Newcastle University

Introduction

Contemporary visual art and identity construction - wellbeing amongst older people, funded by the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme led to a follow-on project which aims to develop research-informed arts policy and interventions designed to improve the lives of older people.  We are due to start Dementia and Imagination : connecting communities and developing well-being through socially engaged visual arts practice, led by Dr. Windle at Bangor University and funded by the AHRC Connected Communities Programme: Communities, Cultures, Health & Well-Being Large Grants. This project brings together researchers from social sciences in areas such as dementia, gerontology, psychology and economics with research in the visual arts, cultural policy and museum studies.  The project aims to look at developing well-being and connecting communities through socially engaged visual arts practice. 

Previous research has focused on the impact of art gallery educational programmes upon participants in terms of developments to their knowledge and understanding, self-esteem and identity.  With a background in education, I am keen that research has a practical application and feeds into contemporary gallery education practice, providing quality experiences for users.  I am also working on a project linking the University with heritage groups in NE England, funded by AHRC under the Connected Communities Programme.

Current Work

This consists of a number of research projects:

CI/RA – a project exploring how the lives of older people can be improved by examining their use of contemporary visual art for identity construction practices funded by the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme (www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk/).

CI/RA - ESRC-funded Follow-on project developing research-informed arts policy and arts interventions designed to improve the wellbeing of older people - based upon the NDA funded research.

CI/RA - a project that links University research with heritage groups in NE England funded by AHRC under the Connected Communities Programme

Esteem Indicators

Conferences and seminars:

Newman, A. & Goulding, A. 2012 Contemporary visual art and the wellbeing of older people: policy and practice. British Society of Gerontology's Annual Conference, Keele University

Newman, A. & Goulding, A. 2011The role of social networks in determining the nature of older people’s engagement with contemporary visual art and its relationship to wellbeing. 64^th Annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, USA, 18-22, November 2011  

Newman, A. & Goulding, A. 2011 The impact of engagement with contemporary visual art on the wellbeing of older adults. VII EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, HEALTHY AND ACTIVE AGEING FOR ALL EUROPEANS "II", Bologna, Italy, April 2011.

Goulding, A. 2010 Lifelong learning for people aged 64+ within the contemporary art gallery context. European Conference on Educational Research, Helsinki, Finland, August 2010. 

Goulding, A. 2009 Bringing digital media into the classroom. 4th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Venice, Italy, July 2009. 

Goulding, A. 2008 Digital media artists working with teachers. British Educational Research Association, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, September 2008. 

Goulding, A. Project Transfer - shifts in the social and cultural capital of Further Education apprentices involved in constructing an artwork' at BERA (British Educational Research Association) Institute of Education, London, September 2007.

• Goulding A. How Can Contemporary Art Contribute Toward the Development of Social and Cultural Capital for People Aged 64 and Older. The Gerontologist 2013, (epub ahead of print).
• Goulding A. Older people learning through contemporary visual art – engagement and barriers. International Journal of Art & Design Education 2013, 32(1), 18-31.
• Newman A, Goulding A, Whitehead C. Contemporary visual art and the construction of identity: maintenance and revision processes in older adults. International Journal of Heritage Studies 2013, (epub ahead of print).
• Newman A, Goulding A. The impact of engagement with contemporary visual art on the wellbeing of older adults. In: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research: VII European congress, Healthy and active ageing for all Europeans - II. 2011, Bologna, Italy: Editrice Kurtis s.r.l.
• Goulding A. Lifelong Learning for people aged 64+ within the Contemporary art gallery context. Educational Gerontology 2012, 38(4), 215-227.
• Newman A, Goulding A, Whitehead C. The role of age in the responses of older adults to the field of contemporary visual art. Poetics 2013. Submitted.
• Newman A, Goulding A, Whitehead C. The Consumption of Contemporary Visual Art: Identity Formation in Late Adulthood. Cultural Trends 2012, 21(1), 29-45.
• Goulding A. Bringing Digital Media into the Classroom: A Case Study Investigating Artists Working with Teachers. International Journal of the Arts in Society 2009, 4(2), 461-476.
• Goulding A. Project Transfer - shifts in the social and cultural capital of Further Education construction students involved in constructing an artwork. Thinking Skills and Creativity 2009, 4(1), 1-14.
• Buckley B, Goulding A, Newman A, Pringle E, Whitehead C. Artists, Young people and Galleries, Artists' Insights. Engage Journal 2011, 27, 12-26.
• Goulding A, Newman A, Whitehead C. Evaluation of the London Museums Hub Learning Programme, Unpublished research report to London Museums Hub. (48,200 words). 2008.
• Goulding A, Newman A, Whitehead C. Every Child Matters: Report on the London Museums Hub’s contribution to the Every Child Matters agenda. London: London Museums Hub, 2008.
• Goulding A, Newman A, Whitehead C. North East Cluster Phase 2.1 Research Report: artistic and pedagogical skill-sharing between teachers and artists. In: Taylor B, ed. Inspiring Learning in Galleries 02: Research Reports. London: Engage, 2008, pp.92-117.
• Goulding A, Newman A, Whitehead C. North East cluster research report. In: Taylor B; Houghton N, ed. Inspiring Learning in Galleries. London: Engage, 2008.
• Buckley B, Goulding A, Newman A, Pringle E, Whitehead C. Artists’ Insights: A study of the practices, and the learning outcomes and impact, of visual artists working with young people and educators/facilitators in art gallery contexts, Unpublished report to Arts Council England, (61,800 words). 2007.
• Goulding A, Newman A. Contemporary Visual Art and Identity Construction - Exploring Wellbeing Amongst Older People. Engage Arts and Health Special Issue 2012, 30(2), 67-76.
• Newman A, Goulding AM. The role of social networks in determining the nature of older people's engagement with contemporary visual art and its relationship to wellbeing. In: GSA Annual Scientific Meeting. 2011, San Diego, California, USA: Oxford University Press.