The proportion of adults taking part in the arts is the same as it was in 2005. ACE says there is still progress to be found in th…

An apparent growth in younger audiences could be a "silver lining" for the sector as fewer older people patronise the ar…

Live Music Now serves audiences in the care and education sectors – but that didn’t stop musicians reaching them while…

The arts sector must do more to include older people, not only as consumers but also as creators of culture, says Stella Duffy.

Pauline Bailey looks back on a project that developed social confidence and artistic expression among Birmingham's BAME elders…

There is “an urgent need” for funders and arts organisations to develop more culturally appropriate approaches, says a…

Toma McCullim, artist in residence in Skibbereen’s Ludgate Hub, describes a project reconnecting diaspora and reinventing tr…

A three-year project will research ways to support later-life creativity and creative technology solutions for an ageing populatio…

Perceptions of creative ageing have been transformed over the past decade, says David Cutler.

Analysis of a decade's worth of data finds that regularly engaging with cultural activities is associated with slower rates of…

An evaluation finds that interactive three-month musical programmes had “particularly strong effects upon people’s com…

In Wales, people living with dementia, and their carers, are being offered fiction as well as self-help books to help them manage…

Arts Council England has been instructed to fund arts and health projects and share best practice.

A popular dance-based falls prevention programme offers effective treatment on the NHS, with a growing network of local groups hel…

London Bubble’s Creative Elders programme has encouraged residents in sheltered housing units to socialise, be creative &nda…

There has been a dramatic expansion in the number of organisations supporting arts activities by and for older people in the UK &#…

What are the characteristics, interests and motivations of the over-65 demographic? Lucie Fitton reveals all.

The arts have helped scientists gain a better understanding of how it actually feels like to live with dementia. Julian West share…

When a shabby Victorian hall in Greenwich opened its doors to the public several years ago, no one could have predicted how import…

Players in Stratford's Orchestra of the Swan are trained by charity Mindsong to provide music sessions in care homes. Sue Pope…

Older adults living with chronic health conditions are improving their physical and mental wellbeing through the joy of South Asia…

A circus artist helped older people and children develop their confidence and communicaton skills in workshops at Guy’s and…

An evaluation of a £1m programme connecting arts organisations and care homes found much more needs to be done to extend the…

Age UK has called on arts organisations to become more accessible to older people, and on national funders to make ‘age-frie…