Former arts student to put on exhibition at Create to highlight challenges of living with dementia and raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research
Bedminster resident Dominic Head, an alumnus of University of the Arts London (2012), will be putting together an exhibition this July, 22-27, to address the challenges for people living with dementia.
Said Dominic, “I’ll be putting together an exhibition of artworks by a range of brilliant artists at the Create Centre on the west end of Spike Island, highlighting the challenges of living with dementia and the impact it has on those who love and care for those afflicted.”
“The show is in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), a charity working hard to find a cure for the disease, and that I’ve passionately fundraised for over many years since my grandmother lived with Alzheimer’s from 1989 to 2007, and my aunt died of it in 2022.”
Dominic has raised money before for ARUK through running and hosting quizzes, but this will be the first time he has used his background in the arts to both fundraise and increase awareness about dementia.
Said Dominic: “I’m really keen that the show be something that people who live with or know someone with dementia can come to see. Alongside the show, there will also be a series of public talks by researchers and those living with dementia, as well as workshops with local dementia support groups, with all money raised supporting the work of ARUK to help us find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.”
For more information, go to createbristol.org. Entry free \ Talks £8 per ticket.
The exhibition runs Monday 22 – Saturday 27 July, Spike Island.