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Photo shows two people looking at a mobile phone screen as they take a picture of an artwork they have just made. On the left is an older man with his back to us, he is wearing glasses and a grey top, on the right is a younger man with dark hair, he is holding the phone and is wearing an orange top. In front of them is a table covered with a colourful table cloth and art materials.Essex 2021 Magic Me Workshop 1 Quenby_Photo Credit Georgia Akbar & Lily Ash Sakula

Magic Moments Essex

Following Magic Me’s success designing and delivering bespoke projects for Care Homes, Extra Care Schemes and other older people’s venues in 2020 - 21, we have received funding from Essex County Council to build upon our work with care professionals.

Artists' Residencies in Care Homes Essex

Four cutting edge arts organisations: Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Fevered Sleep, Gecko and curious directive, are paired with four care homes in Essex run by Excelcare UK. The project is funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Picture shows a trolley with four shelves painted in bright colours and containing all sorts of exciting things including pot plants and a radio - this is Sandra, Agnes & Georgia’s Entertainment Trolley, Work in Progress, for Inside Out 2021May 2021

Inside Out 2021

Connecting care professionals inside care homes with artists outside during the Covid-19 pandemic

Arts & Ages

Arts & Ages is an ambitious three year intergenerational arts programme nurturing partnerships between 8 primary schools and 8 groups of older people in Tower Hamlets

Glebelands Exhibtion part of Inside Out Festival. Photo credit Magic Me

Inside Out Festival 2019

Inside Out Festival took place in November 2019 in Leyton and Leytonstone. A new intergenerational arts event that connected young adult locals with care home neighbours through creative making, conversation and community spirit!

Two people at George Mason Lodge international themed cocktail party - photo by roxene anderson

Cocktails in Care Homes

Evenings in care homes can be quiet and lonely, so every week Magic Me volunteers host cocktail parties - an occasion for volunteers and residents to socialise together. Your support will help us run more parties in more homes.

Reflections of Stepney

This intergenerational group have explored the theme of ‘reflection’, notions of identity and how identity is formed. The group have written their own version of the Narcissus story, from Greek Mythology, using music, storytelling and drawing.

Artist Residencies

Magic Me's Artists Residencies in Care Homes programme was a ground-breaking project sharing our 25+ years experience with some of the UK's leading performing arts companies over two years from 2015-17.