Making invisible care visible. Ethics and aesthetics of care inparticipatory arts practices in times of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the importance of care for oursocieties, yet underscores the inferiority of relational caringpractices. During this time, we studied the participatory work ofartists working with older adults using participant observations,in-depth interviews and visual ethnography. In this article, wepresent a case study of one arts initiative, a theatre companyengaging seniors in the Netherlands, using ethics and aestheticsof care as sensitising concepts. Thefindings reveal that this workcan promote relational forms of care. This study makes visiblehow different forms of care can be identified in a participatory artproject.