Are you planning to take part in The National Day of Arts in Care Homes #AICH2022 on 24 September?
Would you like some ideas, inspiration and resources?
Read MoreAre you planning to take part in The National Day of Arts in Care Homes #AICH2022 on 24 September?
Would you like some ideas, inspiration and resources?
Read MoreRead a blog written by Sarah Griffiths from The National Archives on ‘Dementia Awareness Week, outreach and the joys of living creatively’.
The piece, written for #Dementia ActionWeek, includes details of partnership work with NAPA for our Only Connect Pen Pals project, and shows ways that care settings can use archive resources to develop creative activities and community connections.
Read MoreNAPA and Drawing Life invite you to help us to link up with partners across the world by creating an international #FieldofFlowers.
Have fun in your care settings making drawings, paintings, photographs or 3D models of flowers and share pictures online using #AICH2022 #FieldofFlowers.
Read MoreThe National Day of Arts in Care Homes #AICH2022 is an annual event that takes place on the 24 September.
This year we would like to invite other countries to join us on 24 September. Get involved by organising activities, sharing best practice using #AICH2022 and joining in online events.
Read MoreAs part of the NAPA Year of Creativity 2022, Arts in Cares Homes is sharing 52 weekly creative activity ideas designed specifically for people developing arts activities in care settings.
Read MoreThere is a lot going on for NAPA in 2022!
It’s our 25th Anniversary and nominated Year of Creativity and we want you to get involved!
Read MoreEvery Corner Network is hosted by the Southbank Centre and NAPA on the second Tuesday of every month at 10am .
Read MorePlease put the date in your diary for this year’s National Day of Arts in Care Homes – Saturday 24 September.
We will officially launch this event and our theme for this year after Easter. However we will be sharing some exciting news about it soon!
Read MoreThanks very much to My Care Matters for sharing this article about some of our latest projects, resources and opportunities.
Read MoreWe are delighted to share Explore and Inspire, a booklet developed by The Southbank Centre in partnership with NAPA, Nightingale Hammerson and Nenagh Watson for anyone working in care settings.
Read MoreThank you to everyone that took part in the first National Activity Providers and Professionals Week, 24 -28 January 2022. The week was provided in partnership with NAAP (The National Association of Activity Professionals in the United States), Care England, NCF, and Scottish Care.
Read MoreEvery Year NAPA announces a dedicated campaign that champions a specific area of activity and engagement. The NAPA Year of Creativity 2022 is a national campaign to support the care sector to prioritise creativity, with the aim of improving psychological and social well-being.
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