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.

October–December 2018 Creative Café schedule

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.