Wellness
Art is a powerful tool to support and nurture wellbeing.
AGH Wellness programs encourage communication and connection, validate personhood and offer opportunities for shared experiences. With an emphasis on the benefits of specialized programs to support participants who are differently-abled, neuro-diverse, or in many different life stages, these programs bring the joys of art experiences to audiences in ways that are adapted to suit their specific interests and abilities.
ARTFUL MOMENTS
Conversations about art combined with hands-on activity designed to engage persons with dementia, those who are neuro-diverse, people living with mental illness, those who are differently abled, and for caregivers of all ages.
- For individuals
- For organizations and retirement communities
- For hospitals and care facilities
ARTFUL MOMENTS: SHARED LEARNING
A complement to our Artful Moments programming, Shared Learning is just for museums. With a stand-alone eLearning curriculum that shares our research and methodology and an individualized coaching program, this program supports museums of all sorts in creating programs of their own inspired by Artful Moments.
- Introduction to the Curriculum
- Museum Coaching and Consultation
- Publications and Resources
REFLECTIVE PRACTICES
Taking time to slow down, look, reflect and think offers many benefits for relaxation, self-discovery, and meditation.
- Slow Art Tours
- Mindful Drawing
MOVEMENT PROGRAMS
Our movement programs provide you with the opportunity to experience art through physical expression and mindfulness.
Sensory Programming
Tours and activities designed to engage the senses, open to all but with a focus on experiences for persons with low vision.
- Touch Tours (on site)
- Visual Description Tours (virtual)
Special Access Days
During non-public hours, visitors with dementia and those on the Autism spectrum can visit the AGH with their families and have a quieter, sensory-reduced experience.
- Sensory Friendly Gallery (ASD)
- Dementia Friendly Gallery
- Accommodated Group Tours and Experiences
For more information, please contact us or call 1 (905) 527-6610 ext. 272
From the International Art Collection
Esquisse, Composition Polychrome 1947
Fernand Léger (French 1881-1955)
oil on canvas, Gift of the Ontario Heritage Foundation, 1988, donated by Walter Carsen, 1976
© Estate of Fernand Léger / SODRAC (2016)