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Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales and their mission is to make life better for older people. cARTrefu is Age Cymru’s flagship arts in care homes project that has been running since 2015. The aim of the project is to improve the provision of creative activity in care homes and develop artist’s skills in running these sessions and for care home staff to gain more confidence and acquire new skills, sharing and practicing arts in their daily work with residents. cARTrefu has now grown to become the largest project of its kind in Europe. cARTrefu is fostering a greater appreciation of the arts among care home staff as they work with the artists.
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Wales truly is leading the way when it comes to the impact of arts on well-being, particularly for those living with dementia and we’re proud that cARTrefu is a significant part of Wales’ ambitions in this field. Over the first four years, cARTrefu delivered 1840 two-hour art workshops in over 25% of the care homes across Wales. Age Cymru has been able to offer these workshops entirely for free due to the generous support from the Arts Council of Wales and the Baring Foundation.