Art and Wellness
ARTZ Philadelphia and Woodmere offer informal programs for visitors with dementia and their care partners through interactions with artworks and opportunities for self-expression. Groups are limited in size to 6-8 visitors with dementia plus their care partners to ensure an intimate and comfortable experience for everyone. Contact Dr. Shifrin at shifrin@artzphilly.org or 610-721-1606 to pre-register for a program.
The programs are facilitated by ARTZ Philadelphia program facilitator, Justine Stehle and director Dr. Susan Shifrin, an art historian, independent curator, and arts accessibility advocate. Learn more about ARTZ Philadelphia at artzphilly.org.
ARTZ Connect
ARTZ Connect offers online, interactive programs with art for people with dementia and their care partners. Enjoy the program from the comfort of your home with the benefit of being able to look closely at works of art together, and see details that are hard to see in a gallery space.
Pre-registration is required.
Friday, February 14 | 11 am (Online, Via Zoom)
Friday, March 14 | 11 am (Online, Via Zoom)
Friday, April 11 | 11 am (Online, Via Zoom)
Stay tuned, registration information coming soon!
Friday, May 9 | 11 am (Online, Via Zoom)
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ARTZ@The Museum
ARTZ Philadelphia and Woodmere offer informal programs for visitors with dementia and their care partners through interactions with artworks and opportunities for self-expression. Groups are limited in size to 12 visitors with dementia and their care partners to ensure an intimate and comfortable experience for everyone.
Pre-registration is required.
Tuesday, February 25 | 11 am
Tuesday, March 18 | 11 am
Tuesday, April 22 | 11 am
Stay tuned, registration information coming soon!
Tuesday, May 27 | 11 am
Stay tuned, registration information coming soon!
Café for Care Partners
Cafés for Care Partners, a program of ARTZ Philadelphia, was created specifically for the care partners of people living with dementia. These programs provide engaging, stimulating experiences and relief from the daily grind.
A Cascarones Workshop with Marta Sanchez
Friday, May 9 | 10-11:30 am
On May 9, Philadelphia-based mural and multi-media artist Marta Sanchez shares the joyful Mexican tradition of “cascarones” in this very special Café for Care Partners. Join us in marking the renewal of spring and the lead-up to Mother’s Day!
Marta will guide participants in decorating eggshells that she has painstakingly filled with confetti, using everything from paint to markers to glitter and give free rein to your creativity. In addition to spending some lighthearted time in the company of other care partners, you will go home with the egg(s) you have decorated and, if you choose, participate in the playful tradition of gently cracking the eggshells over the heads of those you love, bringing them good luck as the confetti spills out from the eggshells.
