Conferences

Children and young people can face many challenges in the modern world as they navigate their way through school and home life. Social and economic disadvantage, issues around mental health and well-being, discrimination of many kinds may all combine to prevent children from thriving.

There are 35 bursaries available, covering up to 100% of your conference cost, and you don’t have to be a member to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity.

The first UK conference on social prescribing for dementia. The conference will look at the evidence, the process and impact of social prescribing arts as non-pharmaceutical interventions for the dementias and how this can be measured.

Developing the UK cultural sector is a creative exploration looking at opportunities, links and partnerships between artists, cultural organisations and higher education institutions. The conference will be considering perspectives from across arts, culture and higher education to share examples of best practice, which harness the potential of cross-sector collaboration.

RCPsych and NHS England are delighted to host a national conference on social prescribing.  Aiming to bring together healthcare professionals across the UK who want to support the development of social prescribing within the locality.

Through Art We Care Conference on February 28th in Brussels organised by the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Vrije Universiteit Brussels and IN/FINITY. International keynote speakers such as Norma Daykin, Anna Ledgard, Julie Rodeyns, Mari Linnman, Nigel Hartley and the 'Made to Measure' initiative will give an overview of the current field and discourse. 

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The Family Arts Conference 2019 will explore the value of family engagement and how we can communicate that value to families, funders and the wider cultural sector. 

A day of discussion, practical workshops, informative key-notes and ample opportunities to network with fellow creative professionals.

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This first UK conference on social prescribing for dementia is designed to achieve direction to arts as pre- and post-diagnostic support. It is targeted at GPs, social prescribers and those working with the arts, heritage, creativity, memory and care services.  

The conference will be held at the Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE on 16 May 2019.

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The Community & Applied Drama Laboratory (CADLab) at Newman University Birmingham in collaboration with the UNIMA Research Commission and the UNIMA Commission for Education, Development and Therapy are hosting a 2-day symposium exploring ways of training professional performers and health practitioners in approaches, techniques and embodied empathic relationships between performers, puppets, healthcare professionals and audiences.

When: 17th -18th April 2019

Where: Newman University Birmingham, England.