Adriane Boag, National Gallery of Australia

Plenary: Agents of Social Change Hall A, MECC Chair: Jo Besley Adriane Boag Educator, Youth and Community Programs, National Gallery of Australia Art and Alzheimer's Outreach Program case study

Art and Alzheimer’s Program

Dementia is not a normal part of ageing
An estimated 269,000 Australians currently live with dementia
One in four people over the age of 85 have dementia
Each week, there are 1500 new cases of dementia in Australia
Dementia is the third leading cause of death in Australia, after heart disease and stroke
Dementia is fatal and, as yet, there is no cure
Information taken from the Alzheimer’s Australia website
National Facts and Figures 2011

The Milky Way near the Southern Cross A brain affected by Alzheimer’s (left) compared to a healthy brain (right) www.csiro.au/.../0505_phealth/story4.htm The Milky way near the Southern Cross, 1996

Unknown maker Anindilyakwa people, Australia Groote Eylandt Canoe 1965 natural earth pigments and natural string on wood

Aims of an Art and Alzheimer’s Program
Promote social inclusion
Provide intellectual stimulation for people living with Dementia
Improve wellbeing and quality of life
Promote within the general public a greater awareness of this health issue
Reduce the social stigma associated with Dementia.

Herbert MCCLINTOCK Three Faces 1940 Painting, oil on canvas on board

Hossein Valamanesh Falling 1990, wood, bamboo, sand ,steel, black granite 390 x 55 x 50 cm

Art and Alzheimer’s Outreach Program 2010- 2011
Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, NSW
Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW
New England Regional Art Museum, NSW
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW
National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria

Art Gallery of Ballarat ‘’ this is important work and an important program – I would like to see it happen nationally ‘ ‘ I now understand the need for partnerships with community organisations (in order) to implement and sustain such a program’ ‘ this is an area I have little working knowledge of. Following the training I fell motivated to be actively involved in a pilot program at our Gallery” Quotes from participants in training workshop. The Glasshouse Gallery Port Macquarie

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