"I REMEMBER BETTER WHEN I PAINT"
MISSION
To support and encourage the ongoing process of artistic creation with people who have memory problems and/or Alzheimer's and who require assistance in creating art that is meaningful and enriching --
the Hilgos award has been created.
CONTACT INFORMATION
406 Woodland Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (847)432-5476
Email: hilgos@hilgos.org
406 Woodland Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (847)432-5476
Email: hilgos@hilgos.org
"I REMEMBER BETTER WHEN I PAINT"
Reaching for the Stars
with special guests
The 2021 Lamplighter Recipient
Berna Huebner and Hilgos' Life Changing Team
&
Peter Himmelman, musician, author, and founder of Big Muse
Emcees
ITA Board Member, NBC5 Chicago's Christian Farr
ABC7 Chicago's Karen Jordan
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021
Time: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM (EDT)
Location: Virtual Event
All proceeds benefit Creative Arts Therapy
REGISTER HERE
The Institute for Therapy through the Arts is honored to recognize Berna Huebner and Hilgos' life changing team for shining a light on the benefit of Creative Arts Therapy for those living with dementia through the production of the international documentary I Remember Better When I Paint. Berna shares the 2021 award with the art students who supported and accompanied her mother, Hilgos, on her journey with Alzheimer’s.
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- About the film
- The Book - "I Remember Better When I Paint": Art and Alzheimer’s: Opening Doors, Making Connections”
- Press Comments
- Trailer for the Film
- List of Public Television Broadcasts 2016 & 2015 (More than 4500 separate showings)
- Presentation on YouTube - May 7, 2020
- Article from THE GERONTOLOGIST
- Tributes to narrator Olivia de Havilland upon her death
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