Age Friendly Creative joy from Oxfordshire and beyond!
Oxfordshire Age Friendly Creative Network Newsletter May 2022
Welcome to the May edition of theOxfordshire Age Friendly Creative Network(OAFCN) e-newsletter, featuring a brilliant selection of age friendly creative opportunities from Oxfordshire and beyond. We will be at the Home Instead Older Persons Day event at the Corn Exchange in Witney this Friday (20th May 2022) 10am-1pm. Colleagues from Tea Books, Age UK Oxfordshire and others who support older people will be there so do drop in and say hello.
The Age of Creativity Festival is happening throughout May with lots of brilliant age friendly activities to be found by visiting the website here- Age of Creativity Festival 2022. Also this week is Creativity and Wellbeing week and you can find out more on the website here- Creativity and Wellbeing week. And did we mention that our Creative Windows for the Jubilee project is progressing at great pace, there are lots of ways to get involved- see below for more information.
The May OAFCN e-news features a fantastic range of age friendly creative opportunities and insights including; our exciting Creative Windows for the Jubilee project, contributions wanted for a film about former Lord Mayor of Oxford Olive Gibbs, Moving Music Concert at Radley College, Place Making or Making Place? an Age of Creativity Festival 2022 on line event and our regular Creative of the Month which this month features the fantastic creative yarn skills of Jean Gibbons. If you have any suggestions for great age friendly creative items for the newsletter please email- helenfountain@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk
Creative Windows for the Jubilee project The Creative Windows for the Jubilee project is in full swing and we want everyone to get involved, create an artwork for your window or garden inspired by The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, join one of the project workshops and join us for a celebration day at the Mill Arts Centre in Banbury on 4th June 2022. If you need inspiration then download the project pack here - Creative Windows for the Jubilee inspiration pack ,or collect a printed copy from the Orinoco Scrapstore's in Banbury and Oxford or from the Mill Arts Centre.
Book a place at a Creative Windows workshop on the following dates;
2-4pm 18th May 2022: Sanctuary Community Room, East Close, Banbury OX16 3LW with artist Tom Cross
2-4pm 19th May 2022: Online workshop via Zoom with artist Tom Cross
2-4pm 20th May 2022: The Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury OX16 5QE with artist Sue Green
Workshops are free but booking is required. Please book via The Mill Arts Centre by visiting the Box Office in person or telephoning on 01295 279002 or via the website here -The Mill Arts Centre Jubilee project workshop booking
Join us at the Celebration event on 4th June 2022 11am-4pm at the Mill Arts Centre, free and no booking required. Creative activities and refreshments will be available on the day. For more information contact Helen Fountain
e:helenfountain@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk
Olive Gibbs - Local Documentary Film Did you know Olive Gibbs, Labour politician and peace campaigner; a great character who devoted her life to the people of Oxford? Without Olive, twice mayor of Oxford and once Lady Mayoress, the city would be a very different place. Traffic might be speeding on a ring road across Christ Church Meadow, while most of Jericho, one of the city’s most well-loved areas, would have disappeared.
Filmmaker Helen Shepherd is looking for people with memories of Olive for a film about her life. Did you meet or work with Olive? Did you watch as Oxford’s infamous Cutteslowe Walls were demolished? Helen would love to hear from you! Please contact Helen Sheppard at email: mail@helensheppard.co.uk or telephone: 07889 541950
Moving Music Concert at Radley College on 15th June 2022 Moving Moving concerts offer a relaxed performance, including sing-along songs, open to all and are particularly aimed at people living with dementia, their family, friends and carers. The concerts have the same performers and programme, offered as a choice between morning and afternoon times. People are asked to book places and parking in advance, if possible and to pay at the door (carers come free). Doors open from 30 minutes before the concerts start, for tea, coffee and biscuits and to allow people time to settle in. For further information and to book a place please t: 01865 251305 or
e: movingmusicconcerts@gmail.com
Place Making or Making Place? Part of the Age Of Creativity Festival 2022 Thursday 19th May 2022 11am-12.30pm online
This professional development event begins an exploration about the role of older people, creativity and culture in 'vibrant' places. Place Making is not a new concept, but as ‘both a process and a philosophy’ it has been adopted by multiple sectors, policy makers and investors in different ways, collecting multiple nuanced and sometimes contradictory meanings, whether contextualised in concepts of heritage, visitor economy, urban planning, public art, regeneration, social welfare, community activism, tourism, co-operation, or other public policy drivers. This discussion seeks to explore how different sectors perceive the role of ‘place’ and ‘making’ in relation to creativity and culture and those who experience the most inequality.
To book a place click on the link here -Eventbrite booking for Place Making or Making Place?
Oxfordshire Age Friendly Creative of the Month We love to hear from our Oxfordshire creatives and share their brilliant work. This month we would like to share this brilliant knitted creation made by Oxfordshire Age Friendly Creative Ambassador Jean Gibbons. Jean used two patterns to knit this lovely green cardigan to incorporate favourite design features including pockets. Jean also has a brown version of this design which she knitted in the 70s and is still a favourite in her wardrobe. What a brilliant example of a sustainable and stylish wardrobe.
We love to share artistic creations from OAFCN members, be it painting, needlecraft, poetry, music or anything that you have made at home or in group settings. If you would like to be included please email a photo to helenfountain@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk
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