Art and Dementia | Community Program

Art and Dementia program participants engage in guided slow-viewing of Margaret Olley / Australia 1923 - 2011 / The banana cutters 1963 / Oil on board / 95 x 121cm (sight); 108 x 134.5 x 5cm (framed) / Purchased 2014 with funds from Drs Philip and Lenna Smith through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Photograph: C Callistemon

Art and Dementia program participants engage in guided slow-viewing of Margaret Olley / Australia 1923 - 2011 / The banana cutters 1963 / Oil on board / 95 x 121cm (sight); 108 x 134.5 x 5cm (framed) / Purchased 2014 with funds from Drs Philip and Lenna Smith through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Photograph: C Callistemon / View full image

When

10.00 am – 12.20 pm, Mon 10 Nov 2025
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Where

Queensland Art Gallery

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Dementia Friendly

Admission

Free

About

QAGOMA’s award-winning Art and Dementia Program is a participant-focused gallery experience designed for visitors living with dementia and their care partner. It aims to support psychosocial wellbeing using non-pharmacological intervention approaches.

Slow art viewing of selected artworks incorporates specially curated visual, auditory and narrative prompts that stimulate exploration and reflection. The therapeutic creative making activity invites relaxation and socialisation, supports autonomy, and encourages meaningful engagement.

Bookings essential, places are limited.

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