Older People
Kettle’s Yard celebrates continued creativity and curiosity throughout our lives and offer a variety of opportunities for older people who may encounter barriers to visiting cultural venues to engage with us.
I think all through your ages you need your mind to be stretched and your attitudes to be stretched as well. And so, you just keep throwing it at us and we’ll keep doing it.
Get Involved
Talking Together with COPE
Kettle’s Yard partners with Cambridgeshire Older People’s Enterprise (COPE) to host regular telephone art discussion groups and one-off online workshops for older people who face physical barriers to visiting cultural venues. The sessions are also tailored to support people with visual impairment with additional resources and audio description.
The Kettlers
A self selecting group of older people from North Cambridge called The Kettlers have been working with artist Lucy Steggals. They “shared a cuppa poured from a double spouted Kettle. They grappled, stretched, tinkered, reflected, enquired, repaired, experimented and talked (a lot). They created #Ooh0 surprises for ourselves, friends, neighbours and guests. That’s it (sort of). The legacy of Kettlers includes a wealth of creative resources to inspire others, of all ages, to engage with Kettle’s Yard.”
Creativity in the Care Home
Kettle’s Yard can come to your residents in a care home or sheltered or supported housing complex and provide artist-led creative activities or an introductory talk to Kettle’s Yard.
For further information, including charging costs, please email openhouse@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk or call 01223 748100.