With Anne Gallacher, Luminate Scotland
The lecture was held on 11 May 2022 at the presentation of the results of the EU project "Creative Ageing" in Munich. The conference was organised by the Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich and the European project partners.
Moderation: Angela Roethe
The Topic
Within the framework of the EU program Erasmus+, the strategic partnership „Creative Ageing - Cultural Engagement Instead of Social Isolation“ deals with the topic of cultural participation opportunities for senior citizens. In particular, it focuses on those who struggle with health or financial barriers, who live in isolation, or who have had only little access to cultural education in their lives so far.
How can barriers to participation be overcome for this target group? How can low-threshold access be created? What strategies are needed for change? Staff from the city councils of Munich, Berlin (DE), Brighton & Hove (UK), Ostend (BE), Gothenburg (SE) and Leeuwarden (NL) will share their local strategies, research and good practice together with practitioners in the field of cultural education.
www.muenchen.de/creativeageing
The Speaker
Anne Gallacher is Director of Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation. Anne’s career in the UK cultural sector has included posts with Aberdeen International Youth Festival, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Watford Palace Theatre. In 2005 she was awarded a Clore Cultural Leadership Fellowship. Anne became the founding Director of Luminate in 2012. Originally set up to run a nationwide creative ageing festival, Luminate has evolved into an organisation that works all year-round to support the development of creative ageing practice.
Away from Luminate, Anne is Chair of the Board of All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, and as a keen choral singer she is a member of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus.
www.luminatescotland.org
