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Events

Upcoming LAHF events

National Patient Environment and the Arts Conference

Presented by Building Better Healthcare, the third annual National Patient Environment and the Arts Conference will take place in Central London on 21st April. This one day conference aims, among other things, to identify good practice, provide tools to develop and sustain an arts programme and learn from other PCTs how to develop fundraising.

Arts in Dementia Care

LAHF is also planning an event on 15th March 2010 from 12-6pm to explore the role of the arts in dementia care. The event will include presentations and workshops from practitioners working in the field including John Zeisel from the USA who will launch his new book “I’m Still Here”.

Advocacy for Arts in Health, 3rd March

London Arts in Health Forum and Breakthrough have organised an event to offer support to artists and small arts organisations looking to raise their profile and build a better relationship with the media. This event will aim to help with making contact with the media, building relationships with the press and opinion formers and handling negative press coverage.

Breakthrough & LAHF media event

London Arts in Health Forum and Breakthrough are jointly planning an event to offer support to artists and small arts organisations looking to raise their profile and to build a better relationship with the media.

Get Into Reading, The Reading Cure

The Reader Organisation’s Get Into Reading project has more than 170 read-aloud groups across the UK and aims to improve wellbeing, build community and extend individual literacy.

Arts Funding Debate

At 7pm on 1st March the National Campaign for the Arts will present an arts funding debate with the motion “This country can no longer afford to subsidise the arts”. Taking place in London at Kings Place, the debate will be chaired by Joan Bakewell and speakers include Melvyn Bragg, Matthew Elliot, Simon Jenkins and Matthew Taylor.

Arts in Dementia Care

LAHF’s Arts in Dementia Care event on 15th March 2010 from 12-6pm will explore the role of the arts in dementia care.

Theatre of the Oppressed Workshops

Taking place this March are two theatre workshops facilitated by Adrian Jackson, founder of Cardboard Citizens, a theatre company applying Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in homeless hostels, community centres, schools and theatres to engage and inspire the marginalised.

Elderly Care by Design

Taking place at London South Bank University in London on 18th February this one day conference, organised by the International Academy for Design and Health, will present a selection of talks, discussions, exhibitions and workshops to explore the issue of designing environments for independent living.

Attachment and the Arts

On 12th February The British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) will present the one day conference Attachment and the Arts. Taking place in London, the conference will cover subjects such as ‘How the arts can help people to think’ and ‘Developing a dynamic pathway to create artistic identity and social empowerment’.