From June to December 2025 the exhibition will tour to four venues in the North West with accompanying workshops, artist evenings and interactive displays.
This is about Alzheimer’s
This is about photos
This is the story of my Mum
This is one tiny chapter
This is personal
This is emotional
This is sad
This is funny
This is our long goodbye
The exhibition will ask questions around the arts and dementia:
- How do we artistically and ethically talk about Alzheimer’s?
- How can art improve wellbeing?
- Can art help people experiencing dementia to feel seen and heard?
You can visit the exhibition at:
- Waterside Arts, Sale, June 14th to July 27th
- Arc, Hat Works, Stockport, September 27th to November 1st
- The Creative Wellness Centre, Huddersfield, August 22nd to September 13th
- Central Library, Manchester, November 5th to December 19th
For more information about the exhibition, workshop details and updates visit ourlonggoodbye.co.uk
Jenny Harris is an experienced freelance drama practitioner based in Manchester who works with groups of all ages and abilities using drama and storytelling to promote well-being, connection and inclusion.
Since 2014, she has led Storybox sessions, a creative project for people living with dementia and their carers. When Jenny’s mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, her professional and personal worlds collided, and this work is the outcome of that experience.
In 2023, Jenny was awarded funding from Arts Council England to develop herself as a photographer and explore her personal experience of caring for her mum living with dementia.
Jenny is the lead artist on the are aesthetics research project Creative Manchester led by Professor James Thompson at the University of Manchester. She is also a member of the Dementia Carers Expert Reference Group for Dementia United – a group of current and former carers from across Greater Manchester who are passionate about improving the lives of carers of people living with dementia and those who care for them.
Part of Jenny’s creative practice is developing new ways to talk about dementia, especially how to maintain relationships between carers and people living with it. She wants this exhibition to connect people and break down social isolation.
Watch the Conversation with … Jenny Harris (photo archive of her relationship with her mum and dementia).
You can contact Jenny via ourlonggoodbye2025@gmail.com
This project is in association with The Care Lab, an organisation that develops projects on arts and care.
Join the Journey
If you’ve been touched by dementia as a carer, family member, or someone living with the condition, or you’re purely interested in finding out more, Jenny invites you to be part of Our Long Goodbye:
- Attend the exhibition
- Share your story through creative writing
- Support the tour by telling people about it
Dementia is not just an individual experience it is our long goodbye.
