1. Long Live Arts conference 2015 workshop 21-5-2015 Health Care property and Cultural Breeding Grounds in Amsterdam Hetti Willemse, Publicarea, Weesperstraat 102, 1018 DN Amsterdam, hettiwillemse@publicarea.nlhettiwillemse@publicarea.nl Jaap Choufour, gemeente Amsterdam, j.schoufour@amsterdam.nlj.schoufour@amsterdam.nl Copyrright: gemeente Amsterdam en Publicarea

2. Workshop overview 1.Introduction Bureau Broedplaatsen Amsterdam en Publicarea 2. Introduction elderly health care in Amsterdam and the Netherlands 3. Aim of cooperation between Bureau Broedplaatsen Amsterdam and Publicarea 4. QuickScan transformation health care property and possibilities cultural breeding grounds in Amsterdam/identification pilots 5. Questions and state of affairs in other cities/ countries

3. Jaap Schoufour (1961) Executive of Bureau Broedplaatsen Municipality 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

4. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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 are 3 main problems for those seeking care 1.Loneliness, being bored 2.Unability to go outside/exercise 3.Good food

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Follow-up of the QuickScan - Creating 2 pilots within the 5 health care organizations in Amsterdam - Establishing cooperation agreements

16. 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

17. Questions? What is the state of affairs in other cities and countries? -Jaap Schoufour: j.schoufour@amsterdam.nl j.schoufour@amsterdam.nl -Hetti Willemse: hettiwillemse@publicarea.nl hettiwillemse@publicarea.nl