Enter our exhibition to show how dementia impacts children

We know dementia doesn’t just impact the person with the diagnosis – everyone around them, from family members to friends, is affected in some way. 

Changes in behaviour or relationships can be especially hard for children or grandchildren to deal with.  

In 2024, we will be launching our largest ever awareness campaign, and as part of this we want to shine a light on how dementia impacts children in order to help more families to access the vital support of our specialist dementia Admiral Nurses. 

To help do this, we’re inviting children to share their own experiences of dementia in drawings, paintings and pictures which express how dementia affects them. Dementia UK will exhibit these pictures in a public space, on our social media channels and in press alongside new research and resources created by our Admiral Nurses, as part of our biggest ever advertising campaign.  

How to take part   

To take part, all children need to do is draw a picture which represents their experience of dementia before midnight on 7th January 2024.   

Please send a scan or clear photo of your picture with the child’s name and age to exhibition@dementiauk.org, along with a short description or caption of the picture. Please keep hold of the hard copy of the picture too. 

All artistic styles are welcome, and we encourage you to use bold colours and draw on A4 sized paper or above.  

A number of pictures will be selected for a public exhibition in Spring 2024. Each entry will be considered for this and selected by a panel from Dementia UK, and we will exhibit as many pictures as we can.  

Every child that participates will be awarded with a digital certificate from Dementia UK, and we will share as many pictures as possible on our social media.