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Arts & Minds in the Heights: A Columbia Community Partnership for Health
You are invited to attend this weekly event happening in The Heights.
Have You or a Loved One Been Touched by Memory Loss? Arts & Minds, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is presenting a FREE bilingual, English/Spanish, series of art workshops designed for people with memory loss and their care partners. Arts & Minds workshops enhance verbal and nonverbal communication, reduce isolation, and build community.
Program Schedule & Location
What to Expect at Arts & Minds in the Heights
Explore new ways of connecting with art that activate the senses, stimulate the brain, enliven the imagination, and touch the heart!
Bilingual Engagement
Workshops combine bilingual (English/Spanish) art conversation and art making. No art experience necessary.
Community Connection
An Arts & Minds host greets you in the reception area for snacks, music, and chatting. Columbia Medical Center staff are active members of this workshop community.
Artful Conversation
We use a big screen for viewing art to spark freewheeling conversations. Participants make discoveries and connections that inspire art making.
Creative Expression
The teaching artist demonstrates ways to use materials, supported by a curated background music playlist.
Gallery Show
At the end, everyone shares their artwork in a "gallery show" to reflect on their own and each other’s creations.