Residents from a Wandsworth care home experienced a once in lifetime opportunity to exhibit art work at Tate Modern.

Nightingale House residents contributed their work to the re:GENERATION project which was displayed at the gallery in London.

The exhibition included a Patterns and Potters of Our City section, which Nightingale residents showcased their handcrafted clay work made during art sessions at the care home on Nightingale Lane.

The creative individuals also led clay workshops for the public with their ceramics teacher Emily Hall.

After the exhibition this month, the artwork returned to Nightingale House where it will be permanently displayed.

Alastair Addison, head of activities at Nightingale Hammerson, said: “We are incredibly proud of our residents for the creativity and confidence they have shown in exhibiting their work at the re:GENERATION exhibition at the Tate Modern.

“Nightingale Hammerson prides itself on person-centred care and the integrated programme of activities enables staff to get to know and understand each resident in a deeper way, as art provides a unique platform to engage a person, whatever their age, on an emotional, physical and intellectual level. We are grateful to Flourishing Lives for allowing Nightingale Hammerson’s residents to be involved in this opportunity.”

The creative activities earlier this month played a revitalising role in older people's mental health and wellbeing as well as providing a space to share a fresh perspective on ageing and being old.

The exhibition, organised by Flourishing Lives, connects generations through various art forms including pottery, dance, discussion, music and photography and celebrates the contribution that older people make to both art and society.