In 2015 New Bedford native Michael James – an internationally recognized textile artist now based in Lincoln, Nebraska – debuted a collection of new works at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus. This collection of non-traditional quilts represented his attempt, as a caregiver, to negotiate the psychic and emotional minefield that is the dementia experience for those suffering from diseases including Alzheimer’s, as well as for their caregivers.