Arts for Dementia

Arts for Dementia (registered charity 1140842) was founded in 2011 and develops programmes hosted by arts venues, to help re-energise and inspire people with early-stage dementia and carers through challenging artistic stimulation, so they can live better for longer at home.

artsfordementia.org signposts arts and heritage events for people affected by dementia and carers.

Our early-stage dementia awareness training for arts organisations, partnering with established trainer Aubrey Maasdorp and leading arts venues, empowers participants to deliver effective, person centred workshops.  We have to date trained over 600 facilitators from all over the UK who are now delivering workshops and other events to around 12,000 people with dementia and their carers each year.  And we support these facilitators with advice, best practice toolkit publications and other resources.A4D focuses on what people can achieve, often much more than they imagine.