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800 Kites: Artistic Intergenerational Project for Dementia Awareness

Witness the unique partnership involving people with dementia as they fly 800 kites over Monaco and the French Riviera on World Alzheimer's Day. Discover the positive impact of intergenerational paint workshops, promoting artistic creations and non-pharmacological interventions. Join us in fighting the stigma and increasing public awareness of dementia.

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800 Kites: Artistic Intergenerational Project for Dementia Awareness

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  1. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerational project involving people with dementia: 800 kites fly over Monaco and the French Riviera on World Alzheimer’s Day  Kate Williams, Federico Palermiti, Chantal Ravera, Catherine Pastor Philippe Migliasso, Prof. Alain Pesce AMPA - Monegasque Association For Research on Alzheimer’s Disease info@ampa-monaco.com www.ampa-monaco.com ADI Conference 2012, London

  2. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 1. CONTEXT 2. OBJECTIVES 3. METHOD 4. RESULTS 5. TO CONCLUDE

  3. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 1. CONTEXT  fight against the negative image of dementia and the stigma  find innovative and symbolic ways of increasing public awareness  « thinking bigger » to create a greater impact  part of our Arts And Dementia 2011 Program in Monaco

  4. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 2. OBJECTIVES Using the symbolic impact of kites to create a positive image  Intergenerational paint workshops In order to: • valorise artistic creations and communicative capacities • promote the beneficial effects of non-pharmacological interventions • encourage intergenerational interactions

  5. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 2. OBJECTIVES - 800 kites from Cannes To Menton (70 Kilometres) at the same time on World Alzheimer’s Day - create new partnerships - mobilise the forces of all the associations and structures

  6. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 3. METHOD

  7. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 4. RESULTS During the paint workshops: • Satisfaction of the patients, children, families and professionals • Natural bonds • “Educative role” • In certain schools, morning dedicated to informing pupils and parents about dementia Concerning the partnership: • Time was necessary to convince the partners • New collaborations generated by the project

  8. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia 4. RESULTS On World Alzheimer’s Day: • “Strategic place”for more visibility (e.gpromenade des anglaisin Nice) • A way to mobilise local government authorities • People with dementia taking part • A good coverage in the local press and media • Opportunity to promote non-pharmacological approaches • Conferences, information disseminated

  9. A unique partnership for an artistic and intergenerationalprojectinvolving people withdementia • 5. TO CONCLUDE • Easily duplicated: could be carried out anywhere in the world • Not expensive • Including people with Alzheimer’s disease to demonstrate that they are able to act in society • Communicate with people with Alzheimer’s disease and not only for them • Improve the image of the illness and raise awareness differently

  10. SPECIAL THANKS TO : • France Alzheimer 06 (Nice) • Centre Speranza Albert II (Monaco) • Association Trait d’Union (Cannes) • The geriatricunitsin the Principality of Monaco • The government of the Principality of Monaco • All the Day Care Centersacross the French Riviera • All the municipalitiesfrom Cannes to Menton Arts, Hearts, and Minds: Music and Art in Dementia Care photographs by Cathy Greenblat, PhD

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