Thinking through your hands
Our Approach
Introduction
MindArt began in 2018 and has since conducted multiple clinical trials in Aotearoa New Zealand and France. We have successfully implemented the programme across diverse settings in both countries. With each delivery, MindArt researchers and communities worked together to adapt and refine the programme, bringing the MindArt experience we share with you today.
It is essential for us that the following sections capture how our community developed the MindArt programme together—which is why you'll find a rich variety of voices and perspectives. We invite you to spend time with this material, to sit with it, and discover the potential that MindArt holds for the homes of people living with neurological conditions and their supporters.
Where does MindArt come from? The MindArt Founder explains.
Participants Share the Principles
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“A series of activities for challenging people with dementia to explore things to come, stimulate and keep their minds active.”
“it’s nice to be away and just to allow yourself to be in the moment and the freedom to express and using MindArt as a form.“
“It lets you be in the moment in a relaxing, meditative state, as well as being stimulating.”
“There’s a lot of joy that comes out of these sessions.”
Testimonials
“You could have left me there all day, I just got lost in it, in pretty much all of those exercises.”
“It’s like another form of communication using different mediums.”
“It’s inspirational too, it’s opening your mind to different ways of looking at things.“
“There’s a lot of empowerment that comes out of it too.”
“It’s quite wonderful how it’s not judgmental you have the freedom to express and explore, and you have fun with like-minded people who are on the same path with their loved ones.”