November 2014
We are delighted that Pam Schweitzer, who developed Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today that our Remembering Together project is based on, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dementia Congress at a star studded awards ceremony.
Team Resonate raised spirits and cash for the Resonate programmeat Marshall Street baths on October 12th. You can still give at the My4Donatewebsite, every penny is most welcome.
October 2014
How about sponsoring Team Resonate in their intrepid swim at Marshall Street baths on October 12th. Just visit our MyDonate website, it’s all very simple and you will get a cheery message in your inbox! What greater incentive could you possibly need?
June 2014
We are still have spaces on our course in Reminiscence Arts led by Pam Schweitzer, Director of the European Reminiscence Network, 16th -17th July. The price of the two day course is a very competitive £100. To book, or to join a waiting list for the apprenticeship scheme, email [email protected]
It’s National Care Homes Open Day on Friday and Susanna Howard of Living Words is presenting some of the wonderful poetry she has created with residents at Meadows House in Kidbrooke as part of Resonate.
Last week was National Carers Week and we had the first session of the Kensington and Chelsea Remembering Yesterday Caring Today project in association with Age UK.
May 2014
Dementia Awareness Week 2014
May 19th is the start of Dementia Awareness Week and with a great ground swell of interest in dementia this year looks set to be full of interesting offers from workshop to the Dementia Friends sessions for the public.
Westminster Arts are offering a dementia awareness session for frontline staff at the Victoria and Albert. Some of the staff will be involved in arts sessions this summer delivered by Age Exchange which we are supporting. It’s great to see large cultural institutions taking up the challenge to be more ‘dementia friendly’.
April 2014
After 10 wonderful years in the role Mary-Alice Stack is standing down as Chair of Westminster Arts. She is being replaced by Jude Sweeting, Head of Quality and Enjoyment at Ladder to the Moon, who brings years of experience within the field of dementia and the arts to the role. Jude was very involved in the work of Westminster Arts when she was the Dementia Development Officer for Westminster so knows the organisation’s work well. We are delighted to make this appointment and look forward to working with Jude on new and exciting developments.
13 November 2013
A revealing and reflective dementia day at Arts of Wellbeing.
20 people including music therapists, carers and people with varying degrees of dementia assembled around a stack of percussive instruments – from the Wigmore Hall’s Music for Life programme, dedicated to providing music sessions for people with dementia – and were led in an interactive session by professional musicians.
The Royal Academy of Arts presentation described how it engages older people with their permanent collection through their multi-sensory InMind sessions. The Resonate programme was introduced by Kathryn Gilfoy who screened wonderful animations of people’s life memories created on site in care homes with Salmagundi Film. Artist David Little beautifully portrayed Domenica in his stunning 10 minute film Le Peregrinazioni. Since her husband died, the onset of dementia seems to encourage her to draw lines and flowers that fill dozens of sketch books as she talks about her memories.
Care workers and people at varying stages of dementia and family members attended English National Ballet’s workshop and discussion. Accompanied by a musician and ballet facilitator, it was an informative and fun session that reached out a creative hand to people at risk of isolation.
David Clegg who has spent 10,000 hours listening to people with dementia and piecing together their stories, gave a brilliant talk. He gave an insight to his new project Room 21, where 2 of the 3 tenants who occupied the same room (at different times), thought there was a river under the floor connecting them to their past.
As the audience listened intently, I really appreciated how artists are able to express and share the thoughts and minds of people who have lost or are losing the ability to themselves.
Beth Cinamon, Creative Producer for Arts of Wellbeing
We are delighted that Pam Schweitzer, who developed Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today that our Remembering Together project is based on, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dementia Congress at a star studded awards ceremony.
Team Resonate raised spirits and cash for the Resonate programmeat Marshall Street baths on October 12th. You can still give at the My4Donatewebsite, every penny is most welcome.
October 2014
How about sponsoring Team Resonate in their intrepid swim at Marshall Street baths on October 12th. Just visit our MyDonate website, it’s all very simple and you will get a cheery message in your inbox! What greater incentive could you possibly need?
June 2014
We are still have spaces on our course in Reminiscence Arts led by Pam Schweitzer, Director of the European Reminiscence Network, 16th -17th July. The price of the two day course is a very competitive £100. To book, or to join a waiting list for the apprenticeship scheme, email [email protected]
It’s National Care Homes Open Day on Friday and Susanna Howard of Living Words is presenting some of the wonderful poetry she has created with residents at Meadows House in Kidbrooke as part of Resonate.
Last week was National Carers Week and we had the first session of the Kensington and Chelsea Remembering Yesterday Caring Today project in association with Age UK.
May 2014
Dementia Awareness Week 2014
May 19th is the start of Dementia Awareness Week and with a great ground swell of interest in dementia this year looks set to be full of interesting offers from workshop to the Dementia Friends sessions for the public.
Westminster Arts are offering a dementia awareness session for frontline staff at the Victoria and Albert. Some of the staff will be involved in arts sessions this summer delivered by Age Exchange which we are supporting. It’s great to see large cultural institutions taking up the challenge to be more ‘dementia friendly’.
April 2014
After 10 wonderful years in the role Mary-Alice Stack is standing down as Chair of Westminster Arts. She is being replaced by Jude Sweeting, Head of Quality and Enjoyment at Ladder to the Moon, who brings years of experience within the field of dementia and the arts to the role. Jude was very involved in the work of Westminster Arts when she was the Dementia Development Officer for Westminster so knows the organisation’s work well. We are delighted to make this appointment and look forward to working with Jude on new and exciting developments.
13 November 2013
A revealing and reflective dementia day at Arts of Wellbeing.
20 people including music therapists, carers and people with varying degrees of dementia assembled around a stack of percussive instruments – from the Wigmore Hall’s Music for Life programme, dedicated to providing music sessions for people with dementia – and were led in an interactive session by professional musicians.
The Royal Academy of Arts presentation described how it engages older people with their permanent collection through their multi-sensory InMind sessions. The Resonate programme was introduced by Kathryn Gilfoy who screened wonderful animations of people’s life memories created on site in care homes with Salmagundi Film. Artist David Little beautifully portrayed Domenica in his stunning 10 minute film Le Peregrinazioni. Since her husband died, the onset of dementia seems to encourage her to draw lines and flowers that fill dozens of sketch books as she talks about her memories.
Care workers and people at varying stages of dementia and family members attended English National Ballet’s workshop and discussion. Accompanied by a musician and ballet facilitator, it was an informative and fun session that reached out a creative hand to people at risk of isolation.
David Clegg who has spent 10,000 hours listening to people with dementia and piecing together their stories, gave a brilliant talk. He gave an insight to his new project Room 21, where 2 of the 3 tenants who occupied the same room (at different times), thought there was a river under the floor connecting them to their past.
As the audience listened intently, I really appreciated how artists are able to express and share the thoughts and minds of people who have lost or are losing the ability to themselves.
Beth Cinamon, Creative Producer for Arts of Wellbeing
