylaban.ac.uk

Description: Projects Co-ordinator for projects for the over 60s and CPD for music teachers and practitioners

Llinos Jones

Job Title: Participation and Marketing officer

Organisation: Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Email: llinos.jones@theatr.com

Description: My work here is to reach out to the communities, and encourage people to take part in the arts, for their well being/health and many other benefits.

Lorna Heap

Job Title: Learning Care Coordinator

Organisation: Park Theatre

Email: access@parktheatre.co.uk

Description: We provide Creative Learning classes called 'Park Players Reminiscence' for people affected by dementia and their carers or families, as part of our wider Creative Learning Programme.

Louise Best

Job Title: EFT practitioner/trainee dramatherapist

Organisation: Creatively calm/think light theatre

Email: Louiseholly@live.co.uk

Description: I am a theatre maker, EFT practitioner and current training to become a dramatherapist.

Louise Hall

Job Title: Older Persons Coordinator

Organisation: Leicester Ageing Together

Email: louise@leicesterageingtogether.org.uk

Description: Leicester Ageing Together is a Big Lottery funded partnership. delivering services and activities to improve the lives of older people

Luminate

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: Luminate

Email: info@luminatescotland.org

Description: Luminate, Scotland's creative ageing organisation, runs a diverse programme of creative events and activities throughout the year, including an annual arts festival running from 1st to 31st October across Scotland.

Maggie Sanderson

Job Title: Volunteer

Organisation: Herefordshire Carers Support

Email: Maggiesan@live.co.uk

Description: I am helping set up a Creative Carers Group called 'Rejuvenate !' which will commence in September. I also take part in local authority focus groups in relation to health and social care, as my role of a Carer

Maria flude

Job Title: Community Participation

Organisation: Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust

Email: m.flude@simt.co.uk

Description: I'm a community engagement professional working for Industrial Museums in Sheffield with a focus on health and well-being and older people & dementia.

Marian Pocock

Job Title: Arts Partnership team

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: marianpocock@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Description: Helping to deliver various aspects of Art Partnership and Age of Creativity work

Marine Begault

Job Title: Outreach Officer

Organisation: Alexandra Palace

Email: marine.begault@alexandrapalace.com

Description: develop an accessible arts and wellbeing programme with and for the local community inspired by Alexandra Park and Palace's rich and diverse heritage.

Mark Bixter

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Magic Me

Email: info@magicme.co.uk

Description: Magic Me is an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community.

Mark Croasdale

Job Title: Artist and Theatre Practioner

Organisation: Freelance Practioner

Email: mark.croasdale@hotmail.co.uk

Description: Mark utilises a range of media according the specific needs, demands and context of each project. The thread linking all of his work is storytelling which he uses to create an interactive experience for the audience.

Martin Wimpress

Job Title: Programme Manager Dance & Movement

Organisation: City Lit

Email: martin.wimpress@citylit.ac.uk

Description: We offer evening, weekend & daytime dance classes for adults of all ages & all levels. We run bespoke Dance 60+ classes to the more traditional. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to hone & improve technique, we've got a dance course for you.

Mary

Job Title: artist

Organisation: none

Email: mary.millner@gmail.com

Description: I am a painter, sculptor and curator and I teach part-time

Maureen La Frenais

Job Title: Creative Consultant

Organisation: Waking the Giant Heritage & Arts Consultancy

Email: wakingthegiant@live.co.uk

Description: Working within museums, heritage and arts organisations, or wherever it works! Project management experience, storytelling, heritage interpretation, arts projects reminiscence and memory boxes.

Maya Mitter

Job Title: Development Manager

Organisation: OLC Productions

Email: maya@onelatinculture.com

Description: OLC work with elders in tackling social isolation through creative arts & events with a Latin American influence. We work in the community & our projects end with an event that bring together people,their art, music, rhythm and dance.

Meg Bezzano-Griffiths

Job Title: Centre Manager

Organisation: Fearon Community Association Ltd

Email: Office@fearonhall.org.uk

Description: Good old fashioned community centre connecting people through food and opportunity. Socially and environmentally aware.

Mezze Eade

Job Title: Participation Director

Organisation: Oxford Playhouse

Email: learning@oxfordplayhouse.com

Description: Oxford Playhouse is a theatre for everyone, presenting and producing a wide range of live performance. The Participation team works with over 15,000 people each year through talks, workshops, holiday schemes, and Playhouse theatre companies.

Mia Gulati

Job Title: Development Manager

Organisation: Stratford Circus Arts Centre

Email: mia@stratford-circus.com

Description: Stratford Circus Arts Centre is a charity and arts centre that is inclusive and open to all, with over 125,000 visitors a year. Last year we reached over 16,000 children and young people through performances, workshops and classes.

Michelle Lally

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: 20-21 Visual Arts Centre

Email: michelle.lally@northlincs.gov.uk

Description: We are a gallery in North Lincolnshire. We have a lively activity programme working with all ages.

Nadia Iftkhar

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Company of Others

Email: nadia@companyofothers.org.uk

Description: We create work which highlights and shares stories of the human experience, drawn from the diverse communities we work with to create relevant, exposing and poignant dance theatre.

Natelle Morgan-Brown

Job Title: Community Programmer

Organisation: Nottingham Contemporary

Email: NatelleMorganBrown@nottinghamcontemporary.org

Description: Community Programmer

Nathalie

Job Title: Dramatherapist

Organisation: Interactors

Email: nathaliefriel@gmail.com

Description: I am an experienced Dramatherapist, arts facilitator and performer.

Nathalie Boobis

Job Title: Artist commissions coordinator

Organisation: SPACE

Email: nathalie@spacestudios.org.uk

Description: I work as a curator for an arts organisation in Hackney. We are building a 'network of care' in our area through partnerships with community organisations. This has a focus on art workshops for older people & bringing art into non-art venues.

Neil Parker

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: London Arts in Health Forum

Email: neil@lahf.org.uk

Description: London Arts in Health Forum is a membership organisation which aims to develop the role of culture in wellbeing and to promote and support arts in health activity across London and nationally.

New Theatre Oxford

Job Title: Marketing Department

Organisation: New Theatre Oxford

Email: oxfordpress@theambassadors.com

Description: The premier arts and entertainment venue in Oxford.

Nichola Charalambou

Job Title: Facilitator & Director

Organisation: Creative Writes

Email: info@creativewrites.co.uk

Description: I deliver creative writing & read aloud poetry workshops (mainly with older people). Settings include social housing; care homes/sheltered housing. I also work in centres which use the arts for wellbeing. I am a member of Lapidus.

Nicola Hilliard

Job Title: Information Manager

Organisation: Centre for Policy on Ageing

Email: nhilliard@cpa.org.uk

Description: Manage library of books, journals etc on ageing

Nora

Job Title: Exercise Therapist

Organisation: Envolve Wellness

Email: nora@envolvewell.com

Description: I deliver specialist exercise interventions to people with long-term health conditions, dance for parkinson's, boxercise for autism, cardio for less mobiled populations

Pamela Eastwood

Job Title: Chair

Organisation: Greenbuttercup CIC

Email: Pamela@shadow26.plus.com

Description: Community art is one of the methods used by Greenbuttercup CIC to enable service users to achieve full participation in all spheres of society.

Parita

Job Title: Client Services & Impact Director

Organisation: Oomph! Wellness

Email: parita@oomph-wellness.org

Description: We train and support staff in care settings around activity and exercise provision to improve quality of life of older and vulnerable people.

pat c

Job Title: member/

Organisation: breathe easy southwark

Email: patriciacaro@btopenworld.com

Description: Ii am a member of a singing group for people with copd the majority of our members are 55+

Paul Cann

Job Title: Consultant

Organisation: Independent

Email: paullewiscann@gmail.com

Description: Working to promote the role of creative arts and its accessibility to older and disadvantaged people

Paulette Ward

Job Title: Marketing Officer

Organisation: Chancery House Day Care Centre

Email: marketing@chanceryhouse.org.uk

Description: Providing care and companionship for the over 55s and professional respite care for those with dementia or memory loss

Penny Collinson

Job Title: Lecturer in Dance & Somatic Movement

Organisation: University of Central Lancashire

Email: PSCollinson@uclan.ac.uk

Description: I am a teacher of dance and somatic movement Education(SME)both at UCLan (MA Dance & Somatic Well-being), and as a private practice, I am also a member of the Knowing Body Network which seeks to share promote and develop the field of SME.

Rachel

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Leaf Creative Arts CIC

Email: Leafcreativearts@gmail.com

Description: We provide creative opportunities for people with dementia and mental health issues.

Rebecca Seymour

Job Title: Dance artist

Organisation: freelance

Email: rebsmm@gmail.com

Description: I co-ordinate Elevate, an arts activity programme for patients at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. I teach Dance for Parkinson's class and creative dance classes for people living with dementia.

Rebecca Seymour

Job Title: Celebrating Age Development Co-ordinator

Organisation: Wiltshire Music Centre

Email: rebecca.seymour@wiltshiremusic.org.uk

Description: Developing high quality arts events and activity for older people in Wiltshire through the Celebrating Age programme

Rona Lisa Topaz

Job Title: Choir leader

Organisation: Freelance

Email: topazsinging@gmail.com

Description: Vocal entertainer singing vintage pop and jazz material. Choir leader for Care homes and day centres.

Royal Voluntary Service

Job Title: Social Media Officer

Organisation: Royal Voluntary Service

Email: christian.lampe@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk

Description: If you are part of a choir, then you can make a difference for lonely older people by signing up to Sing Your Heart Out

ruth purdy

Job Title: freelance artist

Organisation: self employed

Email: contact@ruthpurdy.co.uk

Description: I provide arts interventions in the social care and sheltered housing sectors

sage

Job Title: Test

Organisation: Test

Email: sage@example.com

Description: Test account

Sally Brown

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Holme Valley Sharing Memories

Email: sally-brown@btconnect.com

Description: Sharing Memories is a group of older people, in their 80s and 90s who meet every week to share memories and life experiences and learn new art skills which we share with other community groups of all ages.

Sally Evans

Job Title: Community Participation Officer

Organisation: Mansfield Museum

Email: sevans@mansfield.gov.uk

Description: Mansfield Museum is a local authority venue in Mansfield which offers a year round program of events and exhibitions.

Sally Harrison

Job Title: Head of Product Development

Organisation: Brighterkind

Email: sally.harrison@brighterkind.com

Description: Heading up the Recreation and Activity programme at brighterkind - constantly looking to develop our Magic Moments programme in order to support our residents and team members to enjoy every day

Sam Cullington

Job Title: Media and Communications Officer

Organisation: soundLINCS

Email: sam@soundlincs.org

Description: soundLINCS is a not-for-profit community music organisation. Working in partnership with local, regional and national organisations, soundLINCS provides and develops high quality, innovative music-making opportunities and training for all.

Samantha Patel

Job Title: Locality Officer

Organisation: Breckland Council

Email: Samantha.patel@breckland.gov.uk

Description: Silver Social - a 3 year arts programme targeted at older isolated people in Breckland, Norfolk. Live performances and workshops will tour ten towns / villages. Funded by Arts Council.

Sara Snook

Job Title: Director's Assistant

Organisation: acta community theatre

Email: sara@acta-bristol.com

Description: I run a selection of the creative arts/theatre projects we provide for isolated and marginalized communities. I also work on fundraising.

Sarafina Carter

Job Title: Producer/Artist

Organisation: The Hive Artspace

Email: sarafina.carter@gmail.com

Description: The Hive Artspace is a small developing neighbourhood arts centre in West Wiltshire with an emphasis on inclusivity and highly musical and visual sensory arts.

Sarah Ecob

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Venue Cymru & Theatr Colwyn

Email: sarah.ecob@venuecymru.co.uk

Description: Venue Cymru is a theatre and conference centre; Theatr Colwyn is a theatre, cinema & photographic hub. Work for older people includes dementia friendly screenings, textile art project, photography group and a range of smaller arts projects

Sarah H

Job Title: Creative Learning Manager

Organisation: Manchester International Festival

Email: sarah.hiscock@mif.co.uk

Description: Manchester International Festival is the world's first festival of original, new work and takes place biennially in Manchester.

Shannon Quigley

Job Title: Learning & Engagement Officer

Organisation: Lakeland Arts

Email: squigley@lakelandarts.org.uk

Description: Lakeland Arts runs a weekly art group for people living with dementia and their carers. Participants enjoy time together working with artists and being creative.

Sharon

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: Creating Conversations

Email: sharon@creating-conversations.org

Description: An activity kit that has been carefully designed to transform the care environment into a stimulating social space, allowing participants to be involved from the outset in a way that feels comfortable to them.

Sharon Bailey

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: The Grange Throckley

Email: sharon@isisarts.org.uk

Description: Grange is a day care centre that was set up by the local community and that offers elders a wide range of creative activities with professional artists. We do this to support elders to remain independent in their own homes and to combat social isolation.

Shelley

Job Title: Owner & Workshop Facilitator

Organisation: Puppeteria

Email: shelley@puppeteria.ca

Description: I teach others how to use puppets as a tool for building relationships through storytelling, enhanced communication, and creative problem-solving.

Shirley

Job Title: Teacher

Organisation: self employed

Email: shirleymead@hotmail.com

Description: Creating wall hangings, eggs, bunting and Christmas decorations using needle felting. This simple and portable craft is accessible for most people and the vibrant coloured wools available bring joy to whoever uses them.

Sian Stevenson

Job Title: Creative Director

Organisation: Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company

Email: infomovingmemory@gmail.com

Description: Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company use a collaborative workshop process to produce moving and meaningful performances with a highly visual and physical aesthetic. There is strong use of movement, words, music and projections to tell stories and entertain

Simon Baker

Job Title: Centre Manager

Organisation: Age UK Medway

Email: simonbaker@ageukmedway.org.uk

Description: Managing centre which houses a mainstream day centre, dementia day care centre and several support services for older people

Simon Ripley

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Double Elephant Print Workshop

Email: simon@simonripley.co.uk

Description: I am an artist printmaker working in a wide range of settings across the South West with all ages and abilities. I have a particular interest in working with older people

Simona Scotto

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Counterpoint Dance Company

Email: simona@simonascotto.com

Description: Simona Scotto Director of Counterpoint Dance Company. Educator, choreographer, producer of dance work for the over 55's.

Sophie

Job Title: Silver Social Project Coordinator

Organisation: Breckland Council

Email: sophie.soto@breckland.gov.uk

Description: Taking the arts to isolated elderly people in the Breckland area and those at risk of isolation.

Sophie Hocking

Job Title: Co Director

Organisation: Moving Together

Email: Info@movingtogether.co.uk

Description: Community dance company based in Leicester. We work with main stream and SEN schools, home educated children, over 55s and care homes.

Sophie Wood

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Fisher Arts and Social Club

Email: sophiemakesspaces@gmail.com

Description: Weekly arts and social club for older people and their carers. We connect people with local artists and engage in different activities every week.

Stefanie

Job Title: Practitioner

Organisation: Creative Pathworking

Email: stefaniel2001@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Currently retraining in therapeutic writing methods

Susie Tate

Job Title: Dance artist - health & wellbeing

Organisation: Susie Tate

Email: susietate8@gmail.com

Description: I develop and deliver dance and movement programmes in hospitals and health care environments.

Sylvie Silver

Job Title: Executive Director

Organisation: NAPA

Email: sylvie@napa-activities.co.uk

Description: National charity that supports activity provision in care settings

Tara Stevenson

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: Woking Borough Council

Email: tara.stevenson@woking.gov.uk

Description: Arts, Community, Development

Tei Williams

Job Title: Arts Partnership Assistant

Organisation: Age of Creativity

Email: teiwilliams@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Description: My responsiblities include the marketing of the Age of Creativity, fulfilling its social media strategy and answering your queries.

Tiur

Job Title: N/A

Organisation: N/A

Email: tiurlansitompul@gmail.com

Description: Volunteer in arts and crafts for older people. Community actors

Toki Allison

Job Title: Film Audience Network Access Officer

Organisation: BFI

Email: toki@filmhubwales.org

Description: The aim of my role is to increase access to cinema for hard-to-reach audiences.

Tracy Sharp

Job Title: Singing and Project leader

Organisation: Music In Our Bones

Email: tracy.sharp43@ntlworld.com

Description: We have established over the last 18 months a singing community for people with dementia and their families

Upswing

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Upswing

Email: info@upswing.org.uk

Description: Upswing is a contemporary circus company. Our work combines high profile national &international touring shows with a programme of innovative community participation.

Victoria

Job Title: Marketing & Publicity Director

Organisation: The Really Youthful Theatre Company

Email: victoria@rytc.co.uk

Description: We are committed to enabling people of all ages and abilities to discover their passion for the performing arts and in helping them to bring out the best of their talents.

Victoria Jones

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Arts Health Associates

Email: info@artshealthassociates.com

Description: Arts Health Associates is an arts health consultancy, providing international, specialist arts health knowledge and experience of both art commissioning and participatory creative programs.

Wan Ting

Job Title: Embodiment and Space Holder

Organisation: Authentic Relating

Email: a.relating@gmail.com

Description: We hold safe spaces for people to be authentic and impart embodiment practices. We focus on collaborative efforts with others to inspire positive changes in the world.

Will Isgrove

Job Title: Head of Young People and Outreach

Organisation: Marina Theatre

Email: willisgrove@marinatheatre.co.uk

Description: Responsible for developing and delivering the theatre's outreach and community programs.