The arts are a vital part of therapy for persons with dementia. Visual and performing arts therapists work with their patients day after day to help them relieve stress, communicate,
Textile and fiber artist Ann Clarke discusses how she used her art as a creative outlet while caregiving for her mother who had dementia.
Diane Pontius, creator of “I Still Love You” discusses the upcoming film she created to tell the story not only of her father’s dementia journey, but also of his accomplishments
KR Riiber discusses the creation of Tangles & Plaques, a play about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia that truly immerses the audience in the experience.
Composer Lembit Beecher discusses his opera, “Sky on Swings,” which depicts the journey and friendship of two aging women as they confront Alzheimer’s disease.
Photographer Stephen DiRado discusses his series “With Dad,” a decades-long collaboration with his father Gene.
Filmmaker Michelle Memran discusses the making of her 2018 documentary film “The Rest I Make Up,” which follows María Irene Fornés, the groundbreaking playwright, director and teacher, through her journey
Visual artist Amy Parrish expresses her grief through original work after the loss of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
Here at Dementia Spring, we are building a network of artists working to tell a new dementia story through performance, film, music, painting, and other creative outlets.
For Japanese sculptor and performance artist Hiromi Tango, memory is about more than just an individual or a disease like dementia… memory is about community.
Our 2021 Dementia Arts Impact Award Recipient is filmmaker Katie Mathews! Her short film “Dark Moon” is inspired by her personal experience with memory loss and explores father daughter relationships
Visual artist Holly Sabine Nerreter talks drawing in pencil, memory loss, and her series depicting older adults, “Protect the Past to Save the Future”
