Dementia Arts Research

Women’s History Month: The Impact of Alzheimer’s on Women
Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia take a toll on women within our communities. Not only are women more likely to develop dementia themselves, but they make up two thirds of all dementia caregivers. The predominant reason for women experiencing dementia...

Black History Month: Dementia Care Accessibility in the Black Community
While health equity and cultural humility have been important conversations in recent years, there continues to be disparities in the way memory loss diseases impact the black community. Research shows that Alzheimer’s disease disproportionately affects minorities in America.

Art Therapies for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Stimulating, Social, Successful and Sustainable
found that a well-structured series of arts therapy interventions – including drawing, painting, ceramics, reminiscence, and group interactions – reduced anxiety, depression and loneliness, improved quality of life, and showed a trend toward improved cognitive function and language over the course of the intervention.

Research Supports Music & Art Therapies for Managing Dementia
Art therapy has the advantage of stimulating people at the sensory level, engaging them through intact centers of the brain, the visual cortex for example, and provides a non-verbal avenue for self-expression.

Why Funding Dementia Arts Programming Matters
Research Studies Find Improved Quality-of-Life from Arts Programming Art therapy research has shown that non-pharmaceutical therapies such as visual art-making have a positive impact on neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life in people with Alzheimer’s disease.1...
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Protect the Past to Save the Future
For Nerreter, art has been her way to connect with others, especially those who can at times, be overlooked in our society.

Giving Voice to Memory Loss: A Look at Shadow and Light with Diane Retallack
The libretto from Shadow and Light: An Alzheimer’s Journey in 16 Movements – an epic choral-orchestral work on the subject of Alzheimer’s – is at times comical, inspiring, and heartbreaking.

Karla Wilson: Music Therapy at Home
Karla Wilson, a board certified Music Therapist, brings music therapy into the homes of clients all over. While she works with a range of clients, Karla has a passion for working with those living with dementia and at end of life.