Arts for Ageing Society – UK-Japan Exchange Programme – (March 2018)

Arts and ageing study tour 2018 — Photograph: Dulwich Picture Gallery

In March 2018, the British Council invited five UK arts professionals from arts institutions who have expertise in working with older people on a study tour to Japan. The week-long programme included meetings with representatives of arts, welfare, and care sectors with the aim to gain an understanding of Japan's approach to an ageing society and to discuss possibilities for future collaborations. Alongside the study tour programme, the British Council hosted two public forums, in Tokyo and Kyoto, where the UK delegates and their Japanese counterparts shared their respective practices and explored future partnership opportunities.

DELEGATES

Abid Hussain (Arts Council England)
Andrew Barry (Royal Exchange Theatre)
Catherine Cassidy (Scottish Ballet)
Jane Findlay (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
Julian West (Royal Academy of Music)

Japan Ageing Study Tour Report : Abid Hussain (Director, Diversity, Arts Council England)

As a policy maker authenticity in our work takes root when we have open, meaningful and at times uncomfortable conversations with the communities of artists and people we serve.

Japan Ageing Study Tour Report : Andrew Barry (Elders Programme Manager, Royal Exchange Theatre)

In March 2018, I travelled to Japan for an Arts and Ageing study trip hosted by the British Council with funding from the Baring Foundation.

Japan Ageing Study Tour Report : Jane Findlay (Head of Learning, Dulwich Picture Gallery)

Getting a moment away from your desk to stop a take a look around you is one thing, but it’s not very often you get a chance to do so in another country.

Japan Ageing Study Tour Report : Catherine Cassidy (Director of Engagement, Scottish Ballet)

Preparation for a recent study tour to Japan focused around my ambition to share the numerous benefits of creative dance for elder people in the most articulate and inspirational words.

Japan Ageing Study Tour Report : Julian West (Head of Open Academy, Royal Academy of Music)

For the last 18 months, I have been fortunate enough to be part of Created Out of Mind , an interdisciplinary research project based at the Wellcome Collection in London.