Art and Dementia Care: Insights from an Inspiring Webinar by Stadt Wien

This blog post summarizes key insights from a Stadt Wien webinar on the role of art in dementia care. It highlights how creative approaches—grounded in scientific research—can enhance communication, emotional connection, and quality of life for people living with dementia. The session emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration between art, science, and healthcare, offering practical inspiration for professionals and researchers in dementia care.

Apr 14

Wissenschaftsbotschafterin — How one might imagine time travel

At KIWI-Kindergarten Steinergasse I in Vienna, a Science Ambassadors workshop invited children to imagine time travel through discussion and painting. The activity was part of the OeAD Young Science initiative connecting researchers with schools, in collaboration with TU Wien and the Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien.

Mar 12

Cairo 2026 — invitation as external examiner + Talk on demedarts

Still inspired by our DESIGN TALKS in Cairo ✨ Thank you to the German University Cairo for hosting such an engaging session. @guc_egypt Sharing @demedarts work on dementia, multisensory art, and critical design at the workshop felt like opening a space for empathy, dialogue, and new ways of seeing. I’m grateful for the thoughtful questions and the energy in the room — it’s always inspiring to witness how design can connect sustainability, health, and human experience across c

Mar 9

ICERI 2025 conference highlights, design thinking and STEAM education presentations, and upcoming NABA Milan workshop.

ICERI2025 — the 18th International Conference for Education, Research and Innovation

Reflections from ICERI 2025 in Seville, where I chaired the Design Thinking session and presented on applied design thinking and ESD in STEAM subject didactics. Together with Julia Fromm and Paul Iby from the Zentrum Kunst Didaktik, we shared our research and gained new insights. Looking forward to continuing this dialogue at next week’s workshop at NABA in Milan.

Nov 12, 2025

Sustainability through Storytelling – A Seminar in Valdibella, Sicily

Seminar "Sustainability through storytelling in film and media", Sicily, Italy

The seminar on Sustainability through Storytelling in Film and Media brings together students from the University of Applied Arts Vienna (die Angewandte) with Valdibella cooperative in Sicily. Guided by John Dutton and me, participants explore how creative storytelling can inspire more sustainable ways of thinking and living. Set amidst Valdibella’s vineyards and community projects, the seminar connects art, ecology, and social engagement — showing how stories can cultivate a

Nov 4, 2025

Exhibition "Culture Screen" as part of the Tokyo Geidai Festival 2025

My colleague Michael Schneider and his students from Tokyo Geidai University as well as students from Die Angewandte Vienna, after the...

Sep 3, 2025

Open Call for Artists 2025: Mental Load & Invisible Work

Artists from all disciplines are invited to submit their work for the upcoming exhibition Mental Load and Invisible Work, which will be held from March 3–17, 2026, at the Trinkhalle Bad Ischl and the Sudhaus of Salinen Austria. This exhibition seeks to explore and raise awareness around the often-overlooked themes of mental load, invisible labor, and care work—topics that continue to affect individuals, particularly women and marginalized communities, in unseen but powerful w

Aug 28, 2025