On Saturday 17th November Simon Grennan will present on Parables of Care at The 2nd International Amsterdam Comics Conference, “Drawing Yourself In and Out of It”, 15-17h November, 2018 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Simon Grennan and Ernesto Priego will make a presentation on Parables of Care at the Creating Comics, Creative Comics 2-day academic symposium at the University of South Wales, Cardiff, Friday June 1st & Saturday June 2nd 2018.
Parables of Care co-creator and illustrator Dr Simon Grennan talked recently to The Elder Magazine on challenging our expectations of what comics are, and the form’s power to present complex information in an accessible way and inspire an emotional response.
Dr Ernesto Priego will present at the HCID Open Day 2018 on Friday 4th May at City, University of London as part of the knowledge exchange and impact activities around the Parables of Care project.
A public lecture, exploring how comics and taking an artistic approach can bring benefits to dementia care, will be held at the University of Chester.
Dr Peter Wilkins and Marie-Pier Caron of Douglas College will present on the Parables of Care project at the Western Canada Health Science Educators conference in Parksville, British Columbia, May 17-18 2018.
Wednesday 28 March 2018, 2PM; A130. This session is open to health care professionals and artists who are working to support those with dementia, those caring for someone with dementia or living with the illness themselves.
A new update by Dr Peter Wilkins on the Canadian component of the project, including two sketches form one of the interviews the project conducted.
