Section two purpose of Celebrating Age: Arts and Cultural – Organisations Leading Change (round two) Aims and outcomes Background Arts Council England is committed to supporting everyone to access great arts and culture. The Taking Part survey currently shows a dramatic drop off in engagement levels for arts, galleries and museums activity from age 75 plus. This programme will help us to achieve our mission and to enrich arts and culture for everyone. The aspiration for excellence is central to the activity we will support this covers – both excellence of art and excellence of the process of engaging with older people. We believe that cultural spaces can provide havens for older people, carers and families, and that they can also act as hubs for outreach activity that can re-engage isolated older people. Public funding of arts and culture should be invested for the benefit of everyone and it should offer opportunity and draw on all talents irrespective of age. We are proud of the activity that is currently led by artists, arts organisations and museums and we are convinced that there is potential to do more. We know that cultural spaces can make a significant difference to the lives of older people in their communities. This programme will help to ensure that age is not a barrier to accessing Arts Council funded activities. The central aims of this fund will support cultural spaces and other organisations working collaboratively, in partnership or as a consortia, to do one or more of the following: more older people engaging with cultural spaces and organisations more cross generational activity and opportunities to engage helping people to engage for the first time helping people to maintain engagement into older age
Section two – purpose of Celebrating Age: Arts and Cultural Organisations Leading Change (round two) Aims and outcomes Background Arts Council England is committed to supporting everyone to access great arts and culture. The Taking Part survey currently shows a dramatic drop off in engagement levels for arts, galleries and museums activity from age 75 plus. This programme will help us to achieve our mission and to enrich arts and culture for everyone. The aspiration for excellence is central to the activity we will support – this covers both excellence of art and excellence of the process of engaging with older people. We believe that cultural spaces can provide havens for older people, carers and families, and that they can also act as hubs for outreach activity that can re-engage isolated older people. Public funding of arts and culture should be invested for the benefit of everyone and it should offer opportunity and draw on all talents irrespective of age. We are proud of the activity that is currently led by artists, arts organisations and museums and we are convinced that there is potential to do more. We know that cultural spaces can make a significant difference to the lives of older people in their communities. This programme will help to ensure that age is not a barrier to accessing Arts Council funded activities. The central aims of this fund will support cultural spaces and other organisations working collaboratively, in partnership or as a consortia, to do one or more of the following: more older people engaging with cultural spaces and organisations more cross generational activity and opportunities to engage helping people to engage for the first time helping people to maintain engagement into older age
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