2025 Creative Dementia Conference

Creative Dementia: Arts for Health and Wellbeing

Tuesday, 3rd June 2025

M Shed, Bristol, BS1 4RN

Join us for an inspiring day of learning and sharing about best practice in working with people living with dementia using creative arts

Professional Development

Update your knowledge about practice, policy and research

in creative health, social prescribing, arts in hospital, care homes, theatres, museums and galleries, digital arts, person centred practice, practitioner training and development, self-care and support and more

Engage with experienced leaders

including Jayne Howard, Creative Health Associates Programme Manager at the National Centre for Creative Health and Isobel Jones, Chief Executive, Alive Activities in Bristol that pioneered dementia friendly allotments

Take part in skills workshops

led by expert practitioners: choose from art, music, dance, and drama.

Dance with Dr Richard Coaten, Dance Movement Psychotherapist

Art with award winning Kieun Kwon, Associate Director of Dementia Services, Runwood Homes

Renew contacts and make new connections

in the light-filled spaces at the top of the M Shed overlooking Bristol harbour side.

Continue learning

when you visit exhibition stands, buy creative arts and dementia books and bring, share and take away information leaflets about your work and organisation

Who should come?

  • Community arts practitioner
  • Creative arts therapist
  • Care staff in arts, health, social care and housing
  • Dementia care professional
  • Person living with dementia
  • Family carer
  • Researcher
  • Student
  • Volunteer
  • Commissioner
  • Service provider
  • Interested in creative dementia!

Concessionary Tickets

The following are eligible to purchase concessionary tickets:

  • Small charities (3 employees or fewer) working with people living with dementia
  • Freelance creative arts practitioners such as community artists, musicians, dancers, poets, etc
  • Freelance Therapists
  • College and university students

We encourage people with lived experience to join us and offer a nominal-priced ticket to the following groups:

  • People living with dementia
  • Family carers

Need an Invoice before payment?

If you need an invoice before paying for your tickets, please reserve your tickets through the website here, and choose ‘Payment by invoice’ at the checkout, filling in the Organisation name and billing details. We will send you an invoice for your tickets.

To apply your Community Member (10%) or Investor Member (25%) discount, either log in or email us at info@dementiapublishing.community for a discount code. Not a member? Join us!

Prices shown exclude VAT. VAT will be added at checkout.

Tickets

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2025 Creative Dementia Conference Ticket
Full price ticket
£ 120.00 +VAT
182 available
2025 Creative Dementia Conference Concessionary Ticket
Please only select this ticket if you meet one of the listed criteria
£ 60.00 +VAT
182 available
2025 Creative Dementia Conference Ticket – Person Living With Dementia or Family Carer
£ 10.00 +VAT
182 available

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Tuesday, 3rd June 2025, at M Shed, Bristol, BS1 4RN. Click here to see the location on Google maps.

Registration starts at 9.15am, with sessions starting at 10am. The conference is due to close at 4.30pm.

Learn best practice in working with people living with dementia and their families using the creative arts.