Research on ageing – what’s arts and creativity got to do with it?
Thursday 13 October 2016, The Playhouse, Derry/Londonderry
On his second visit to The Playhouse, Dominic Campbell facilitated a one-day workshop to consider how artists and researchers can collaborate to explore the changing nature of an older society, and the shifts in meaning and experiences of being older.
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Researchers and artists were invited to to talk about their work, and the discussion sessions focused on the following issues:
- What collaborations between artist and researchers exist? What is being learnt from them?
- Where are the gaps and opportunities for collaborations between artists and researchers?
- Many arts organisations are familiar with evaluation but are often not actively involved in research. How could such an involvement be beneficial? What might it achieve?
- What benefits for the population at large might develop from effective collaboration?
Speakers included:
- Matt Jennings, Ulster University
- Sinead Devine, Reading Rooms, Verbal Arts Centre
- Sorcha Shanahan, Big Telly Theatre Company
- Paula Devine, The Lively Project, Queen’s University Belfast
- Zoe Seaton, Big Telly Theatre Company
- Claire McCauley, Reminiscence Project, Ulster University
- Paul Kane, Over the Hill, Oh Yeah Centre
- Roberta Bacic, Conflict Textiles
- Jenny Elliott, Arts Care
Lunch was accompanied by the Ukulele Orchestra, based in the Playhouse.