From staff reports
Charleston based artist Deborah Sisco, will be introduced at the opening reception hosted by Alzheimer’s Family Services of Greater Beaufort (AFSGB) on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, from 5:30 until 7 p.m.
Her artwork will be on display at the Performing Arts Center of USCB in Beaufort until Dec. 22, 2025. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m., to 6 p.m., and on weekends during performances (check the USCB Center for the Arts website for schedule at https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/).
The exhibit, “Between the Stillness and Disappearance” is a deeply personal and emotionally resonant exhibit exploring the terrain of Alzheimer’s disease through texture, color, and silence. Inspired by her husband’s journey with the disease, her work invites viewers into a layered experience of memory, loss, and love.
Sisco’s signature style – oil on wood panel or canvas, often integrated with AI-generated inspiration- evokes the fragmentation and shimmer of memory, which of course is lost through the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Her use of texture and color creates emotional landscapes that are intimate and universal.
A companion hardcover book and takeaway booklet will be available for purchase at the exhibit. The book extends the exhibit’s narrative through high-resolution reproductions and poetic texts defining the art pieces.
Because of the nature of her work, AFSGB readily accepted when approached about being involved with the exhibit. AFSGB, a local non-profit agency providing education, respite, and support to area caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease, welcomes the opportunity to help promote awareness of this disease in such a unique way. All too often, the disease of Alzheimer’s is ignored, until it hits home and sits on the couch beside you. This technique used by this exhibit will put the emotional journey of the disease and the caregivers right in front of the observer. There will be no denying the hardship of the journey through this disease which has no cure.
AFSGB is the only agency in the area that offers all these services. Currently they offer two support groups, one for caregivers and one for individuals in the early stage of their diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Additionally, they offer individual one on one counseling. They also offer confidential memory screening, in-home respite, and a social day program. The Purple Haven program helps to educate staff at local businesses on how to interact with a person with Alzheimer’s. For more information on their services please visit their website, AFSGB.org or call the office at 843-521-9190.
