The Sense of an Ending

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/the-sense-of-an-ending-2

Rebecca Mead

The New Yorker

20 May 2013

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More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s or similar illnesses, and that number is growing as the population ages - without any immediate prospect of a cure, advocacy groups have begun promoting ways to offer people with dementia a comfortable decline instead of imposing on them a medical model of care, which seeks to defer death through escalating interventions. An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia.

As Detroit Flounders, Its Art Scene Flourishes

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/travel/as-detroit-flounders-its-art-scene-flourishes.html?_r=0

Courtney Balestier

The New York Times

6 August 2013

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In 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy because of a poor economy. While the city’s industrial businesses have floundered, the art scene has thrived, bringing in new sources of income through art galleries and investments in contemporary art. This new art scene is one factor to measure Detroit’s recovery and prospects of growth for the future.

Harnessing art to spur entrepreneurship in Live6

http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/art-entrepreneurship-live6-010617.aspx

Terryn Hall

Model D

6 January 2017

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The Live6 area is home to a robust cultural and creative community. And with an increase in development, there's opportunity for artists and institutions to tap into that energy to spur growth.

Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/05/428153399/sharing-art-helps-medical-students-connect-with-dementia-patients

Ina Yang

NPR

5 August 2015

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Many medical students are intimidated by the challenge of having to gather accurate histories and establish connections with patients with dementia. A non-profit, Arts and Minds, is helping students get more comfortable by connecting them with patients outside of the clinic through museum visits.

How a Throwback Model City in San Diego Could Help Alzheimer's Patients

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/how-a-fake-1950s-san-diego-town-could-help-alzheimers-patients-reminiscence-therapy/500159/?utm_source=nl__link5_091916

Linda Poon

CityLab

16 September 2016

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What can you do to enjoy time with Alzheimer’s patients? A suburb near San Diego has recently opened a new town square with architecture designed to look like it is from the 1950s. The space offers aging baby boomers with dementia or Alzheimer’s a place to enjoy and interact with nostalgia.

Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks

http://khn.org/news/lag-in-brain-donation-hampers-understanding-of-dementia-in-blacks

Anna Gorman

Kaiser Health News

9 August 2017

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There is a racial disparity in science, the black population is extremely underrepresented and due to historically terrible treatment of black individuals by science they are very reluctant to engage in research. Therefore, researchers are now starting to directly target black and other underrepresented groups to try to spur involvement.

The Rise of Dementia Villages — The Happiest Places on Earth?

http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/the-rise-of-dementia-villages-the-happiest-places-on-earth/79270

Neil Parmar

OZY

27 July 2017

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Providing care to the rising number of elderly individuals with dementia is difficult. Some facilities are channeling reminiscience therapy, and designing the homes to stimulate memories, use colours to help perceptions, and have its residents involved in tasks.

Votería: How One Latino Organization Uses Culture to Engage Voters

http://www.latinorebels.com/2016/03/30/voteria-how-one-latino-organization-uses-culture-to-engage-voters

Maria Esquinca

Latino Rebels

30 March 2016

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Equal Voice Network looked at low voter turnout rates in El Paso and decided that just registering voters wasn’t enough. The coalition developed a creative way to increase education and engagement in local issues: a game. Votería is a play off of Lotería, a traditional Mexican pastime similar to bingo, with updated images and text explaining key current issues and political figures.

What It Means for ICA Philadelphia to Become the First WAGE-Certified Museum—and Why Other Institutions Should Care

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ica-philadelphia-wage-certification-1253390

Tim Schneider

Artnet

28 March 2018

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The organization Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE) works with non-profit arts organizations to establish fair payment for artists. WAGE established a fee structure for 15 categories of artistic labor with a sliding scale based on the organization’s total operating expenses. Organizations that adhere to the fee structure are WAGE ‘certified.’

This National Gallery of Art program helps people with memory loss ‘connect with who they were'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/05/04/this-national-gallery-of-art-program-helps-people-with-memory-loss-connect-with-who-they-were

Tara Bahrampour

The Washington Post

4 May 2017

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The National Gallery of Art’s “Just Us” program brings seniors with memory loss symptoms to the museum for ‘meditation’ on paintings. Using the paintings as prompts, visitors are encouraged to react to and interpret what is before them mentally engaging them and providing an opportunity for socialization.