Invite an Artist into your setting
Host Musicians as:
Artists in Residence
Solo or group performers
Partners in palliative care
Collaborative research developers for adaptive approaches and adapted instruments
Host Writers, Poets & Storytellers to:
be Artists in Residence
do Performances & Readings, or be Festival Hosts
share Oral Traditions of Northern Peoples
(scroll down to Podcast & Vlogs in this link)collaborate on innovative research
Host Community Artists as:
Artists in Residence
Creative specialists to enliven your public spaces
Co-curators for those “needy” corridor walls
Collaborative research developers
Facilitators of “Reminiscence Arts”
Kseniya Tsoy and Vanier residents transformed a used shipping container into a unique community space, a multi-use art-pod!.
Host Theatre Artists:
as Artists in Residence
for post-stroke rehabilitation (live or online)
for “Reminiscence theatre”
for Puppetry, activities, Shadow Theatre and
Mask or Costume playto support work by Speech Therapists
Detail from STO Union’s What Happened to the Seeker (2015)
Photo by Eric Fruhauf
Host Dance Artists as:
Artists in Residence
Solo or group performances
for fall prevention and creative dance
Collaborative research developers
The use of theater and drama in care settings is an area which appears to have grown considerably since the millennium.
The Cultural Value of Older People’s Experiences of Theater-making: A Review
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Sing-a-long with Postie _ A medley series (10) of music and lyrics for senior singalongs. Thanks to Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. CBC article
147 videos from Musicians On Call, from across USA, dedicating songs of all genres to bring welcome relief and familiarity to patients in hospitals nationwide. This playlist is available to hospital partners and anyone who may feel isolated, lonely or just in the need of a pick-me-up as a result of COVID-19.
4 high-quality, yet easy, activities in visual, written & display arts Download or print-out clear resources. Thanks to Luminate, Scotland's creative ageing organisation.I
