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Art in Health Projects


Circus Connections Project
The Circus Connections: Fostering Intergenerational Creativity and Collaboration project was made possible through funding from the...
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May 131 min read


Together We Create: Story Sharing Moments Project
The Together We Create project invites people living with dementia and their care partners from the MidCoast LGA to participate in the...
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May 131 min read


Tales from Three Countries
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Yoko Hayashi on a storytelling project that brought together people living...
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May 131 min read


Creative Curiosity Story Sharing Workshop
As part of the Port Macquarie Dementia Friendly Community Alliance, Dementia Australia Community Engagement Grant, I was engaged to...
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May 131 min read


Treasured Stories, Poetry and Song l Together We Create
Two Port Macquarie projects have won funding under initiatives to boost the arts and culturalsector impacted by COVID-19. It is part of...
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May 131 min read
Place of Memories Project
Lisa has been designing and delivering innovative creative programs including TimeSlips, Arts in Health and a Postcard Art Swap with...
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May 131 min read


Out of the Frame Exhibition
As part of the Out of the Frame exhibition at the Port Macquarie Museum during the 2020 NSW Seniors Festival, I had the privilege of...
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May 131 min read


Kempsey Council NSW Seniors Festival 2020
In 2020, I facilitated two TimeSlips creative storytelling sessions at Kempsey Library as part of the Macleay Seniors Festival. These...
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May 131 min read


Seniors Creative Digital Workshop
In 2019, the National Gallery of Australia invited myself and others working in the creative ageing field from different professionals...
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May 131 min read


Dementia Australia - Port Macquarie gets artistic with a Dementia-FriendlyCommunities boost
In 2019, I was engaged by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, alongside Katherine Appleby, to run workshops with older adults living with...
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May 131 min read
Four Seasons in One Dementia Day
In Autumn 2019, I was engaged by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to design and facilitate Hands on History as part of the “Four Seasons...
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May 131 min read


National Gallery of Canberra, Art and Dementia Symposium, 2019
In 2016, I attended Transforming Care for Elders Through Creative Engagement training, Milwaukee USA, with Professor Anne Basting. On my...
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May 131 min read


TimeSlips Creative Storytelling sessions at Port Macquarie Library 2018
Port New's article on TimeSlips Creative Storytelling sessions at Port Macquarie Library in 2018. Creativity and imagination will...
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May 121 min read
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