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.
Using opera to explore the inner lives of two modern women with dementia, composer Lembit Beecher paints a tender, complex portrait of what it’s like to actually live with Alzheimer’s
Stephen DiRado and his father Gene collaborate on a deeply intimate photographic story of dementia, from diagnosis through Gene’s final days.
Not everyone gets to meet their hero, and fewer become their friend, but that’s what happened to journalist Michelle Memran when she looked up María Irene Fornés.
Painter Jason Yarmosky’s intimate, offbeat oil-on-canvas portraits of his grandparents challenge our notions of aging, heroism and Alzheimer’s disease.
Obscuring the border between reality and illusion, visual artist Amy Parrish expresses her grief through original work after the loss of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
Simultaneously tender and haunting, these hyper-realistic, mixed-media portraits emphasize the slow evolution of Lou’s confusion while celebrating the wisdom and grace she had shown all her life.
Caring is Art by Leilani Norman offers an outlet and validation for caregivers everywhere through art and resources.
Tango’s artistic intention is to be responsive, caring and unpresuming, which is perhaps why she relates so well to older adults, those with dementia and caregivers.
Mathews is one of many visual and performing artists who are telling a new story of dementia through various mediums, and the Dementia Spring Foundation is proud to support her
The Dementia Spring Foundation connects artists with the dementia community to raise awareness and improve access to the arts for people with memory loss.
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