This event is presented by the Research Institute for Aging
Together with Arts in Care Homes in the UK, Arts and Aging Day Canada uses social media to showcase the amazing work being done in multiple settings across our country including long-term care homes, retirement communities, seniors centres, municipal recreation programs, community programs, and arts organizations. The day is a chance to promote the positive effects of arts-based activities, learn more about what different organizations are doing, and create nation-wide connections in the field of arts, health, and aging.
We invite you to share your own home, community organization, and/or workplace’s arts activities, creations and experiences through social media. From choirs to poetry, visual arts to dance, we want to highlight all the ways that arts and creativity are engaging and supporting Canadian older adults and those who care for them, both in-person and virtually. This day is a great opportunity for you to learn from colleagues across the country and find new ideas to bring back to your family, community, or workplace.
To get involved, take a photo, write a blog post, or make a video of an arts-based activity or creation - ahead of time or on the day. Write a social media post with the hashtag #ArtsAndAgingCA and share it on September 24. Follow @artsaging on X and #ArtsAndAgingCA on your favourite social platforms.
For more ways to get promote and celebrate Arts and Aging Day, check out the Social Media Toolkit.