Events archive
Voluntary Arts Week - 12 to 20 May
From 12 – 20 May, Voluntary Arts Week will celebrate the wide range of amateur arts and craft activity taking place across the UK and Republic of Ireland - and encourage more people to join in.
Healthy Mums, Nutrition and Fitness Programme for Parents, Scarabeus Theatre – 14 May to 11 July
An exercise and nutrition programme aiming to teach parents how to cook and eat well on a budget and how to enjoy exercise, have fun and relax. Creche provided.
For more information, see flyer attached or contact Diana Saline at Archway Children’s Centre on 020 7527 4827
Epidemic - A new musical from Old Vic New Voices – 20-27 May
A new musical by Suzy Davies and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm for a 100-strong company of actors, vocalists and dancers selected through open auditions.
Paintings in Hospitals Fundraising Auction – 28 May
Paintings in Hospitals has announced that its annual fundraising art auction will take place at Bonhams, Knightsbridge on Monday 28 May 2012, 6.30 - 8.00pm.
Among the artists who have lent their support this year are Ian Davenport, Maggi Hambling, Alexis Harding, Jonathan Huxley, Jarik Jongman, HaYoung Kim, Ben Rivers, Simon Roberts, Tim Shaw, Jonathan Trayte and Mary Webb.
ArtvsRehab Focus Groups – deadline 23 May
ArtvsRehab is a series of focus groups on key themes affecting the relationship between art and rehabilitation which aims to stimulate knowledge exchange between artists, practitioners, therapists, academics, service users, service providers, funders and commissioners.
Treasuring Tooting – 12 May
A dawn to dusk walk through Tooting celebrating the many places and things that contribute to happiness. Following on from the Tooting Earth Talk Walk in 2009, the walk will visit favourite 12 different places across Tooting at each of which an aspect of our happiness and wellbeing will be experienced and celebrated.
CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle: May Day Walk – 19 May
A free guided cultural walk around Southwark, promoting mental health and physical wellbeing, using art, humour and history and de-stigmatising mental distress. This walk will explore the history of May Day traditions and stories in the area and celebrates the return of spring.
Taking part is free for everyone, but voluntary donations will be much appreciated.
South London Women Artists, Snap!, Bankside Gallery - 2 to 7 May
A second exhibition of members' work together with archived Women Artists’ Diaries lent by The Women’s Art Library collection at Goldsmiths University of London.
The exhibition catalogue is a SLWA diary for the academic year 2012/13 (£10) and this will join the collection in The Women’s Art Library after the show.
Curated by Althea Greenan, Dr Lara Perry and Sarah Sparkes.
Rainbow Trust One Day Conference - Families First – 17 May
A one day conference for practitioners working with and/or interested in families and palliative care issues. Topics covered will offer opportunities to think about current practice and solutions to best support families who have a child with a life threatening or life shortening condition.
Re-launch of ThinkArts – 22 May
Thinkarts was formed in 2004 under the auspices of North East London NHS Foundation Trust, to provide arts-related events, projects and vocational opportunities for people who have experienced mental ill health.
William Utermohlen (1933-2007) Retrospective, GV Art – 20 April to 26 May
In 1995, William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Pitching it right—Music Therapy event – 11 May
Comprehensive integrated music therapy services for children and their carers. All professionals interested in developing their practice are invited to attend this CPD event.
LVSC Social Impact Event – 16 May
LVSC is working with the Social Impact Analysts Association to host a free evening networking event to help voluntary and community sector organisations who want to know more about how to improve the way they measure social impacts.
Medicine, Health and the Arts in Post-War Britain, Exeter – 1 & 25 May
Medicine, Health and the Arts in Post-War Britain is a series of Wellcome Trust-funded interdisciplinary seminars exploring the post-war relationship between medicine, health and four artforms: art, music, literature and drama.
Music Network Seminar, The Wealth of Music & Health, Dublin – 23 May
This day long seminar in music and health will explore the wealth of approaches, experiences and practices of musicians working in healthcare contexts in Ireland and to seek to establish a place within that environment for the expertise accumulated through the Music in Healthcare Settings: Training Trainers Programme (www.music-in-healthcare.eu/
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