Galleries and Wellbeing for People Living with Dementia
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Free Admission
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
Art galleries and museums have become sites for social connection, creativity and improved wellbeing for people living with dementia, with many offering specialized programs that support the abilities and strengths of participants. With a range of person-centred strategies in place, every museum’s programs offer unique approaches to their exhibitions and activities as they strive to empower and inspire people living with dementia and their family, friends and care partners.
Join us for an evening of networking and conversation as we welcome colleagues and special guests from Australia and the National Gallery to the AGH to share their programs and experiences.
Reception starts at 6:30pm
Talk begins at 7:00pm
In-Gallery experience 8:00pm
Speakers:
Debbie Brittian, Gallery educator, program lead and project officer of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art developed the award-winning Art and Dementia program at QAGOMA, in Australia. Debbie will be in Hamilton as part of her Churchill Fellowship research project.
Andrea Gumpert, Educator, Learning and Community Engagement at the National Gallery of Canada created a bilingual program called SPARK! for people living with dementia and their care partners that connects with participants in-person and virtually.
Laurie Kilgour-Walsh, AGH Head of Programs and Learning led the creation of Artful Moments in 2011, which has provided conversation and hands-on experiences for participants and their family and friends at the AGH and in the community. In 2023, Artful Moments expanded to provide support for other museums and galleries in their creation of new programs.
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
UPCOMING DATE: Tuesday, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17 | 11:00am to 2:00pm
Drop In
Tin Locomotive 1982
John Hall (Canadian b. 1943)
acrylic on canvas, Gift of Alison and Alan Schwartz, 1994
© Courtesy John Hall