We’d like to share five key findings from this research and our recommendations to artist-run centres and other cultural organizations that seek to serve older adults.

When you ask ten people what their favourite colour is and four say blue, that’s something you can put in a chart. If you asked ten people to describe the last time they felt proud of something they’d created themselves, how would you chart that?

To help turn knowledge into action, we’ve created this checklist based on what they said. This is not an exhaustive list, but it’s intended to help you and your team think about ways that older adults can feel included (or excluded) in how you develop, advertise, and run your arts and cultural programs.