'Better than a pill' - Newcastle City Council
'Better than a pill' - Newcastle City Council
'Better than a pill' - Newcastle City Council
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‘Better <strong>than</strong> a pill’<br />
Celebrating creativity and ageing<br />
An exhibition<br />
Thursday 3 February -<br />
Wednesday 16 February<br />
<strong>Newcastle</strong> <strong>City</strong> Library<br />
Charles Avison Building<br />
33 New Bridge St. West<br />
<strong>Newcastle</strong> upon Tyne<br />
NE1 8AX<br />
Phone: 0191 277 4100<br />
Email: information@newcastle.gov.uk
This exhibition shows some<br />
of the best work created<br />
over the past few years by<br />
older people in the region.<br />
They have worked with<br />
artists in a variety of<br />
settings – day centres,<br />
residential care homes and<br />
in the community.<br />
Recent research in the US<br />
suggests that active<br />
participation in the arts<br />
reduces the risk factors that<br />
lead to the need for longterm<br />
care and improves the<br />
quality of life for those in<br />
care.<br />
For information about setting up arts<br />
programmes with older people you can<br />
contact the following organisations:<br />
Equal Arts, the Northern Region’s Arts<br />
and Older People Organisation<br />
Contact: Alice Thwaite<br />
Email: information@equalarts.org.uk<br />
Phone: 0191 477 5775<br />
Arts and Dementia Network<br />
Contact: Ruth Abbott<br />
Email: ruth@equalarts.org.uk<br />
Helix Arts<br />
Contact: Kate Roebuck<br />
Email: kate.roebuck@helixarts.com<br />
Phone: 0191 241 4931<br />
Web: www.helixarts.com<br />
SKIMSTONE Studios<br />
Contact: Claire Webster Saaremets<br />
Email: claire@skimstone.org.uk<br />
Phone: 0191 260 3432<br />
Web: www.skimstone.org.uk<br />
The Grange Day Centre, Throckley<br />
Contact: Michele Wright<br />
Email: michele@thegrangecentre.co.uk<br />
Phone: 0191 267 3728<br />
Web: www.grangearts.org.uk<br />
Quality of Life Partnership<br />
Contact: Barbara Douglas<br />
Email: barbara.douglas@qualityoflife.org.uk<br />
Phone: 0191 233 0200<br />
Web: www.informationnow.org.uk<br />
<strong>Newcastle</strong> Arts Team<br />
Contact: Andrew Rothwell<br />
Email: andrew.rothwell@newcastle.gov.uk<br />
Phone: 0191 211 5610<br />
Web: www.newcastle.gov.uk