Summary
The purpose of our project, the Legacy Quilt, was to engage seniors and youth to have them create, together, a tangible piece of art that would remind, educate and ask onlookers of all ages to reflect on Summerside’s Age-friendly movement and the 8 domains of the World Health Organization’s Age-friendly Initiative. To make this an intergenerational project, we recruited a senior quilter and youth artists to design and create the quilt. The young artists drew scene’s depicting the 8 domains and then painted the scenes on the quilt pieces that were incorporated into the quilt by the senior quilter. The result was a beautiful representation of an age-friendly community. The quilt has been requested to be displayed at the International Federation on Aging conference and now hangs proudly in the entrance to Summerside’s City Hall.
Key facts
Main target group: Both younger and older people (i.e. intergenerational)
Sector(s): Health, Housing, Information and communication, Social protection, Transportation
Desired outcome for older people:
Contribute
- Accessibility
- Healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity)
- Intergenerational activities
- Inclusion
- Participation