Dementia Communication: Using Art and Art History to Connect

On Saturday, May 21 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. the Sawyer Free Library will welcome artist, teacher, and author Siobhan McDonald for a presentation on Dementia Communication.  McDonald is passionate about helping seniors with memory loss to connect with loved ones and caregivers through conversation and sharing their personal stories. To conclude the Library’s series, Of Sound Mind, learn how providing visual arts workshops to seniors with memory challenges inspired her interactive book: Hilda’s Story: New Bedford, MA.  The event is free and open to the public.