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Ailidh Aikman 21/07/2023 Ailidh Aikman 21/07/2023

Dementia design and the use of trompe l’oeil

Trompe l’oeil (pronounced tromp-LOY) is an artistic technique not often seen in use nowadays except bizarrely in care homes, which are the least appropriate environment to use this technique.

Ailidh Aikman 26/07/2019 Ailidh Aikman 26/07/2019

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland: Art & Dementia, Trilogy of short films

Established in 2009 the Arts and Older People’s programme (AOP) is a partnership between the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI), the Baring Foundation and the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency. Focused on the promotion of social justice and alleviating isolation and loneliness; the AOP is aims to strengthen the voice of older people and promote their health and well-being through the arts. In 2019 the ACNI commissioned Sonrisa Solutions Ltd to produce a trilogy of three-minute films that distil key learning from the AOP with regards the arts and dementia.