Arts Initiatives:
Bealtaine Festival
A month long collaborative festival in May featuring performances, exhibitions, discussions, workshops and readings by artists working in different art forms all over Ireland. Find out more here.
Cultural Companions
Works with the local authorities to create local networks of like-minded people interested in arts and culture who can accompany each other to cultural events. Find out more.
Artists' Supports
Age & Opportunity runs a number of initiatives that support artists. Find out more.
National Arts in Nursing Homes Day
A day that celebrates the creative activity taking place in Irish care settings. Find out more.
Supports for Care Settings
We have a range of creative supports for care settings. Find out more.
Supports for Arts Organisations
Age & Opportunity supports arts organisations through a number of initiatives. Find out more here.
Arts and Creative Charter
The Charter is a set of eight commitments to older arts participants, audiences and artists in Ireland Find out more.
Arts Resources
We have a variety of resources available here.
Arts Initiatives:
Bealtaine Festival
A month long festival in May featuring performances, exhibitions, discussions, workshops and readings by artists, and community groups, working in different art forms all over Ireland. Find out more here.
Cultural Companions
Creates local networks of like-minded people interested in arts and culture who can accompany each other to cultural events. Find out more.
National Arts in Nursing Homes Day
A day that celebrates the creative activity taking place in Irish care settings. Find out more.
Artists' Supports
Age & Opportunity runs a number of initiatives that support artists. Find out more.
Supports for Arts Organisations
Age & Opportunity supports arts organisations through a number of initiatives. Find out more here.
Supports for Care Settings
We have a range of creative supports for care settings. Find out more.
Arts Resources
We have a variety of Arts Resources available here.
Arts and Creative Charter
The Charter is a set of eight commitments to older arts participants, audiences and artists in Ireland Find out more.
We believe that, whether you are 8 or 80 years old, we all should have access and opportunities to attend and participate in the arts and to realise our creative potential. Fresh thinking, bold experimentation and creativity are all fundamental to delivering a high quality of life for older people.
Research shows that arts programmes involving music, visual arts and drama, among other activities, have a profound influence on the quality of life of older people, with positive impacts on health, psychological well-being, confidence and autonomy as well as other benefits such as:
- happiness
- mental wellbeing
- reduced stress
- improved cognition
- sense of identity and personhood
- increased self-esteem and confidence
- reduced boredom.
