Check out the latest artists who are grappling with memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia of all kinds through their original work. If you’re an artist or art programmer telling a new story of dementia and want to be Spotlighted, submit a Spotlight.
Short film highlights the work of Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today, a program that invites people living with dementia to revisit an experience through shared creative
Inspired by the life of a woman living with dementia, the arts-based professional development places healthcare providers in patient’s shoes
Among the 2025 Dementia Arts Fellowship projects is this series of co-creative theater workshops designed for people living with early-stage dementia and their care partners
Among the 2025 Dementia Arts Fellowship projects is this improvisation-based theater program helping caregivers to navigate the daily challenges of dementia care
Among the 2025 Dementia Arts Fellowship projects is this short film telling the story of Megan, a person living with Alzheimer’s, and her sister, Katie,
Photo and video series documents a family’s life with dementia over 3 years of capturing unique images together
Multidisciplinary film installation honors 20th-century Black Canadian elder who was living with memory loss
Capturing his life with early-onset dementia, Luke’s documentary invites an authentic look at Alzheimer’s disease and its impact
Composer writes 5-song album fueled by the emotions of his father’s experience living with dementia
Performer living with mild cognitive impairment writes and performs in a play detailing her — and her mother’s — experience with Alzheimer’s disease
Nonprofit provides intergenerational opportunities for creative expression, meaningful connection and joy
Short film invites audiences to engage in shared creative expression— dancing and moving—with those living with dementia
Photographer and his father, Jack, document Jack’s years living with dementia from both points of view
Artist reclaims green space at residential home and creates a program for aging residents to make, plant, and grow together
Photographer shares captured moments of presence, vulnerability and connection with her mother through years of living with dementia
Artist expresses the devastating experience of Alzheimer’s disease, grief and loss in mixed media collection
Short film captures the experience of a young mother diagnosed with young-onset dementia
Through December, screen films and participate in talkbacks with creators of dementia-centered works, including members of the Dementia Spring community
Organization uses movement-based intervention to creatively interact with those living with dementia and their caregivers
Collection explores the relationship between modern and contemporary medical visual culture, including in the face of Alzheimer’s disease
Photo book shares experience of caregiving through COVID, documenting a father’s journey with dementia
Community program provides respite for caregivers with creative projects and nature walks in the Philadelphia area
Filmmaker brings along his camera to walk alongside his mother through her final years living with frontotemporal dementia
Hospice chaplain takes on hard themes, such as consent and social erasure, in this short film depicting dementia as it unfolds in a queer couple
Musician employs jazz to bridge the distance between himself and his father, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease
Collaboration of carers culminates in a music single with video animation depicting the lives of families living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Artist collaborates with subjects combating dementia onset with creativity and community
Book inspires artist to create space for conversations about memory loss among families with this dance theater adaptation
One-woman show walks audience through a mother’s transition to memory care as she and her daughter cope with the realities of early-onset Alzheimer’s
Artist finds creative outlet in making music alongside his father, as a family affected by Alzheimer’s disease
Combining passions of music and science, group brings mariachi performances to memory care facilities in Houston area
Documentary project seeks to bring comfort, validation and connection to families living with dementia
Internet radio service built and run by those living with dementia challenges assumptions while entertaining and educating
Musicians inspire creativity and social engagement in those living with dementia over a long-term commitment
Short play depicts humorous and heartwarming story of a couple as they prepare to renew their vows
Short play showcases a relationship through the decades between a person living with dementia and her husband
Photographer documents the emotional journey of Alzheimer’s disease through the lens of her experience with her mother
Photo series captures a multigenerational collaboration of a family across continents as they experience life with dementia
Photography series documents seven years following his father’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease
Organization places art-making tools in the hands of people living with dementia and their caregivers in the Philadelphia area
Photographs document the reuniting of a granddaughter and her Granny, who is now living with dementia
Theatermaker’s multimedia performance is among the 2024 Dementia Arts Impact Award recipients
Nonprofit Expose Dementia is among the 2024 Dementia Arts Impact Award recipients, launching a collaboration in The ART of the Matter
An interactive portrait exhibition by multidisciplinary artist and educator is among the 2024 Dementia Arts Impact Award recipients
Photographer processes her mother’s vascular dementia diagnosis and her role as a caregiver in a collection
Poet, caregiver develops program to show others the creative path through dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Comedy troupe demonstrates finding connection with people living with dementia through improvisation
Photo series makes space for the changing dynamics of a family in flux amid the progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Dementia caregiver explores her mother’s layers of lasting through a series of paintings and drawings
Screenplay showcases the day-to-day struggles and joys of caregivers and those living with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
The Dementia Spring Foundation connects artists with the dementia community to raise awareness and improve access to the arts for people with memory loss.
