Art programs for people with dementia and their care partners
Join us for expertly led art conversations and workshops.
In-person: At museums around New York City
Join us for an in-person program at one of our NYC partner institutions including: The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, El Museo del Barrio, The Jewish Museum, The Frick Collection and others.
At each session, we share historic or contemporary art through conversation and art-making activities.
Programs are free of charge.
Online: Arts & Minds at home
Mondays and Tuesdays on Zoom from 2:00pm - 3:00pm (ET).
Join us from the comfort of your home for an online museum-based program. At each session, we share historic or contemporary art through conversation and art-making activities.
Programs are free of charge.
Participants use their own art-making materials.
Community centers
Arts & Minds partners with Older Adult Centers, Adult Day Centers, Naturally Occurring Retirement Centers (NORCs) and other community organizations.
We bring our museum-based programs to your site in New York City for short or long-term residencies, where we gather and share historic or contemporary art through conversation and art-making activities.
If you would like to invite Arts & Minds to your center, or have questions about partnering please reach out to Tony Gonzalez, Community Engagement Specialist at:
Personally tailored sessions
Schedule a private session with an Arts & Minds museum educator or teaching artist for art conversation or art-making. Meet in a museum, invite us to your home, or connect via zoom. Sessions will be individualized to meet the interests and needs of the person living with memory loss and their family or professional caregivers.
Contact us for pricing and to schedule a session or series of sessions at registration@artsandminds.org
Testimonials
There are no mistakes in art."
- Celia, Arts & Minds Participant
The whole point of art is to make mistakes.
- Megan, Arts & Minds Participant
What to Expect During a Program
Whenever you attend one of our programs, you are greeted by an Arts & Minds artist/educator with special training in the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers. We’ll gather around a selected work of art to look, contemplate, and reflect. The educator leads the group in a conversation about the art connecting everyone’s observations, ideas and feelings. The discussion is often followed by a hands-on artmaking activity where everyone explores materials and creative expression. Find your joy in art at Arts & Minds!