Alzheimer's Iron Sculptures by Rosemarie Oakman
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Alzheimer’s Glass and Iron is a cross generational community arts project. Our focus is to use art to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and act compassionately to those touched by it. Certified in the Alzheimer’s Association “Memories in the Making” class, we facilitate painting workshops with the elderly, those paintings are interpreted by glass and metal artists who create art in response or homage. We host workshops and events that elevate community, art and awareness.
The project was founded in 2013 by Rosemarie Oakman while she was an undergraduate at Alfred University. The project received Research Scholarships from Alfred University, in addition to funding and support from the Judson Leadership Center. In 2014, Rosemarie Oakman won the Student Innovation Award. Members of the project were awarded a panel and also led a community involved performance at the 8th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Arts held at the Pedvale Open Air Museum in Latvia . The program has made an impact in New York’s Southern Tier, the Adirondacks and the Hudson Valley. Satellite projects: Bennington, Vermont (2013,2014,2015,2016,2017) and Birmingham, Alabama,(2013) St.Croix Wisconsin,(2015) Twin Cities Minnesota (2015), Americus, Georgia(2017).
Over sixty artists have worked with the project, forty-plus sculptures have been donated back to nursing homes, two dozen children were educated, comforted and made art of their own, and eighty “art with the elderly” sessions have been held.
The project was founded in 2013 by Rosemarie Oakman while she was an undergraduate at Alfred University. The project received Research Scholarships from Alfred University, in addition to funding and support from the Judson Leadership Center. In 2014, Rosemarie Oakman won the Student Innovation Award. Members of the project were awarded a panel and also led a community involved performance at the 8th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Arts held at the Pedvale Open Air Museum in Latvia . The program has made an impact in New York’s Southern Tier, the Adirondacks and the Hudson Valley. Satellite projects: Bennington, Vermont (2013,2014,2015,2016,2017) and Birmingham, Alabama,(2013) St.Croix Wisconsin,(2015) Twin Cities Minnesota (2015), Americus, Georgia(2017).
Over sixty artists have worked with the project, forty-plus sculptures have been donated back to nursing homes, two dozen children were educated, comforted and made art of their own, and eighty “art with the elderly” sessions have been held.
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