Professional Training in the Arts & Minds Approach

Learn to support people with dementia and their care partners through engagement with art.

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Training and Professional Development

Arts & Minds offers training and professional development for museum educators, teaching artists, dementia care specialists, social workers, art therapists, and other individuals interested in serving the dementia community. The Arts & MInds approach is adaptable to museums of all kinds, community centers, and care settings. Join us for in depth training online or partner with us for customized professional development for your organization.

Training and Professional Development

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Engaging Arts & Minds Online Training Course

A Professional Development Program for individual teaching artists, museum educators, and dementia care professionals.

2026/2027 Course Cycles:

  • Fall 2026: September 16 to December 4 (OPEN)
  • Winter/Spring 2027: January to April (TBD)
  • Spring/Summer 2027: May to July (TBD)

Course Details:

  • Fee: $350 per person.
  • Format: Self-paced on Canvas with 3 live online sessions.
  • Commitment: 10-20 hours across 4 modules featuring demonstration videos, recorded talks, and readings.
  • Outcome: Receive a certificate of completion after learning to build uplifting, creative, social, and cognitive experiences in museums, gardens, and online.
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Customized Training & Professional Development

We provide in-depth training or short-term workshops to help your team gain the skills to develop, carry out, or expand successful programs. We work with staff at major art museums, local historical sites, botanical gardens, and memory care organizations.

Arts & Minds has provided training to:

  • The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • The Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
  • Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
  • El Museo del Barrio, New York
  • The New York Historical, New York
  • New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans
  • The Jewish Museum, New York
  • The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY
  • The Phillips Collection, Washington DC
  • Noguchi Museum and Sculpture Garden, Long Island City, NY
  • Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ
  • Museums Serving Elders Professional Development Program, Taiwan
  • United States Botanic Garden, Washington DC
  • Renewal Care Partners, New York
  • Sing for Hope, New York
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Client Testimonials

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"My experience was great! The care, thought, and skill put into creating and facilitating this course was amazing. I learned so much in such a short period of time. I look forward to sharing what I learned with my peers."

– Engaging Arts and Minds pilot participant.

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"All the participants benefited from your knowledge and inspiration. Your contribution will help museum people in Taiwan organize creative aging programs for elders with dementia. It was our great pleasure to have a chance to learn directly from you. Museum people in Taiwan profited enormously from your expertise."

WanChen Liu, Ph.D.,

— Dean, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan
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"Thanks to your dedication and innovative teaching, the New Orleans Museum of Art has been able to realize Artful Minds at NOMA. We are thrilled to be able to offer this program in New Orleans."

Tracy Kennan​

— Curator of Education, New Orleans Museum of Art
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"I wanted to say a massive thank you – I’ve done a lot of professional development courses, as a teacher, a grad student, and a museum educator, and this was by far the best one."

Alexandra Laroche

— The Phillips Collection
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"Thank you for all of your comments and suggestions - you really put so much effort into this and I appreciate it - such dedication!!!"

Debbie Suchoff

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"It felt very natural and safe to engage with both participants and instructors. The way y'all structured the class made it easy to connect regardless of what city/state we were in. "

Nicolasa Hernandez

— Community Naturalist, Seattle Parks and Recreation
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"Thank you so so SO much for this fabulous training!! It’s really set me up for success so far with my Seniors Living with Alzheimer’s/Dementia Programming!! "

Jordan Brinker, Indiana Museum

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"Thanks again for sharing all of your expertise, experience, and passion for the practices!"

David Hart

— Mindfulness educator