“Bright Shadow is joy and it brings joy!”

Welcome to Bright Shadow! We are a creative organisation where people living with dementia and our supporters live well and enjoy making our own high quality art.

Older adults happily dancing as confetti rains down, creating a joyful atmosphere.image credit: Jen Holland

Zest Groups

Zest group sessions bring outstanding artists together with people with dementia and supporters to explore ambitious creative projects.

You don’t need to have experience of being creative to enjoy them.

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Zest participant creating waves with ribbons of cardboardimage credit: Andrew Hayes-Watkins

Zest at Home

Professional artists bring creativity shaped to your individual needs into the heart of your own home.

You don't need to have experience of being creative to enjoy them.

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A Zest at Home participant sat at a table with a loved oneimage credit: Jen Holland

Volunteering

Could you unlock a world of creativity for someone with dementia?

We're looking for volunteers from across Kent and Medway.

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A female volunteer smiling, sat down between two older womenimage credit: Jen Holland

Supported by

Logo for Age UK Hythe Lyminge Ashford
Logo for Canterbury City Council
Cantiacorum Foundation logo
Cultural Bridge logo: an orange circle, with vertical white lines in the bottom half. There are words in grey around the circumference: Cultural Bridge, Drochaid Chultarail, Pont Ddiwyilliannol, Kulturbrücke
English Heritage logo
Gardield Weston Foundation logo
Kent Dementia Action Alliance Logo
Social Enterprise Kent logo
The Henry Smith Charity logo
Logo for The Lawson Trust