Alice Heggie

Thora's Art Fund

Fundraising for Arts for Dementia
£401
raised of £100 target
In memory of Thora Higham
Arts for Dementia

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RCN 1140842
We develop challenging arts programmes to inspire people living with dementia

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In May 2021 Thora died, a couple of years shy of her 100th birthday. 

Thora was a prolific painter and left hundreds of paintings, sketch books and other artworks and we really want them to go to good homes where people will be able to appreciate them as we can't keep them all!  

So I, her only Grand-daughter Alice, am selling off some of her best work (in my opinion) over on Instagram at @thorasartfund in aid of Arts 4 Dementia. 

Although she refused to be diagnosed, we are fairly certain that she had dementia in her final few years. Arts 4 Dementia provide arts opportunities to empower people affected by dementia, and this is why I have selected them as the beneficiary. 

How it works: pick a painting you want from the Insta Grid, comment to claim it, give your donation here (minimum donation specified on the post) and Alice will be in touch to arrange delivery or collection if local - donations have been so generous postage is now free! 

Donations without purchase are obviously welcome too! :) £100 pays for a workshop programme so I'd love to reach this amount. 

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About the charity

Arts for Dementia

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1140842
We develop innovative arts programmes to re-energise and inspire people in the early stages of dementia; we signpost arts events nationwide for people with dementia in the community; and we provide early-stage dementia awareness training for arts facilitators. We focus on what people CAN achieve.

Donation summary

Total raised
£401.00
Online donations
£401.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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