Meet Me Upstairs: Memory Through Art
A guided art program for those with memory issues and their caregivers

Engagement with art has proven to be beneficial for people with memory issues as well as benefits for their caregivers, family, and friends. This is true whether the experience involves looking at, learning about, discussing, or creating art.

 

Recognizing that this type of beneficial interaction could be a real asset to the Foothills region, Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, N.C. is collaborating with Foothills Memory Café on a program that would connect this population with contemporary art, called “Meet Me Upstairs: Memory Through Art.”

 

Modeled after The Museum of Modern Art’s award-winning “Meet Me at MOMA” program, whose goal is to enrich and improve the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers by directed looking at art, Upstairs Artspace will host five, free, 30-minute programs with a facilitator for anyone experiencing memory challenges, forgetfulness, or changes in thinking, plus their caregivers. The programs are coordinated with each exhibit on display throughout the year at the gallery.

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Next Meet Me Upstairs: May 20, 2026, 2-2:30 pm

Address: Upstairs Artspace, 49 S Trade St, Tryon, NC 28782

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