NEW YORK: A group exploring dementia and the arts have been invited to take up the 2016-2018 residency in The Hub at Wellcome Collection, a flagship space and resource for interdisciplinary projects exploring health and wellbeing. Bringing together a rich network including scientists, artists, clinicians, public health experts and broadcasters, the group will examine and challenge perceptions of dementia through scientific and creative experimentation. They have been awarded £1 million to develop the project over two years.
The group is led by Sebastian Crutch (Project Director; UCL Dementia Research Centre) and Caroline Evans (Project Manager) together with a core team comprising of Philip Ball (Science Writer), Paul Camic (Canterbury Christ Church University), Nick Fox (UCL Dementia Research Centre), Charlie Murphy (Visual Artist), Fergus Walsh (BBC Medical Correspondent), Julian West (Royal Academy of Music), and Gill Windle (Bangor University). They will work with a group of more than 60 individuals, charities and institutions working in, supporting and developing the field of dementia and the arts…