Johnson previews UMMA quilting event on WABI
Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s weekend art activity associated with “Somewhere,” a solo exhibit by New York artist Jason Bard Yarmosky. The exhibit features a series of paintings, drawings and video that explore issues of aging, specifically dementia and Alzheimer’s, WABI reported. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 17 and June 24, the museum will host a “Busy Quilt” session where guests can create a lap blanket for a person living with Alzheimer’s. Johnson described the blankets as having snaps, buttons and different elements to keep the user cognitively and physically engaged. The UMaine Center on Aging is a sponsor of the event, Johnson said.