CULTURAL PARTICIPATION BY OLDER PEOPLE Vision, context and examples - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Working Conference Long Live Arts, Cultural participation by older people. London 17 oct. 2014 Bie Hinnekint, Dep Elderly Care OCMW Ghent – Belgium & The Courage to grow old.eu INTERGENERATIONAL APPROACH TO CULTURAL PARTICIPATION BY OLDER PEOPLE

Vision, context and examples from the position of the local social authority – Dep. Elderly Care – Gent FOCUS = WELLBEING OF THE COLLECTIVITY OF OLDER CITIZENS

Age doesn‟t exist, it‟s just a mindset Age is not an ailment that should be avoided Ageing is not an individual problem, society makes it a problem Lifelong participation should be possible for all Intergenerational initiatives have many benefits for both generations and society AXIOMA’S ON AGEING 17/11/14 Ouderenzorg 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJvGUdUBywY

IVV St.-Vincentius 2012 - 2013 … Seniorenweek : De Heldenvitrien – conversaties & Senior soep maken. citizens in retirement communit y Kunsthumanior De Pagadders a Sint-Lucas in de Paasvakantie De Bakoven Tondeliersite Eetcafe Toreken!

“Living in a nursing home = live isolated from younger people & totally out of touch with the young.”

CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CONTACT IN GENT OFTEN BY CO-CREATION CHALLENGES

Co-creation Movie Theater Young Elderly Exposition Happening Blog Book Music Design …

1. „Positive‟ (self) image on ageing 2. Artistic contribution, visible to the community 3. Creating surprising images of old age & care CO-CREATION & ARTS = A GREAT COUPLE!

HAPPENING Movie

EXPOSITION PLAY - BOOKS

Interior design environment

Young artists

Art-project = invitation open source bring young people in contact with elderly start with passion art – product : tangible

“1000 Heroes in a jar of jam” Intergenerational monument

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jLgfYOwDjo HERITAGE DAY – STOP TIME!

Some intergenerational examples ‘ALL OVER THE CITY’ - CULTURAL PARTICIPATION – CO-CREATION BY SENIOR CITIZENS 17/11/14 Ouderenzorg 32

http://www.thebigdraw.be/activity/grote-kaarthappening-in-vooruit/

http://www.ocmwgent.be/OCMW/Senioren/Jong-en-oud/%284954%29- Senioren-Jong-en-oud-Eenzame-sok-zoekt.html 2014 CITY FESTIVAL FOR KIDS

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TRACK IN RESIDENCE Directie Ouderen- en Thuiszorgbeleid - Bie 36 17/11/14 Hinnekint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNFgknjYADs&list=PLDcBmUsvBNyo Xh8WdQpsVAlPBzulTcUYz&index=5 TRACK-IN-RESIDENCE- ”GEZONGEN DIALOGEN” - SMAK

In Zonnebloem, Zwijnaarde: “ Hidden hand movements ” ; In de Liberteyt, Wondelgem: “Music dialogues ” ; In Antoniushof , Gent: “ Going back tomorrow ” ; in De Vijvers, Ledeberg : “A hole to Andromeda”, met film “De vlucht”. Directie Ouderen- en Thuiszorgbeleid - Bie 38 17/11/14 Hinnekint

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SELF-IMAGE & EMPOWERMENT

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Contact : Bie Hinnekint, Departement Elderly Care Local social Authority Ghent – Belgium Bie.Hinnekint@ocmwgent.be 0032 476 9999 72 www.ocmwgent.be www.jongenoudingent.be (live 18-11-2014) To be continued! 2014 – 2017 INTERGENERATIONAL WEBSITE AND CONTEST IN GENT