DEMEDARTS Dementia. Empathy. Education. Arts.
DEMEDARTS Dementia. Empathy. Education. Arts.
Disciplines
Educational Sciences (70%); Arts (30%)
Keywords
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Dementia Arts&Design&Music Education Empathy Ageis
125 million people worldwide live with dementia, 10 million in Europe alone. The number of people affected increases every three seconds and will have doubled by 2050. Personal and social challenges are the result. When tasks such grocery shopping, money transactions and travelling to unknown places become difficult and people with dementia withdraw from society for fear of rejection and embarrassment, it is not only those affected who need support, but above all society must be sensitized. DEMEDARTS, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) A-609 PEEK, addresses these challenges. DEMEDARTS is located at the Center for Didactics in Art and Interdisciplinary Teaching at the University of Applied Arts, in collaboration with national cooperation partners: mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna: W. Aigner for music education; University of Vienna: F. Kayali digitalization in schools; Alzheimer Austria: A. Croy, president of Alzheimer Austria; Haus der Barmherzigkeit: B. Hobl, psychiatry for the elderly; M.C. Gambal, Dep. Director of the nursing staff; Schulschiff: H.Schwarz, for education and international cooperation partners: S. McNiff (US), for artistic research and health, Cambridge; V.F. Gould (GB), President at Arts4Dementia; T. von Eca (PT), President of INSEA, society of art educators of the world; R. Smilde (NL), for Meaningful Music in Healthcare; The team of researchers led by R. Mateus-Berr: W. Aigner, L. Al-Mousli, C. Carli, N. Gharanshir, L. Girotto, V. Gruber, S. Guserl, S. Muzler, J. Schaitl, P. Scharler consists of art & music & dance educators, artists, teachers, musicians, multimedial art therapists, authors, designers, performers is now developing the first art-based teaching concept to sensitize young people in schools and universities, since there is no school strategy for dementia education (through art). The questions of how art and design strategies can help secondary school students to develop more empathy for people with dementia and how artistic research can affect the cross-generational well-being of people with dementia are addressed. Following the principle of phenomenon based learning, artistic interventions to change the sensory perception of healthy people and the general society are being developed to empathetically raise social awareness of the situation of people with dementia. This will be achieved through art-based methods and collaboration between people with mild cognitive impairment, artists, people with moderate dementia, teachers, people without dementia, therapists, university and secondary students. DEMEDARTS comprises all arts and aims at the development and integration of empathic skills for dementia in schools in Austria, institutions and workshops for people living with dementia & relatives. Although it is not yet possible to medically completely cure dementia, art and design can help to improve the attitude towards and for people living with it.
RESULTS ART & DESIGN WORKS DEMEDARTS created more than 70 artworks: movies, paintings, performances, interventions, art and design objects, installations, prints, a graphic novel, a typography, a book, 2 design-tables, drawing instruments, walkers (rollators), jewelry and arts-based workshops. METHODS DEMEDARTS developed mediation methods based on artistic research. At least two concepts for applied research ideas have emerged from the artistic work of basic research: New test procedures for dementia, haptics and memory in dementia. ACTIONS Art Exhibitions Peer-reviewed Publications City Walks for people with dementia and the public, Walker Parades to raise awareness, to speak up for those affected. Public Workshops at the European Researchers Night, conferences (AT, abroad), museums, hospitals, cafs, pedestrian zones, online, for people with dementia, relatives, care staff. Workshops at Schools for sensibilization, co-creation of tools to better deal with those affected. Online Workshops for patients, relatives, carers, school classes. Free of charge (https://www.demedarts.com/toolbook). Lectures on research, contributions at peer-reviewed conferences; self-organized symposia Panel discussions as part of the Venice Biennial, Künstlerhaus, Depot, Kurdirektion Bad Ischl, City of Villach, City of Vienna. IMPACT OF WORK Through our presentations, we have placed the topic of dementia at the center of attention and have been able to raise awareness. We inspired the government-funded project 'Arts for Health Austria', collaborated with Dementia Strategy Austria: a strategy on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection, Councilor for Social Affairs, Health and Sport, UNESCO, City of Villach, City of Vienna, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, Dementia Support Stuttgart, the Deputy Chairman of Aktion Demenz, European Working Group of People with Dementia, are Peer reviewer of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Dementia Observatory: https://globaldementia.org/en/about-gdo Selected OUTCOME 1 PHD thesis in progress 1 Bachelor thesis 1 Matura/Baccelaurea thesis invited as reviewer of the peer-reviewed journal: Applied Arts & Health/intellect publishers invited member of: Institute for Medical & Health Humanities and Artistic Research (IMHAR) Peer Reviewer for World Health Organisation WHO/Global Dementia Observatory. 18 peer-reviewed publications 16 art exhibitions ~ 40 Toolbooks ~ 70 art works 38 national and international presentations of the artistic research work at peer-reviewed conferences, invited panel discussions (live-streams) ~ 5,800 pupils reached via workshops 3 movies about the project and/or artistic interventions 2 self-organized public symposia 2 radio-shows about the project ~ 2.200 people during lock downs, online workshops and live streams ~ 2,500 visitors at Künstlerhaus Vienna Cooperation with 25 (Art) Universities, 11 art institutions, 11 care institutions, etc.
- Antonia Croy, Alzheimer Austria , national collaboration partner
- Harald Schwarz, Bertha von Suttner Schulschiff , national collaboration partner
- Marie-Chris Gambal, Haus der Barmherzigkeit , national collaboration partner
- Michael Smeikal, Haus der Barmherzigkeit , national collaboration partner
- Fares Kayali, Universität Wien , national collaboration partner
- Dietmar Flosdorf, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien , associated research partner
- Peter Röbke, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien , national collaboration partner
- Rineke Smilde, Hanze University - Netherlands
- Teresa Torres Pereira De Eca, International Society For Education Through Art - Portugal
- Shaun Mcniff, Lesley University - United Kingdom
- Veronika Franklin Gould, Society of Arts 4 Dementia - United Kingdom
Research Output
- 24 Publications
- 12 Policies
- 71 Artistic Creations
- 83 Disseminations
- 41 Scientific Awards
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2024
Title Chaos & Order. An Interdisciplinary Approach Involving Art and Education, Psychology and Mathematics / Chaos & Order. Ein interdisziplinärer Ansatz unter Einbeziehung von Kunst und Pädagogik, Psychologie und Mathematik DOI 10.1515/9783111371641-008 Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr R Publisher De Gruyter Pages 48-79 -
2024
Title Critical Design Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr R; Scharler P Publisher Verlag Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky GmbH -
2024
Title DEMEDARTS. (Dementia.Empathy.Education.Arts.) Artistic Research. Künstlerische Forschung zu Wahrnehmungs- und Handlungsmustern im Kontext einer alternden Gesellschaft. Type Book Author Mateus-Berr R editors Mateus-Berr R Publisher Eigenverlag. University of applied arts Vienna -
2024
Title DEMEDARTS. (Dementia.Empathy.Education.Arts.) Artistic Research. Künstlerische Forschung zu Wahrnehmungs- und Handlungsmustern im Kontext einer alternden Gesellschaft. Type Book Author Mateus-Berr R editors Mateus-Berr R Publisher Eigenverlag. University of applied arts Vienna -
2024
Title vernetzt.gestalten - Interdisziplinarität und musikalische Bildung Type Journal Article Author Mateus-Berr R Journal Musik, Kunst, Demenz - Zukünfte einer interdisziplinären Pädagogik -
2024
Title Trubel im Marmeladenglas. Eine Graphic Novel Type Book Author Lisa Kielmeier Publisher University of Applied Arts Vienna -
2023
Title Crossing the black and white pattern of a chessboard with the colors of art: the digital turn and live reform movement 4.0 DOI 10.4337/9781839109362.00017 Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr R Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Pages 225-252 -
2021
Title Feeling things with dementia carers: Arts and design as a method of Salutogenesis and Self-Tuning Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH Pages 200-225 -
2021
Title Creating an empathetic society for dementia through art: Art, Social Design and Artistic Research Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Pages 100-153 -
2022
Title DEMEDARTS Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr R Publisher Eigenverlag. University of applied arts Vienna -
2023
Title The Elgar Companion to Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in the Economy, Society and Democracy DOI 10.4337/9781839109362 Type Book editors Carayannis E, Grigoroudis E, Campbell D, Katsikas S Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing -
2023
Title Abstract DOI 10.1515/9783839466087 Type Book editors Wolf Perez E Publisher De Gruyter Link Publication -
2023
Title Dignity: Female Futures Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr R -
2023
Title MICA Type Other Author Mateus-Berr R -
2020
Title Arts & Dementia - Interdisciplinary Perspectives DOI 10.1515/9783110720556 Type Book editors Mateus-Berr R, Gruber L Publisher De Gruyter -
2020
Title Arts & Dementia - Interdisciplinary Perspectives DOI 10.1515/9783110720556-011 Type Book Chapter Publisher De Gruyter -
2020
Title Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6616-1_437-2 Type Book Chapter Publisher Springer New York -
2020
Title Arts & Dementia - Interdisciplinary Perspectives DOI 10.1515/9783110720556-013 Type Book Chapter Publisher De Gruyter -
2020
Title Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15347-6_437 Type Book Chapter Publisher Springer International Publishing -
2020
Title Arts and dementia education in times of COVID-19 Type Journal Article Author Mateus-Berr R Journal Alzheimer's & Dementia -
2021
Title Embodiment Type Book Chapter Author Mateus-Berr R Publisher fabrico Verlag Pages 25-30 -
2021
Title Demedarts Toolbook Type Other Author Mateus-Berr R -
2021
Title Demedarts Toolbook Type Other Author Mateus-Berr R -
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Title Score Of The Staircase Memories Of Our Grandmother Martha Bäuerle, Née Šegula Type Journal Article Author Mateus-Berr R Journal International Database for Artistic Research./Journal of Artistic Research JAR
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2024
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Title Beiratsmitglied des interdisziplinären Projektes "Gesundes Museum" der Departments für Demenzforschung und Pflegewissenschaft sowie der Departments für Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften an der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee Link Link -
2024
Title Artistic-Scientific Advisory Board at SIAM: Salzburg Institute for Arts in Medicine (SIAM), Center for Artistic Practice and Research, Austria Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee -
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Title Peer Reviewer of Global Dementia Observatory (GDO) Knowledge Exchange Platform , World Health Organization (WHO) Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee Link Link -
2024
Title Schoolbook contribution, Titel: Augen auf! Type Contribution to new or improved professional practice -
2023
Title Raising awareness of dementia, its manifestations and empathy for those affected. Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers -
2023
Title Workshops for caregivers of people with dementia Type Contribution to new or improved professional practice -
2023
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Title Contribution Weissbuch, Transcriptverlag, Art4health Austria DOI 10.1515/9783839466087 Type Contribution to new or improved professional practice Link Link -
2022
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Title Smart Country Conference Type Citation in other policy documents Link Link -
2022
Title Workshops for caregivers of people with dementia Type Contribution to new or improved professional practice -
2021
Title workshops for caregivers of people with dementia Type Contribution to new or improved professional practice
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2024
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Title Preserved homeland by Lisa Kielmeier Type Artwork Link Link -
2024
Title NV23 no2 by Pia Scharler & Ruth Mateus-Berr Type Artwork -
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Title Walker: Ralleyracer by Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler Type Artwork Link Link -
2023
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Title Walker: Hunter 2 by Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler Type Artwork Link Link -
2023
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Title Walker: inspired by Barbie by Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler & Petra Weixelbraun Type Artwork Link Link -
2023
Title Memory in silence: A still life of dementia by Alexandra Rusz Type Artwork -
2023
Title Memory VoiceSkape by Pavel Naydenov in collaboration with "N choir" and opera singer Petar Naydenov Type Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) -
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Title Walker: Panda by Pia Scharler & Ruth Mateus-Berr Type Artwork Link Link -
2023
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Title Walker: Hunter 1 by Ruth Mateus-Berr & Pia Scharler Type Artwork Link Link -
2023
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Title Rollator Wood 2 Type Artwork Link Link
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2023
Title Demedarts Villach Presentation Type A talk or presentation -
2023
Title KABEG Villach Care taker Workshop Type Participation in an activity, workshop or similar -
2023
Title Keynote number 2 besides Penninger at the fundraising Medical University Vienna by Ruth Mateus-Berr Type A talk or presentation -
2023
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Title mica (music austria) interview with Ruth Mateus-Berr Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview Link Link -
2023
Title Fashion Show with walkers in Bad Ischl Type Participation in an activity, workshop or similar -
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Title Panel discussion Kurdirektion Bad Ischl Type A talk or presentation -
2023
Title Workshop at Haus der Barmherzigkeit at Tokiostraße Vienna Type Participation in an activity, workshop or similar -
2023
Title Workshop at Haus der Barmherzigkeit Seeböckgasse Vienna Type Participation in an activity, workshop or similar -
2023
Title Presentation of Demedarts at symposium interdisciplinary circles 2023 Type A talk or presentation -
2022
Title Let's talk about ageing. Instituto superior de servico do Porto, Portugal 11-12November 2022 Type A talk or presentation
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2024
Title AI Visual Generative Art as a Tool for Enhanced Emotional and State Expression In the field of medical diagnostics and medical education at education at ELIA Biennal Conference (European Leagues for the Institutes of the Arts) 2024 Arts Plural at Hosted by NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, IT (20.-23.11.2024) Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title DEMEDARTS 'Space for Dementia' at Labortheater at University of Fine Arts Dresden DE (30.4.2024) Lecture and Workshop Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Regional (any country) -
2024
Title peer reviewer for the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Dementia Observatory: https://globaldementia.org/en/about-gdo Type Prestigious/honorary/advisory position to an external body Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title DEMEDARTS- Keynote DiálogoArtes' at 36th APECV National Meeting/4th Congress of the Ibero-American Art Education Network (Keynote) Porto PT (24.-26.5.2024) Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title Panel discussion with Councillor Peter Hacker, Councillor for Social Affairs, Health and Sport, Mag. Dr. Andrea Schmidt, Isabella Pali, Dr. Arschang Valipour at FH Campus Vienna (18.6.2024) Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2024
Title AAIC (Alzheimer's Association International Conference: AAIC, the world's leading conference on diseases that cause dementia) Type Poster/abstract prize Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title Movie Portrait Type National honour e.g. Order of Chivalry, OBE Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title NIDA Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts, LT Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title DEMEDARTS at UNESCO World Conference, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) United Arab Emirates (AE), (9.2.2024) Lecture Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2024
Title Arte Laguna Prize for Art & Design. International Prize for Contemporary Art. Type Research prize Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2023
Title Arts for Health Austria Type Awarded honorary membership, or a fellowship, of a learned society Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2023
Title Art and Dementia. Kunst und Demenz. Presentation and Panel at Depot Vienna, Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2023
Title Keynote at fundraising dinner in favor of precision medicine for brain diseases at the Medical University of Vienna (Keynote 1: Josef Penninger, Keynote 2: Ruth Mateus-Berr) Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2023
Title Interview: DEMEDARTS for MICA Austria Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2023
Title Symposium OIS zam: Forum for Health and Well-being, Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, AT Type Poster/abstract prize Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2023
Title Venice Biennial, European Culture Center, Palazzo Michiel, Venice, IT, Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2023
Title DEMEDARTS presentation at the Interdisziplinär Kreisen Symposium Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2023
Title 2023 INSEA The international Society for Education through Art, TR Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2023
Title Demenz ist anders/Dementia is different Online Symposium by Michael Hagedorn 2023 Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2023
Title Panel Discussion on Dementia and DEMEDARTS at Künstlerhaus with Judith Belfkih (Stv. Chefredakteurin "Wiener Zeitung") mit Ruth Mateus-Berr, Antonia Croy und Peter Dal-Bianco. Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2023
Title Panel discussion on perspectives on dementia at City of Bad Ischl: Alte Kurdirektion Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Regional (any country) -
2023
Title 2023 DEMEDARTS at Villach: City of Villach focuses on the topic of dementia Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Regional (any country) -
2023
Title Member of the editorial Board Type Appointed as the editor/advisor to a journal or book series Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2022
Title Special Mention: ECC AWARDS (European Culture Center) , category "University research projects" for Venice Biennial 2022 Type Research prize Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2022
Title University for Economy and Environment, Nürtlingen-Geislingen, DE Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2022
Title Multidisciplinary Congress on Ageing in Oporto, Portugal, PT Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2022
Title 1st Lower Austria Action Day: Brain Health - Preventing Alzheimer's and Dementia. (12.9.2022) Danube University Krems AT Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2022
Title International Social Prescribing Week "Arts for Brain Health", UK Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title 2021 DEMEDARTS at Symposium Interdisziplinär Kreisen University of Applied Arts Vienna (AT) (18.2.1021) zoom Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Ruth Mateus-Berr, Pia Scharler, Christina Carli, Lara Girotto, Agnes Haider, Dietmar Flosdorf Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Columbia University & Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), US Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Wissenstransfersummit OPEN ARTS Strobl/Wolfgangsee, AT Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Regional (any country) -
2021
Title 2021 DEMEDARTS at Demenz.Empathie.Schule.Kunst. Demenz verstehen - von Kindesbeinen an at Kardinal König Haus, 22.2.2021 zoom Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition National (any country) -
2021
Title DEMEDARTS at Dementia. Empathy. School. Art. 13th international colloquium. Art education research methods with an artistic and aesthetic focus. focal points. organized by the KUNSTAKADEMIE MÜNSTER Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Interdisciplinary projects: Art and design education, mathematics, computer science, health, linguistics, music, economics Symposium Interdisciplinary circles Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Nomination/Short List for the New Bauhaus Award for INTERDISCIPLINARY CO-ABILITY: INCA Type Research prize Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Columbia University & Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), US Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2021
Title Columbia University & Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), US Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2020
Title DEMEDARTS own Virtual Symposion Educating Empathy, Caring for Dementia Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International -
2020
Title Demedarts at the Second Krems Dementia Conference, University Krems (AT) virtual lecture Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Regional (any country) -
2020
Title AAIC (Alzheimer's Association International), NL Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference Level of Recognition Continental/International