Engage is a wonderful website that brings together best practice, resources and upcoming networking events and conferences!

Who are they?

“Established in 1989 as the National Association for Gallery Education, Engage represents gallery and visual art education professionals throughout the UK and in over 20 countries worldwide.

We support arts educators, organisations, freelancers and artists to work together with communities in dynamic, open exchanges that give everyone the opportunity to learn and benefit from the arts.

Through our advocacy work and programming, Engage makes the case for access to and resources for visual arts and gallery education across the UK. We believe that, regardless of location or social circumstance, everyone should have access to the visual arts”.

You can find out more here:

https://engage.org

Our ‘Moving In’ Project recently featured in this months topic of dementia:

https://engage.org/resources/dementia/moving-in/

Photo Credit – Saatchi Gallery

With everything going on with Covid-19, I thought I would highlight a few websites that bring great art to you whilst you are at home! These websites have been designed for older people in a variety of contexts and environments, from care homes to assisted living facilities. But they are also inclusive to all age groups – so why not give them a go!

Luminate Scotland – ‘Luminate at Home’ -Online Activities on a Tuesday and Friday at 2pm!

https://www.luminatescotland.org/luminateathome

Rural Arts – RADISH. Online tutorials, Artist websites, Weekly Art Club for young people and much more….

https://www.ruralarts.org/radish?fbclid=IwAR1XThuEMawmqEOZan7iOwxKZUm2Tnkc97-hJ_Zv3BpTEGLc1RY6CytCmbI

Storybox – ‘Storybox at Home’ – a selection of themed activities across a wide-range of artforms.

https://storyboxathome.smallthings.org.uk

Nottingham City Arts – Armchair Gallery App available from the Apple and Play Stores

http://www.armchairgallery.co.uk

We engAGE – Creative App Ideas for Apple Devices 

http://we-engage.blogspot.com/p/support.html

Timeslips – Online creative writing and development

https://www.timeslips.org/get-involved

Gareth Malone’s Online Choir

https://decca.com/greatbritishhomechorus/

Alternatively, we also offer personalised digital, creative sessions  – so please get in touch if this is something you are interested in.