What is etched in memory? I see a picture in my mind...it's my grandmother, Bine. She was beloved; a kind,
funny and warm hearted friend who lit up my world every time we were together.
As a child, Bine and I dipped into baking peanut butter cookies and sharing the simple joy of creative togetherness
in her kitchen. I still remember cutting up the brown paper bag for the cookies to dry and the sweet aroma that filled
the kitchen air.
When she landed in a rehab after having a stroke. I was a teenager who knew nothing about the "care system."
The rehab was a dreary place with pink walls and urine odors permeating the air. I was devastated to see my grandmother
in such an impoverished environment, missing the beauty and creativity she so loved.
I had no idea that single moment would bring me to my life's work 35 years later.
My mission for the past 15 years has been to offer the beautiful invitation of the arts to all age groups and abilities,
wherever it's needed...Engaging with the arts, culture and creative imagination experiences to spark creative discovery
and new, life-affirming connections. To find moments of joy, meaning and wellbeing together.
Art opens the door to exquisite moments of being alive. To express, capture stories and build sense of togetherness. Through paintings, sculptures, film clips, music, photographs, art journals, materials exploration workshops....
We come home to self, each other and, in the words of Martin Luther King, a sense of "beloved community."
Lived experiences change the aging paradigm, dementia determinism, stigma and stereotyping from despair to hope.
Releasing into fuller human seeing and "being", awakening feelings of renewal and creative promise together.
If you value innovation, dedication, collaboration and a sense of humor- get in touch
Let's brainstorm creative ways to bring something wonderful to you, your loved ones,
your program or community.
Peggy Cahill, M.Ed.
Email: cahillpeggyc@gmail.com
Phone: 781-424-3807
Collaborations
Organizations: Smithsonian Museums, ARTZ Association France, Peabody Memorial High School, Town of Beverly/ Beverly COA, Beverly Main Streets, Historic Beverly, Beverly Library, Cape Ann Museum (CAM), Peabody Essex Museum (PEM, Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) Farnsworth Art Museum, Peabody Museum at Harvard, Wenham Museum, Massachusetts Council on Aging,, HallKeen Management, Town of Salem COA, Gleason Public Library. Rockport Library, Day by Day Adult Day Health, Town of Nantucket / Nantucket COA, Peabody Institute Library, Town of Wenham / Wenham COA, Senior Living Residences, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Manchester Community Center, Seniorcare, Ipswich COA, Great Claire Teague Senior Center Great Barrington, Lenox Council on Aging, North Hill Retirement Community, Mass Council of Activity Professionals (MassCAP) Endicott College, Montserrat College of Art, North Shore Community College, Gordon College
Family Collaborations: Five families supporting a loved one with Alzheimer's or other memory loss condition
During the past 15 years, Peggy has had the good fortune to work individually with 3 female artists living with memory loss- exploring the landscape of creativity and imagination together. These women were incredible teachers, inspiring her to dig deeper into the work. From there she went to ARTZ and then out on her own.
You can learn more about that work at BIO page.
Always In pursuit of art, social justice and equity in aging, Peggy is a member of Re-Imagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice. She's passionate about creating access to art and culture and ethnographic research on arts many wellbeing impacts.
Peggy's goal is to inspire the next generation to engage in this work and set out to build inclusive multigenerational art and culture programs. So individuals of all ages and abilities can come together and thrive.
funny and warm hearted friend who lit up my world every time we were together.
As a child, Bine and I dipped into baking peanut butter cookies and sharing the simple joy of creative togetherness
in her kitchen. I still remember cutting up the brown paper bag for the cookies to dry and the sweet aroma that filled
the kitchen air.
When she landed in a rehab after having a stroke. I was a teenager who knew nothing about the "care system."
The rehab was a dreary place with pink walls and urine odors permeating the air. I was devastated to see my grandmother
in such an impoverished environment, missing the beauty and creativity she so loved.
I had no idea that single moment would bring me to my life's work 35 years later.
My mission for the past 15 years has been to offer the beautiful invitation of the arts to all age groups and abilities,
wherever it's needed...Engaging with the arts, culture and creative imagination experiences to spark creative discovery
and new, life-affirming connections. To find moments of joy, meaning and wellbeing together.
Art opens the door to exquisite moments of being alive. To express, capture stories and build sense of togetherness. Through paintings, sculptures, film clips, music, photographs, art journals, materials exploration workshops....
We come home to self, each other and, in the words of Martin Luther King, a sense of "beloved community."
Lived experiences change the aging paradigm, dementia determinism, stigma and stereotyping from despair to hope.
Releasing into fuller human seeing and "being", awakening feelings of renewal and creative promise together.
If you value innovation, dedication, collaboration and a sense of humor- get in touch
Let's brainstorm creative ways to bring something wonderful to you, your loved ones,
your program or community.
Peggy Cahill, M.Ed.
Email: cahillpeggyc@gmail.com
Phone: 781-424-3807
Collaborations
Organizations: Smithsonian Museums, ARTZ Association France, Peabody Memorial High School, Town of Beverly/ Beverly COA, Beverly Main Streets, Historic Beverly, Beverly Library, Cape Ann Museum (CAM), Peabody Essex Museum (PEM, Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) Farnsworth Art Museum, Peabody Museum at Harvard, Wenham Museum, Massachusetts Council on Aging,, HallKeen Management, Town of Salem COA, Gleason Public Library. Rockport Library, Day by Day Adult Day Health, Town of Nantucket / Nantucket COA, Peabody Institute Library, Town of Wenham / Wenham COA, Senior Living Residences, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Manchester Community Center, Seniorcare, Ipswich COA, Great Claire Teague Senior Center Great Barrington, Lenox Council on Aging, North Hill Retirement Community, Mass Council of Activity Professionals (MassCAP) Endicott College, Montserrat College of Art, North Shore Community College, Gordon College
Family Collaborations: Five families supporting a loved one with Alzheimer's or other memory loss condition
During the past 15 years, Peggy has had the good fortune to work individually with 3 female artists living with memory loss- exploring the landscape of creativity and imagination together. These women were incredible teachers, inspiring her to dig deeper into the work. From there she went to ARTZ and then out on her own.
You can learn more about that work at BIO page.
Always In pursuit of art, social justice and equity in aging, Peggy is a member of Re-Imagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice. She's passionate about creating access to art and culture and ethnographic research on arts many wellbeing impacts.
Peggy's goal is to inspire the next generation to engage in this work and set out to build inclusive multigenerational art and culture programs. So individuals of all ages and abilities can come together and thrive.