Art Program for People with Dementia
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Read Thetis' own words about this painting and learn more about this artist  here. | |
In weekly, one hour art sessions, people with Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia use watercolor paints to create personal, enigmatic works of art. An artist facilitator trained in the Memories in the Making® method conducts the sessions with the help of care staff and volunteers. Bypassing the need for planning, knowing or learning new skills, Memories allows people with memory loss the opportunity to express themselves and see the results of their efforts take form before their eyes.
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| "Untitled Landscape" Painting by Marian Emeritus at Oak Hollow Alzheimer Special Care Center Bedford 2009 |
Researchers believe that creativity important to individuals’ sense of well being, but that the parts of the brain involved in creative pursuits may remain relatively intact long after other functions have been lost. For many with dementia, art becomes a means of telling stories, communicating emotions and recalling lost memories. Others enjoy the sensation of expressing themselves in paint and seeing the shapes, lines and colors flow from the brush. For all, it is an engaging and enjoyable activity when other avenues for creating, communicating and experiencing pleasure are lost.
The Alzheimer’s Association helps care staff bring Memories in the Making® to their communities by training them to be facilitators, supplying art materials and organizing opportunities to share the works of art. The painters in the program often create beautiful works of art that are included in exhibitions and fundraising auctions or reproduced as calendars and note cards, helping the Alzheimer’s Association promote awareness of the disease. More important than the finished product, however, is the process of finding a means of self-expression through art and enhancing the quality of life for those suffering from dementia.
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| "It Doesn't Need a Title" Painting by Evelyn HCR ManorCare Richland Hills 2009 |
Memories in the Making® In the News
Read what local media is saying about the program:
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions showcase the paintings created by participants of the Memories in the Making Exhibitions are free and open to the public.
ONLINE AUCTION OF PAINTING IN THE EXHIBITION OPENS FEBRUARY 8. CLICK HERE FOR A PREVIEW.
Persistence of Self:
Paintings by People with Dementia
Opening Reception: February 10
6 to 9 pm
On view February 3 through 28
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
1300 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Nona, "The Baby and its Playthings"
Sunrise Assisted Living of Fort Worth
Download a press release here.
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Realm Beyond Memory: Paintings by People with Dementia
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November 5 to 28, 2010 |
Visible Voices: Paintings by People with Memory Loss View the paintings here. |
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June 3 to July 31, 2010
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Magic of the Moment: Paintings by People with Memory Loss |
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September 25 to October 25, 2009 |
An Art of Me: Paintings by People with Dementia You may view the paintings here. |
Facilities currently participating in Memories in the Making® are:
Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center Abilene Alvarado Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Alvarado Arden Courts of Arlington Arlington Autumn Leaves of Arlington Arlington Cooper Villa Senior Living Community Arlington Horizon Bay Arlington Autumn Leaves of Carrollton Carrollton Esperanza Senior Living Carrollton Parsons House Preston Hollow Dallas Autumn Leaves of Flower Mound Flower Mound Autumn Leaves of Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth Emeritus at Tanglewood Oaks Fort Worth James L. West Senior Adult Day Program Fort Worth Lakewood Village Healthcare Center Fort Worth Sunrise of Fort Worth Fort Worth Sunrise of Frisco Frisco Autumn Leaves of Garland Garland Quail Park Assisted Living Granbury Courtyards at Lake Granbury Granbury Autumn Leaves of Grapevine Grapevine Autumn Leaves of Fossil Creek Haltom City Sunrise of Hillcrest Hillcrest Silverado Senior Living Irving Isle at Watercrest Mansfield Autumn Leaves of McKinney McKinney Arbor House Lewisville Sunrise of Plano Plano Clare Bridge Cottage Richland Hills Isle at Watermere Southlake Good Tree Assisted Living Stephenville Oakwood Assisted Living Stephenville Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Center Waco Peach Tree Place Weatherford Santa Fe Nursing and Rehabilitation Weatherford Grace Care Center Wichita Falls House of Hope/Presbyterian Manor Wichita Falls Sterling House of Wichita Falls Wichita Falls Texhoma Christian Care Center Wichita Falls
For more information about Memories in the Making, contact Lisa Buck at 817-336-4949.
