The artistic and creative potential and talents of nursing home residents are being celebrated in communities across Ireland this Friday, 19th May. National Arts in Nursing Homes Day will see performances, exhibitions and celebratory events hosted in nursing homes as part of our annual Bealtaine Festival, celebrating the arts and creativity as we age. National […]
Age & Opportunity’s Arts programme is delighted to announce the recipients of its three Artists awards – the Creative Ageing Writing Bursary goes to Laurence McKeown, the Professional Development Artist Award to Maree Hensey and the Emerging Artist Award to Katie Nolan. “We hope the awards honour the contribution that these artists are making to […]
We have an opportunity for a candidate with a strong administration background to join our Arts Programme team as our Arts Programme Administrator. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the area of arts and ageing, working in a very rewarding and diverse role. For more information on Age & Opportunity and our Arts […]
We are delighted to launch our Festival programme 2023 funded by the Arts Council and the HSE, and supported by communities nationwide and a vast and accomplished array of local and national bodies. Throughout May, across a comprehensive and distinguished programme, Bealtaine 2023, champions generational interdependence and diversity. This year’s programme features Bealtaine on Screen, […]
Bealtaine is expanding its programme and audiences and we are seeking tenders from key individuals or organisations for two exciting programming opportunities to work on Bealtaine 2024 – 2026. We wish to appoint both a Literature and a Visual Arts Programmer from June 2023 – June 2026. The purpose of this process is to recruit […]
Age & Opportunity is seeking tenders from key individuals with an interest and background in the arts and older people in a care context, to act as facilitator of the Artists Care Exchange (ACE). This is the second iteration of this initiative, which aims to support artists working with older people in care settings by increasing […]
Age & Opportunity and Nursing Homes Ireland are delighted to announce three award recipients for this year’s National Arts in Nursing Homes Day – Mooncoin Residential Care Centre, Co Kilkenny; Borris Lodge Nursing Home, Co Carlow; and Highfield Healthcare, Whitehall, Dublin. Now in its third year, National Arts in Nursing Homes Day takes place on […]
Bealtaine Festival, in association with Fingal County Council and The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, is pleased to announce two, month-long, residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. These residences aim to celebrate and support older artists at all stages of their careers working in literature and visual arts. The residencies will offer a professional visual artist and […]
We are delighted to publish a response by Helen Meany reflecting on ‘Experience: An Introduction to Arts, Health and Older People’, a three day online learning programme in 2022 aimed at professional arts practitioners with experience working with older people in an arts and health context. Experience was hosted by Age & Opportunity, Waterford Healing […]
Age & Opportunity’s Arts programme invites applications for three awards intended to support the development of older artists in Ireland and to increase the knowledge around the arts and ageing in general: the Creative Ageing Writing Bursary, Professional Development Artist Award and Emerging Artist Award. The deadline for all three awards is 5pm, Friday March 24th […]
