Thrilled to have our #craftivism project featured in the latest issue of Australian Journal of Dementia Care
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SPHERE KT Strategic Platform SPHERE Age and Ageing CAG

Join us in #Berrima for Dementia Reframed's 'Living Well with Dementia!' Senior's Festival Program. Immerse yourself in an imaginative exhibition of craft work, stitched by dementia care partners, and art from people living with dementia!

Link in bio. #dementia #art #craft

Seeking participants for research on the use of animated film in the Woven Threads series. Series 1 shared moments of hope in a refugee's journey, whilst Series 2 focused on people living with mental health challenges. woventhreads.co/research

I don't have an artsy background so I can often overlook the influence #art can have in conveying messages by sparking emotion.

Check out the #topsyturvey project where health leaders express sentiments on #covid19 through art. I think I can pick up on their frustrations...

“If we can learn to accept, live with, and care for people with dementia, we will have transformed this entire society. For every one of us.” – Gaynor Macdonald

Interested in craftivism, dementia, and/or carer's stories? Join us to celebrate Carers Week! stitchitfordementia.eventbrite.com

What has been like leading, working, and living through the pandemic? The new creative project and interactive digital exhibition #TopsyTurvy highlights the strain on our health systems and the people who work in them. SPHERE KT Strategic Platform

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Please consider taking part in our research on the impact of animated film

It's been a privilege to work with people like Lynne Stone, whose work in progress pictured here was created as part of a SPHERE KT Strategic Platform craftivism project with carers of people with dementia. Find out more on 12th October: stitchitfordementia.eventbrite.com Black Dog Institute Dementia Australia SPHERE Age and Ageing CAG

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Interested in craftivism, dementia, and/or carer's stories? Join us on Tuesday 12th October to celebrate Carers Week and hear from carers about their craftivist work. Visit: stitchitfordementia.eventbrite.com

#Carers2021 Carers NSW SPHERE Age and Ageing CAG Black Dog Institute Social Justice UTS

Here's what inspired ICU nurse, India Heap, with her #topsyturvy creation!

“I work in the paediatric ICU at Sydney Children’s Hospital. Was actually with a COVID patient last night. I should’ve taken a photo of me this morning looking completely burnt out!”

#COVID19 #lockdown

The world's been turned topsy turvy, certainly for #health professionals expected to tough it out and do their job. An #interactive digital #exhibition is helping them share experiences that can be hard to put into words, SPHERE KT Strategic Platform, via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand bddy.me/2XFBxIn

'We need to work creatively to be able to respond better.' SPHERE executive director Mark Parsons quoted in our The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article about #topsyturvy

Check out our most recent publication in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand about our #topsyturvy exhibition! Maridulu Budyari Gumal, SPHERE Black Dog Institute

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Join Kirby Institute, UNSW & @positivelifensw for a tour of the Positively Women Online Exhibition: positivelywomenproject.com.au which presents the art of a group of Australian women living with HIV.

Share your impressions of the artwork for research and get paid $30 for participation!🎨💸

If you are 13-25 years, we would love you to be involved in the development of a music-based smartphone app for mental health!

See flyer for details.
Sandra Garrido

#musicscience #musicapp #wsu #marcs #themarcsinstitute #mentalhealth #application #participants #research

'It made me think about the health sector, how many different perspectives and experiences there are of #COVID19 . My image was quite layered and busy, a reflection of my mind at the moment I guess.'
- Katrina Moore, Program and Community Manager, UTS

#topsyturvy #art

We have
we share
we held onto
our
Sense of pride
Sense of community

Topsy Turvy
Covid - making meaning through art

Do you want to make your own creation and share your story? Just click here: topsy-turvy.net

#topsyturvy #art #health #sphere #covidnsw #covid19

The Topsy Turvy digital art exhibition is a chance to share your COVID-19 experiences through art. Our own Professor Ann Dadich Deputy Director of SPHERE KT Strategic Platform worked on the project, curated by Barbara Doran. Contributions also from our Distinguished Prof. Annemarie Hennessy AM

Making lived-experience research accessible: A Design Thinking Approach to Co-Creating Knowledge Translation Resources Based on Evidence mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/1…