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Pictures at an Exhibition: Art meets the Science of Alzheimer’s is a programme of projects, culminating in a seminar, exploring the experience of dementia and the arts.

Composer Ian Wilson and members of the Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) were in residence in the Age Related Health Care Unit at Tallaght Hospital for three months. Visual artist Lucia Barnes also completed a residency earlier this year where she worked with people with dementia and their family carers and created work in collaboration with them.

During the second half of 2012 Wexford County Council will invite tenders from suitable, qualified and experienced individuals and/or companies to deliver a number of services, including the Arts Ability Service. Arts Ability focuses on celebrating the artistic and creative imagination of people who experience mental health problems and/or intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities.

Two Suitcases is a short film based on Ben Murnane’s experiences of living with Fanconi Anaemia, a rare genetic disease in which the bone marrow stops working properly. Two Suitcases focuses on the important role creativity played in Ben’s life during his teenage years. Ben’s story was filmed by teenagers with the support of artists and film students as part of the Two Suitcases Project and will be screened in The Digital Hub, Dublin on 10 August 2012.

To learn more about the Two Suitcases Project visit w: www.helium.ie
 

Exploring identity through the creative arts and training in tools that can be used in your own practice. Aimed at creative arts therapists and practitioners.

w: http://coachingintotheunknown.com/