The Relationship Between the Arts and Living Well with Dementia
Check out a recording of a recent webinar featuring ARTZ Philadelphia's Executive Director Susan Shifrin.
Read MoreWe open doors to people living with dementia.
We meet you where you are.
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For Care Partners
Programs and services designed to offer connection, engagement and respite outside of a support group setting. Sharing events and resources to empower you on your journey.
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For People Living with Dementia
A space designed just for you, where we facilitate meaningful and joyful encounters around art. Your comfort and happiness are our number one priority.
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For Our ARTZ Community
We focus on creating programming that is of, by, and for the communities that we serve, while helping you find joy along the way.
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ARTZ Philadelphia is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
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ARTZ-Connect
Online Only
ARTZ-Connect
Learn MoreThe same ARTZ programs you know and love, but online. We explore art together in an inclusive and engaging environment, from the comfort of your home!
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ARTZ Notes
Hybrid
ARTZ Notes
Learn MoreARTZ Notes provides opportunities to listen to music, make your own, watch live performances and engage with each other and the performers.
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Cafés for Care Partners
Hybrid
Cafés for Care Partners
Learn MoreA series of programs especially for the care partners of people living with dementia to provide engaging, stimulating experiences and relief from the daily grind.
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ARTZ in the Making
By Special Arrangement
ARTZ in the Making
Learn MoreIn these engaging, hands-on programs, trained artist-facilitators create opportunities for self-expression via art-making for residents living with dementia in care communities.
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ARTZ in the Neighborhood
Special Project
ARTZ in the Neighborhood
Learn MoreARTZ in the Neighborhood responds to the different ways that different communities live with dementia, generating programs that are by and for the people of those communities.
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ARTZ @ Jefferson
By Special Arrangement
ARTZ @ Jefferson
Learn MoreIn our award winning initiative, people with dementia and care partners mentor health professions students, sharing experiences and perspectives on living with dementia .
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ARTZ @ The Museum
In-Person
ARTZ @ The Museum
Learn MoreThese informal, no-obligation programs offer weekly opportunities to join with others in museums and art centers around the Greater Philadelphia area for group conversations around artworks.
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ARTZ on the Road
By Special Arrangement
ARTZ on the Road
Learn MoreUsing reproductions of works of art, ARTZ Philadelphia staff facilitate arts-based group conversations among people living with dementia in residential care communities.
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ARTZ Kits
Special Project
ARTZ Kits
Learn MoreA series of art-making projects including all materials, directions, and instructional videos for in-house care community staff to use with residents.
Words From Our Community
ARTZ Philadelphia News & Stories
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Check Out a Recording of the “Caring for Aging Loved Ones” Webinar
ARTZ Executive Director Susan Shifrin recently participated in this webinar on elder care hosted by Buchanan.
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ARTZ Receives Innovation Grant from Sarah Ralston Foundation
This Innovation Grant will fund a new ARTZ initiative.
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ARTZ Philadelphia reaches 8000+ PEOPLE each year.
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