Mission
Alzheimer’s Glass and Iron is a cross generational community arts project. Our focus is to use art to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and act compassionately to those touched by it. We host creative aging programming, workshops, and events that elevate community, art, and awareness.
Upcoming events
Looking Back and Moving Forward:
8 Years of the Alzheimer's Glass and Iron Project
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:30 PM (EST)
8 Years of the Alzheimer's Glass and Iron Project
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:30 PM (EST)
A panel of artists affiliated with the Alzheimer's Glass and Iron Project will be speaking about past programs, events, and residences, as well as upcoming plans to elevate art and community while raising awareness about Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Panelists will include Maria Bentley, Rosemarie Oakman, Emily Craddock and Elise Betrus.
Friday, February 26 - Sunday May 2, 2021
Collective Memory is a virtual exhibition organized by the Alzheimer's Glass and Iron Project. The exhibition's mission is to raise awareness about Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia through the broader theme of memory. The exhibition will launch on our website on Friday, February 26th. We will showcase individual artists and their work featured in the Collective Memory exhibition on our social media pages throughout February, March, and April. Stay tuned for information on artist's talks and panels coinciding with the exhibition.
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Elise Betrus and Rosemarie Oakman pictured with activities directors from Eastern New York and Southern Vermont Memory Care Communities holding "Memories in the Making" watercolor paintings along with the companion sculptures and vessels created by the artists of the Alzheimers Glass and Iron Project. - Summer 2017
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Rosemarie Oakman's minute moment created by Julia Johnson at Salem Art Works. The video recaps the three month long fellowship awarded by Salem Art Works to the Alzheimer's Glass and Iron project. Summer/Fall 2014
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