‘Closing Time’ by Ross Fiddes
Closing Time song cycle evokes the emotions of a couple living with dementia.
MENU
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.
Closing Time song cycle evokes the emotions of a couple living with dementia.
Dangerous Vacancies choreographer hopes to convey connection, resiliency, and bliss in this dance inspired by dementia
Flowering Your Mind explores the role of flower and color on positive emotional and cognitive benefits in those living with dementia
Musicians, caregivers, and those living with dementia find connection and care in the joy of music.
This weekly mailer provides art supplies and an engaged activity to those living with dementia and their care partners.
An exploration of dementia, memory, and the transformative power of theater in this play that twists through time.
The play takes the audience on a journey exploring the ramifications of an early stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
2022 Dementia Spring Arts Impact Award winner Arlieta Hall brings laughter and improv to dementia care.
2022 Dementia Spring Arts Impact Award winner Jess King awakens connection among the dementia community with her song.
2022 Dementia Spring Arts Impact Award winner looks to bring its therapeutic Memory Disco to more communities.
A duo of books by Miriam Schaer chronicles cognition through the fog of dementia via photographs and the written word.
Artist follows her own path by starting a business specializing in art therapy for dementia care.
Artist confronts the fear of Alzheimer’s that has passed through the generations of her family in this live performance.
Take Me To Your Moon explores human connection and dementia through sculpture and text.
Portrait project showcases the kings and queens living with dementia.
The multi-installation exhibition depicts dementia’s effects and shares the stories of those living with dementia.
Artist Irith Fuks walks in the shoes of those affected by dementia in creating her short movie, Lasagna.
The series of photos and images documents the location, mental, and physical conditions of a mom living with dementia.
Feature-length documentary is a celebration of dementia caregivers and the compassion, love, and support they share.
An abstract film that allows a fictional artist who is living with dementia to tell her own story.
Eric Sirota harnesses the power of music to rekindle the memory and awaken the mind in his dementia-inspired musical.
Film seeks to improve communication among caregivers, family, and those living with dementia through improvisation techniques
The Dancing Wheels two-day immersive program combines performance art with dementia education.
Diana Zipeto creates paintings inspired by images of her father’s brain, inviting viewers to sit with the complexity of dementia.
Joshua Hill and his father Greg, who lives with dementia, collaborate on live multimedia experiences that showcase how everyone can make music and express themselves
Fiber artist and professor Ann Clarke weaves emotional, resonant tales of Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving into her large scale textile works, which might just end
Caring for a loved one with dementia is always challenging, but especially when dementia is accompanied by other illnesses. That’s where artist Diane Pontius was
Kirsten Riiber and her colleagues at Chicago’s Neo-Futurist Theater bring dementia to life on stage and educate younger generations about the disease.
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
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
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
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
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
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
For Nerreter, art has been her way to connect with others, especially those who can at times, be overlooked in our society.
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
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,
An artist and dementia care professional, Lola Fraknoi uses art to portray her own journey as a dementia care partner as well as inspire individuals
For Carol Rosenstein, founder and executive director of Music Mends Minds, Inc., music is about more than playing, more than jamming, more than social interactions…
Josh Dorman, painter and mixed media artist, had his first exposure to dementia in 2007 when he collaborated with the Memory Bridge Foundation to travel
The paintings of Utermohlen provide a unique window into the mind of a person living with Alzheimer’s disease, while dually providing an outlet for Utermohlen
Tiffany Ramirez founded Artisan Mind in 2014 with the goal to bring art programs to individuals with memory loss who may be limited in their
Songwriting Works™ Works and the Songwriting Works™ Educational Foundation are truly unique and inspirational programs where people with dementia of all types work together in
Donna Newman-Bluestein is a dance therapist and founder of Dance for Connection. She is an expert in facilitating a comfortable environment for expression, especially for
Caring for someone living with dementia is a dance, a journey of ups and downs – with both the individual living with the diagnosis and
The message that Dupee wants readers to take away is that despite dementia being a heavy topic – when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable
Dance4Healing is built around a technology-enabled music and dance platform that allows participants to dance and move together with other patients, caregivers, family members and
The Dementia Spring Foundation connects artists with the dementia community to raise awareness and improve access to the arts for people with memory loss.