Guidelines & Toolkits
These guideline documents and toolkits encourage best practice in the planning and delivery of arts and health projects.
These guideline documents and toolkits encourage best practice in the planning and delivery of arts and health projects.
Performing Anxiety is a good practice resource for anyone who wants to make live artistic work about mental health, from autobiographical shows about anxiety and depression to participatory projects working with vulnerable people.
20 October, 2024
The Homemade Circus Toolkit is designed to equip carers and activity coordinators with the skills and confidence to lead inspiring circus activity sessions in care home settings.
9 July, 2024
This toolkit by the all-Ireland Institute of Public Health aims to support the arts and creativity sector to design, plan, conduct, assess and report on evaluations of arts and creativity programmes and interventions within a public health context.
29 April, 2024
The HSE Model of Care for Dementia sets out a range of targets and practical advice on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people with dementia. The Post-Diagnostic Model of Care includes the role of the arts, and creative arts therapies, in supporting cognition and emotional wellbeing.
17 April, 2024
This guide produced by Age & Opportunity addresses two of the biggest queries relating to arts for older people in care settings: how to engage an artist and where to source funding in Ireland.
12 March, 2024
This e-publication brings together a set of findings, recommendations, reflections and references informed by a Podcast and Workshop series held in 2022 that revisited the project Creative Enquiry: Arts and Older People.
22 December, 2023
The Creative Health Quality Framework outlines a set of principles articulating good practice for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people's health and wellbeing.
2 November, 2023
This information sheet presents the opinions of arts venues and older people, including those who also identify as people with disabilities, in how to better engage with older audiences. It has been developed by Age & Opportunity and Arts & Disability Ireland.
22 October, 2023
The Arts & Creative Charter for Older People sets out the arts sector’s commitment to promoting key values and guiding principles in engaging with older people.
3 January, 2023
The Arts Council's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit has been produced to support arts organisations to prepare and produce their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Action Plans.
3 July, 2022
A self-reflection toolkit designed by artist Marie Brett to support self-care among those working in arts and health.
14 May, 2022
This dynamic document by the Arts Council and Fáilte Ireland, published in June 2021, will evolve to reflect new government advice and changes to protocols as they emerge.
26 June, 2021
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