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Lionel Speaking about his paintings at Created out of Mind: Final Showcase held at The Hub on the 5th floor of the Wellcome Collection.. In order mark the end of their residency, Created out of Mind invited collaborators from across Created Out of Mind, Wellcome and the dementia, arts and cultural spaces to celebrate their work and achievements and share insights in a final multimedia showcase, developed with people living with dementias...photograph by David Sandison/Wellcome.
Image credit: David Sandison/Wellcome.

Welcome to Rare Space

Rare Space is where we bring together and celebrate the creative and cultural life of Rare Dementia Support (RDS) members, both in person and online

Rare Space combines individual stories, group projects, creative research and activity suggestions, hoping to inspire creativity and reflection within the RDS community and beyond. If you have ideas or would like to get involved, please get in touch at contact@raredementiasupport.org

Our Cultural Programme

Feels Different, by Helena Clarke
Feels Different, by Helena Clarke

The National Brain Appeal are delighted to have received funding of £213,000 from The Linbury Trust for an RDS-led three-year Rare Space Cultural Programme, which started in September 2024. 

The aim of the programme is to define and express the ‘cultural life’ of Rare Dementia Support for its members, team and community. It is designed to enable more people affected by a rare dementia diagnosis to engage in creative activities with a view to helping them continue to live meaningful lives, and experience joy and connection.  

Please select one of the projects or stories below to hear more about our partnership activities the sorts of creative activities RDS members are involved with.

Featured projects

Featured stories

Rare Space is a service for, and created with RDS members, funded by The National Brain Appeal. You can sign up to become a member of Rare Dementia Support here, and we will be updating this page with news and more ways you can get involved in the future.