Arts for Dementia

For this week only, all donations to Arts for Dementia are doubled thanks to the amazing #BigGiveChristmasChallenge https://bit.ly/AforD-TBG24 If you think there should be more inspiring creative workshops for people affected by dementia, please consider supporting us, or sharing this and spreading the word! This year we are aiming to raise £58,000 - a huge target for us. You can donate here: https://bit.ly/AforD-TBG24 Thank you!

This week is our major fundraising campaign of the year, and all donations are doubled thanks to the amazing #BigGiveChristmasChallenge This year we are aiming to raise £58,000 - a huge target for us! If you like what we do and think there should be more inspiring creative workshops for people affected by dementia, please consider supporting us, or sharing this and spreading the word! You can donate here: https://bit.ly/AforD-TBG24 Your contribution will make a very real difference to the many people living with early-stage dementia and, equally important, their partners or companions, who enjoy our weekly arts programmes. Whatever you are able to give will help to further our work - and for one week only, it will have double the impact. Thanks to last year’s Big Give… We have continued our year-round creative programme in Southwark, with our participants enjoying 10-week ‘terms’ of ceramics, textiles, experimental drawing and even dancing led by the English National Ballet! We have also recruited a new person to support our workshop delivery and community outreach work, enabling us to start another year-round programme at Swiss Cottage Library in Camden, which began with print-making.   Alongside our community-based work we are delighted to have regular partnerships of short-term programmes with Central Saint Martins School of Art (their students got people making musical instruments as well as music this year), the Royal Collection (we went to Buckingham Palace for 4 weeks this summer, exploring the State Rooms), and Cockpit Studios (where their craftspeople shared a range of artforms including mosaic-making, textiles, and silver-smithing). Thank you. (And here's that donation link once more: https://bit.ly/AforD-TBG24)

Interested in a #dementia care phd? Come and hear from me and Claudia Cooper on 5th December to learn about new opportunities from our Alzheimer's Society Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care - 6 PhDs available from next Sept/Oct across Wolfson Institute of Population Health (QMUL), UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, LeedsBeckettUniversity, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of Plymouth https://lnkd.in/ef_DSqPd

We are seeking our first Communications Manager to develop and deliver a Communications Strategy to help us grow our impact. If you would like to join our mighty team at Arts for Dementia you can read more about the role and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/d-6wCRVZ

Arts for Dementia are thrilled to announce our charity partnership with the Women In Art Fair! We will be exhibiting 6 incredible artists' work at the fair next week, plus our very own participant print collection. On display will be the work of Natalia Millman and Kate O'Neill, who both have dementia themes in their work.  Also exhibiting will be the amazing artists Hannah Ivory Baker, Gail Seres-Woolfson, Celia Martine Pickering, and Emily Taylor who all support our charity. Visit us at booth 8 to enjoy the display! Huge thanks to the Women In Art Fair for partnering with us to celebrate the creativity of our artists and people with dementia!

Watch this space for a beautiful project we have been working on in Sidcup NRS Healthcare We have been working with Arts for Dementia in Southwark, creating some amazing pieces of art work with some incredible people. Cannot wait to show them off! 😍 Ian Thorley, Sarah Tottman, Annie Duggan

I was delighted to support the successful application to Alzheimer's Society for the Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care at Queen Mary University of London, and my team Arts for Dementia look forward working with Prof Nathan Davies and Prof Claudia Cooper. #dementia

Fancy taking part in our next Early-Stage Dementia Training session for the Arts? Join us for an interactive training session at Swiss Cottage Library on Monday 5th August. Find out more and book online (concessions are available) by visiting our website and heading to our training page: https://lnkd.in/exTvAdcJ - Understand the various types of dementia - Learn how dementia impacts people’s abilities and feelings in the early-stages - Learn key communication approaches - Understand the value and impact of arts based approaches - Gain confidence in engaging participants and encouraging them to develop new creative skills - Meet like minded art facilitators, artists, cultural and heritage organisations, healthcare professionals, volunteers and postgraduate arts students #dementiatraining #artsfordementia #artandwellbeing #artworkshops #arttraining #workingwithpeoplewithdementia #dementiacharity #creativehealth

Yesterday we were on the 6.30pm BBC London news, featuring in a piece about adult social care and the demands on carers. Our Treehouse programme was filmed by them last week, capturing some of the creative drawing participants were doing, and interviewing some of our participants, including Richard - pictured with his wife Wendy. It was great to be part of raising awareness of such an important issue. You can read a BBC London online news article on the same subject here: https://lnkd.in/eMaWPDhJ

Sometimes there is no stopping our participants once they are in the creative flow. Here is another floor gallery.. we are getting quite used to them! These were all created in one session at our Treehouse project in Elephant Park, Southwark. #creativehealth #dementia