Sandwell Third Age Arts

What does it do?

STAA is a professional arts organisation providing participatory arts activities for older people with mental health needs,
people with dementia and their carers to achieve health and wellbeing outcomes.
STAA gives older people with mental health needs the opportunity to directly participate in arts activities such as painting, drawing, arts and crafts, music and dance.
STAA delivers individually tailored programmes of creative activities for people on a one-to-one basis in their own homes and delivers sessions for groups in hospitals, day centres and community venues to introduce new hobbies and revive past interests. Participants
experience improvements in their health and well being through engaging with the arts.
STAA enables people to access cultural events. It holds its own events and exhibitions to positively promote the creativity and achievements of older people with mental health needs.

Who it is for?

Older people with mental health needs and people with dementia in Sandwell.

Where it is available?

Local service (Sandwell).

What it costs:

The service is free of charge.

How to access or apply for it:

Contact
STAA

Sandwell Third Age Arts
9th Floor West Plaza
144 High Street
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 6JJ
Telephone: 0121 500 1259
Fax:              0121 525 7841
E-mail: info@staa.org.uk

Classification(s):

Info last updated:

11/03/2011
Provider
144 High Street, West Plaza, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 6JJ