Post on 22-Dec-2015
Long Live Arts conference 2015workshop 21-5-2015
Health Care property and Cultural Breeding Grounds in Amsterdam
Hetti Willemse, Publicarea, Weesperstraat 102, 1018 DN Amsterdam, hettiwillemse@publicarea.nlJaap Choufour, gemeente Amsterdam, j.schoufour@amsterdam.nl
Copyrright: gemeente Amsterdam en Publicarea
Workshop overview1.Introduction Bureau Broedplaatsen Amsterdam en
Publicarea2. Introduction elderly health care in Amsterdam and the
Netherlands3. Aim of cooperation between Bureau Broedplaatsen
Amsterdam and Publicarea4. QuickScan transformation health care property and
possibilities cultural breeding grounds in Amsterdam/identification pilots
5. Questions and state of affairs in other cities/ countries
Jaap Schoufour (1961)Executive of Bureau BroedplaatsenMunicipality of Amsterdam
The creative city of Amsterdam- high concentration of arts and culture - diverse population- tolerant, connected to the world, excellent education system- dynamics: influx and retreat- drawback of popularity: rising prices for space- danger: accessibility of the city under pressure: exclusion of new space-seekers- new space-seekers: young, promising artists
Aim of breeding grounds policy- Offering new, affordable spaces to artists- In particular young, talented artist looking for new spaces - At least 10.000 m2 per year of new breeding grounds, including studios- In combination with other policies: improving neighborhoods, creative industries,
health care, sustainability
Bureau Broedplaatsen- Knowledge of and experience in real estate, construction, cultural governance- Network: world of real estate, corporations, municipality, artists, developers- Process management of transformation of real estate- Bank guarantees and financial support
Introduction Hetti Willemse
• Human Geographer• Policy and leading positions in the broad area of health care
• Author, columnist• Former member of the city council of Amsterdam
• Executive of Publicarea
A “picture” of the care for the elderly in the Netherlands. Trends and policy
• The new elderly/ the old elderly/ ‘the’ elderly person does not exist• Separation of living – health care
• People longer at home in own house and neighborhood • Decline of amount of space in nursing and retirement homes • Transformation of health care regulation: decentralisation to
municipalities • Transformation of health care funding
Some statistics
* 2.800.000 Dutch people are 65 or older * 700.000 are 80 or older (in Amsterdam inhabitants older than 75 years old will grow from 40.000 to 62.000 in 2030)
* 129.000 Dutch people live in nursing and retirement homes* There are approximately 2000 (large and small) nursing and
retirement homes * About 350 homes will disappear because of changes in
accessibility and finance/funding
Impression of nursing homes
• Reputation problem: ‘nobody wants’ + ignoring the problems
• (Health) care is not a preference, it is a need; • Living in nursing home: a ‘parallel universe’• Vision of care corporations one-dimensional and
internally focused and tested • Little connection between nursing homes – neighborhood: narrow
interpretation of the concept of neighborhood • Missing of a ‘vision’ on how care organizations can contribute to physical
and mental well-being, the elderly, self-value, who you were and are3 main problems for those seeking care1. Loneliness, being bored 2. Unability to go outside/exercise3. Good food
The idea: connecting the transformation of elderly care and the cultural breeding grounds policy
Why?• Spaces will become vacant/available in retirement
and nursing homes• Solves the three problem areas (loneliness, no
exercise, food)• Join the talent/ artisan expertise of youth and
elderly
RESULT:Combine cultural breeding grounds
with health care property(analogous to the high vacancy rates of offices).
HOW?Examining the public support through a QuickScan amongst
elderly organisations in Amsterdam and amongst
municipal artists’ commissions focusing on combining living and
working space
From QuickScan 1: feasibility
Substantive analysis of 60 current breeding grounds in Amsterdam regarding possible connections to elderly (care/nursing homes)
Studios, workshops, artists in residence (e.g., Transartists, a non-profit organisation specializing in this area), exhibition space, sauna, concert hall,
children’s theater, restaurant, kitchen and food, braai and barbecue, ICT creative starters, movies, dance, hobby areas, photography and darkroom,
printing/screen-print, recording studio, fashion and master’s degree in tailoring, hair-dressing school, gardens, furniture makers
From QuickScan 2:
No mobility and lack of studio space (for ‘young’ artists)and
lack of living and working space for elderly people in need of care
From Quickscan 3:
Three substantive aspects to take up:
1. Artists live and work (studios) in relation to a (for them) fitting reciprocation with the eldery residents
2. Old trades and other forms of industry and knowledge exchange with residents
3. Offering older artists fitting alternative living and working/studio space
Follow-up of the QuickScan
- Creating 2 pilots within the 5 health care organizations in Amsterdam
- Establishing cooperation agreements
Example of pilot in nursing home in Slotervaart, Westelijke tuinsteden
Amsterdam
- Studios-Housing and working space for elderly artists requiring care
- Garden- use of the other general areas
Questions?What is the state of affairs in other cities and
countries?
-Jaap Schoufour: j.schoufour@amsterdam.nl
- Hetti Willemse: hettiwillemse@publicarea.nl