The Art of Keeping Well runs at Lighthouse on the top floor and mezzanine gallery from Saturday, January 17 until Saturday, February 28.
Developed through a collaboration between artists, community participants, local charities and Bournemouth University, these creative works encourage audiences to connect more deeply with the lived realities of those caring for loved ones and consider what people need to live well in later life.
It features collaged postcards created through Bournemouth University and Help&Care’s Waiting Well research project on dementia and ageing well, alongside Stay, a painting by local artist Adilson Naueji that illuminates the often-invisible world of family carers, inspired by the Caring and Working research project.
The exhibition also showcases Beyond the Lines, a black and white portrait series created by members of In Jolly Good Company groups, a dementia friendly charity.
The images invite the viewer to look beyond and behind the lines on the faces of the subjects and see them as individuals with a future, a rich life story and wisdom to be passed down.
