Seniors In Arts

Learning exchange for seniors and their educators (Erasmus+ KA2)

“Seniors in Arts” is a 24 month project. It’s aim is to promote active ageing and to enhance seniors’ sense of belonging in the EU through their engagement with artistic activities.

Project Streams

LEARNING RESOURCES

Here’s what we created through the Seniors In Arts project:

Programme Implementation Guidelines

The Guidelines include proposed activities for adult educators and care takers, especially designed for senior learners.There are 4 categories of activities related to arts: theatre, music, dance and creative writing.

Activity  Timeline 

June 2021
June 2021

1st Transnational Project Meeting

Bitonto, Italy 

September 2021
September 2021

Joint Staff Meeting

Cascais, Portugal

May 2022
May 2022

Local Workshops

Athens, Greece

May 2022
May 2022

2nd Transnational Project Meeting

Wroclaw, Poland

June 2022 - February 2023
June 2022 - February 2023

Virtual Cultural Circle

Online – Facebook Community

October 2022
October 2022

Blended Mobility for Senior Learners

Athens, Greece

February 2023
February 2023

3rd Transnational Project Meeting

Buharkent, Turkey 

Local Action in Connect Your City Athens

LOCAL ACTION IN CONNECT YOUR CITY ATHENS Our final local event took place in Connect Athens in Kato Patisia! Our first project related to seniors’ lifelong learning is coming to an end! “Seniors in Arts” was a strategic partnership with the objectives to support and...

Dissemination Event | Seniors In Arts

DISSEMINATION EVENT | SENIORS IN ARTS Join the final activity taking place in the context of “Seniors in Arts” Erasmus + KA2 project! Connect Athens, Atlantos 22, Kato Patisia 28/02/2023 15:00-16:00 Ever wondering how to spend some quality, creative time with the...

Our News | Third Transnational Partners’ Meeting

OUR NEWS | THIRD TRANSNATIONAL PARTNERS' MEETING Our last meeting took place at Buharkent, Turkey! A few weeks ago we met in Turkey, where we were hosted by our partner organization Buharkent Halk Eğitimi Merkezi During our meeting we: evaluated the overall...

Our News | Seniors In Arts Exchange

OUR NEWS | SENIORS IN ARTS EXCHANGE Our Blended Mobility took place last October, 2022, in Athens, Greece! From October 17th - 22nd 2022, we hosted in Athens the Blended Mobility for Senior Learners, in the context of “Seniors in Arts” Erasmus + KA2 project....

Day 6- Closing

DAY 6 - CLOSING Time to say goodbye to our lovely seniors! Through the whole week seniors faced many challenges and tasks that opened them up to new international acquaintances or other cultures. However, the main aim of the workshops was to get closer to art through...

2nd Transnational Partners Meeting

2ND TRANSNATIONAL PARTNERS MEETING We met in Wroclaw, Poland! Our 2nd TPM took place a few days ago in Wroclaw, Poland, where we were hosted by our partner organisation Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica. During our meeting we: Assessed the impact of our project’s...

Day 5 – Creative Writing and Storytelling

DAY 5 - CREATIVE WRITING AND STORYTELLING Can storytelling connect different cultures? Are there fairy tales known to the whole world? Friday was the day for creative writing! We all know some fairy tales like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven...

Day 4- Theatrical Etude

DAY 4 - THEATRICAL ÉTUDE Is it easy to play a theatrical role? What is an Étude? Can we play it alone or only in groups? The next day of our week's art workshops was focused on Theater. During the theoretical part, seniors learned how to make a play and put themselves...

Day 3 – Dance

DAY 3 - DANCE Can we show our feelings through dancing? How can we do it? We started the day with movement workshops, during which participants were separated into two groups. We discovered ourselves through the sounds, motions and dance. Besides that, we expressed...

Day 2 – Music Is The Answer

DAY 2 - MUSIC IS THE ANSWER What makes you be you? What is the rhythm of your life? Our second day was focused on music as an art form. How cultural heritage is connecting nations and how do nations together connect through music? We experimented, we improvised, and...

project partners

The organisations and people behind the project who we join forces with and grow together.

Sinergia Societa Cooperativa Sociale

Sinergia Societa Cooperativa Sociale

Italy

Vida + Viva Associaco Animam Viventem

Vida + Viva Associaco Animam Viventem

Portugal

Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica

Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica

Poland

Buharkent Halk Egitimi Merkezi

Buharkent Halk Egitimi Merkezi

Turkey

Roes Cooperativa

Roes Cooperativa

Greece

The Seniors In Arts project is approved by the Italian National Agency under the project number: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095131 and it is co-financed by the programme of the European Commision

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