{"id":4396,"date":"2016-12-01T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oafdn.ca\/?p=4396"},"modified":"2022-02-12T04:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T04:05:55","slug":"arts-and-aging-focus-by-ontario-arts-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oafdn.ca\/fr\/arts-and-aging-focus-by-ontario-arts-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts and Aging \u2013 Focus by Ontario Arts Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4396\" class=\"elementor elementor-4396\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fac41c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fac41c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a505b\" data-id=\"d6a505b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bec03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7bec03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4397 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/oafdn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Closeup-with-brush-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"someone is painting\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oafdn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Closeup-with-brush-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oafdn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Closeup-with-brush-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/oafdn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Closeup-with-brush.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><span class=\"plain_grey\">It has been an uplifting experience over the past months to discover how many Ontario arts organizations offer community outreach initiatives intended to enhance the quality of life \/ wellbeing of older individuals.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"plain_grey\">The range of programs cross all arts disciplines \u2013 dance, visual arts, music, theatre \u2013 providing access for people who may be increasingly unable to attend regular performances or exhibitions.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"plain_grey\"><span class=\"blue\"><strong>Pourquoi faire cela ?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>A growing body of research indicates that participation in arts activity is an effective way to improve health, intellectual stimulation and physical wellbeing of aging people. Research indicates:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><p><span class=\"plain_grey\">Singing improves mental health and wellbeing \u2013<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span class=\"plain_grey\">Dance classes boost cognition, motor skills, balance, posture<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span class=\"plain_grey\">Playing an instrument has benefits, including reducing dementia risk<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span class=\"plain_grey\">Visual arts \u2013 viewing art, or art classes result in increased social engagement, psychological health and self- esteem<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span class=\"plain_grey\"><span class=\"blue\"><strong>Ontario arts organizations<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Examples of Ontario arts initiatives focused on the aging include,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbs-enb.ca\/Sharing-Dance\/Sharing-Dance-Programs\/Dance-Classes-for-People-with-Parkinson-s\">Dance Classes for People with Parkinson&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 regular classes offered by the Canada\u2019s National Ballet School. Jazz FM and the Alzheimer Society jointly offer a Tuesday morning program \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jazz.fm\/index.php\/on-air-mainmenu\/music-memory\">Music\u00a0Memory<\/a>\u00a0to highlight the importance music has on those suffering dementia. In Ottawa, MASC&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.masconline.ca\/en\/programs\/programs-for-seniors.aspx\">Programs for Seniors<\/a>\u00a0brings professional artists in all disciplines to seniors in homes, centers and hospitals.\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kwag.ca\/en\/programs\/SeniorsintheStudio.asp\">Seniors in the Studio<\/a>, a visual arts program offered by the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery stimulates the senses and mind through hands on art activities and dialogue with artists.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"plain_grey\"><br \/><span class=\"blue\"><strong>Benefit to artists as well<\/strong><\/span><br \/><\/span><span class=\"plain_grey\">In addition to the benefits to participants, this kind of initiative benefits the artists as well as they see the opportunities to apply their creative skills in new ways. All together, these are marvelous initiatives that reconcile arts and culture with wellbeing in society.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been an uplifting experience over the past months to discover how many Ontario arts organizations offer community outreach initiatives intended to enhance the quality of life \/ wellbeing of older individuals. 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