Creative Café | Independent Arts

Creative Café is an opportunity for older people to meet for creative activity over a cup of tea. Our wide range of activities includes iPads, Art & Craft, Photography, Kurling, Movement, Creative Writing and much more.

Refreshments are provided. Everyone welcome. A voluntary donation is appreciated.

September – October 2018 Creative Café schedule

Monday 3^rd September 2018	Time & Tide – Large Scale Textiles Project With Mandy
Monday 10^th September	Time & Tide project finishing touches (if needed)/Curling With Jo & Evie
Monday 17^th September	Movement – a new dance style to try With Victoria
Monday 24^th September	Watercolour Workshop With Davina
Monday 1^st October	Celebrating Age Week – ‘Unveil the sail’ The big reveal of the finished sail An open coffee morning to invite friends and family.
Monday 8^th October	Heritage talk on the work of photographer Julia Margaret Cameron With Sarah
Monday 15^th October	Photography Workshop based around Julia Margaret Cameron With Mark
Monday 22^nd October	Photography Workshop based around Julia Margaret Cameron With Mark
Monday 29^th October	Photography Workshop based around Julia Margaret Cameron With Mark

Background

The Creative Café is a regular group for older people providing a different and exciting creative activity along with an opportunity to socialise, and learn something new every week.

The aim of the Creative Café is to improve health and wellbeing by facilitating access to highly creative activities including iPads, digital photography, music, visual art and craft. It provides a supportive and welcoming environment for older people, who can come together every week, make new friends and express themselves through creative activity.

Participants at the Creative Café will be encouraged to take ownership of the project by shaping up and planning the timetable of activities, and supporting new members to become established within the group. Participants will also have the opportunity to become volunteers on the project, supporting other participants and ensuring sessions run smoothly.

A complete evaluation of the Creative Café will be undertaken. The project aims to address social isolation and the resulting health outcomes that can arise from loneliness. In addition to a project evaluation report, a short evaluation film will be produced at the end of the project.

Sessions are delivered weekly in Newport and run for two hours (see current schedule above, and top right of page for times and venue).

Independent Arts' Creative Café was launched in February 2015 and so far has been sponsored by Spectrum Housing, Care UK Wellbeing Foundation, and Isle of Wight Foundation. We thank them for their support.