Dr Virginia Tandy

Chair of @BrighterSound, Trustee of @NML_Muse. Arts and heritage consultant. Research interests: heritage and creative ageing. Views own

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

@JettePleiger @tibetcurator @ThePhDPlace @PhDVoice @PhDForum @UoMICP @uomhums @UoMSALC A great achievement @JettePleiger. So pleased to hear that you have submitted. Hope all is well with you and you enjoy some free time!

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

@catherine_dewar You must be in Bessie Surtees House. I knew someone who lives there when it was rented out as flats in the 1970s. Magical place

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

@NHSuk thank you for saving my Dad’s life this week and caring for him so well in the coronary care unit at Bournemouth Hosptial. Our family are so pleased that you are there for us #NHSBirthday wishing you many happy returns

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

@ProfKateOakley Don’t miss the dramatic landscapes of Monsall Head and Wynnats Pass and there’s always the delights of Hathersage, its outdoor swimming pool and David Mellor shop and cafe

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Just brilliant that @factoryintl opened the new Aviva studios with the work Yayio Kusama, a Japanese artist born in 1929.
@CADA_England @Baring_Found

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Great to be with @laura_culture, @factoryintl tonight for the opening of this remarkable #MIF23 exhibition

[Laura Pye @laura_culture]

Brilliant to be at the Aviva Studios, home of @factoryintl for the opening of the #MIF23. Festival programme looks fantastic, space is incredible and the Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons exhibition is mind blowing

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Sad to hear of the passing of the wonderful Sue Clive. Pioneering gallery educator in the 1980s, working in London and Manchester and lots of other places. I was privileged to work with her in the early days of Cornerhouse. She was just brilliant.

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Wonderful to hear that there are 400 people signed up to #ICAS2023 today coming together across the world to discuss #creativeageing great work by @lifetimearts @CADA_England and colleagues from Helsinki bringing it all together

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Such a wonderful project. Can’t wait to see it completed. Well done to the Collections team and others at St Paul’s who have worked so hard to make it happen

[StPaul'sCollections @StPaulsColls]

We have been very busy this week returning books to our newly-renovated Library, the culmination of a four-year project. Find out more here: https://t.co/GNwFLVL4cH

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

It’s been a privilege to set up @CADA_England with the help of @McrMuseum who have been a generous host in our formative years. Thank you

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

So pleased that these brilliant people @_DavidSlater @nefertiti35 @artiprashar have joined the board to help @FarrellRenowden create the next exciting chapter of @CADA_England

[CADA England @CADA_England]

We are delighted to announce 3 newly appointed trustees for CADA, the Creative Ageing Development Agency: David Slater, Arti Prashar OBE and Elizabeth Lynch MBE. Click here for more info:
https://t.co/lPlBxebUSw
@artiprashar @nefertiti35 @_DavidSlater
#creativeageing

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Great opportunity. Don’t miss it!

[Brighter Sound @BrighterSound]

Just over 2 days to get your applications in for Afro Energy with @KarenNyameKG ⌛️ Explore the bounce behind Afrocentric Club Music for 5 days this May at @thisisnq in Manchester

Not local to Manchester? We'll sort travel & accommodation. Find out more > https://t.co/rKAJZu0pct

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Great to see this recognition for work with older people. Congratulations @Re_Live_Org

[Re-Live @Re_Live_Org]

Thank you @CGF_UK for this amazing award! This helps us expand our Life Story co-creation with people living with dementia, veterans & older people. Thanks also to @Arts_Wales_ @Baring_Found @CovenantTrust @GBHI_Fellows @ChurchillFship for your support over the years! Diolch❤️

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

@claire_tymon @glossopcreates Thanks Claire. Vivienne Westwood and Hilary Mantel are familiar names, but check out Eileen Cooper who grew up in Glossop and was the first female Keeper of the Royal academy of Arts https://t.co/Vfp6iql6VL she has just illustrated @Sue_writer latest book

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Pleased to have helped @KclSoriano with this fascinating research @csfoot @TamsinRussell @sarahmears10

[CADA England @CADA_England]

How do older female workers, previously in leadership positions within museums, libraries and galleries, approach building a career post institutional life? Fantastic report for the @CloreLeadership Prog by @KclSoriano
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2023
https://t.co/W2HF3v4Sn0

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

So delighted to handover to @FarrellRenowden as the new Director of CADA in May. Exciting times ahead for creative ageing! Thanks to @Baring_Found @ace_national and @GMAgeingHub for their support

[CADA England @CADA_England]

We are pleased to announce that @FarrellRenowden will join CADA, the Creative Ageing Development Agency as Director in May 2023 as @virginiatandy OBE steps down to return to her work as an independent arts and heritage consultant
https://t.co/lPlBxebUSw
#creativeageing

[Helen Chatterjee @h_chatterjee]

👇🏽 @CHWAlliance @TheNCCH @LAHArtsHealth @ArtsHealthCC @MascUcl @LivedNetwork @valuingculture Pls share 🙏🏽

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Great to see ⁦@NML_Muse⁩ House of Memories project discussed on Radio 4 ⁦@CADA_England⁩ https://t.co/tOpNt9ccNM

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

A great piece on older workers @CADA_England @Ageing_Better @GMAgeingHub Thanks @KclSoriano for sharing.
Sorry, Jeremy Hunt – we older people want to work. But bosses just don’t want us to | Dorothy Byrne https://t.co/f6Kvb8cCyq

[Dr Virginia Tandy @virginiatandy]

Great opportunity. What aspects of creative ageing would you explore with academic partners?
Ageing research development awards – UKRI
⁦@CADA_England⁩ ⁦@LuminateScot⁩ ⁦@GwanwynAgeCymru⁩ ⁦@AgeofCreativity⁩ https://t.co/jJbfTckAcm