- Youth – those aged between 15-24years old (United Nations explanation).
- Older people – an international definition is those aged 60 and above. There is no typical older person (WHO explanation).
Resources/Opportunities
Cultural Activity for Older People – a research paper.
Age UK’s Older People’s Groups portal – a resource that can be used to identify groups in local areas.
ACE on Celebrating Age – making cultural spaces welcoming to older people.
The Elder. How Museums and Galleries are Responding to Visitors with Dementia.
Art31 Young People and Arts Engagement. A report on youth engagement in the arts.
The Arts Society Birmingham. Young Arts. A programme of projects designed to inspire young people with a lasting enthusiasm for the arts.
The Baring Foundation (2009) Ageing Artfully: Older People and Professional Participatory Arts in the UK. A research paper on the role of art in ageing.
Senior Matters, Joy Intriago (2021) Engaging in Creative Arts is Beneficial to the Elderly.
MAC Birmingham. A portal of opportunity For Young People.
MAC Birmingham (2020) Young People on Arts Boards Training Programme.
Gen 22. An opportunity for young people from the WM, who might otherwise struggle to access CWG-related opportunities, to gain employability skills. This includes volunteering assignments connected to Physical Activity, Creativity or the Digital.
Arts Connect – an organisation working with partners across the WM to connect children and young people to high quality arts and cultural activities.
Music for Youth – a national youth arts charity that provides young people with “free, life changing performance and progression opportunities”.
Cultural Capital Inquiry – research into how inequality impacts young Londoners’ engagement in arts and culture.
A Younger Theatre - a theatre publication exclusively run and aimed at creative people aged between 16 and 35.