Events

On 26^th November at 6pm, LAHF will be examining the ‘Hand Built' project, an arts and regeneration project which has been taking place in Camden.

LAHF has come together with Wellnet, Well London's network, to present Creative Ways to Wellbeing, an event for those delivering arts for wellbeing projects to London communities. The event will take place at Sadler's Wells on 16^th November, 12.30-4pm. Speakers will include Moira Sinclair, Director of Arts Council England, discussing Well London projects already taking place and what the future holds for community arts and wellbeing in London and Colette Hiller, Creative Director of Sing London who will be uniting us all in a song as she presents the recent success of her Sing London project. Adrian Renton will also be looking at issues in evaluating the impact of the arts. A lunch will be provided on arrival and there will be plenty of opportunity to mingle.

LAHF's next event is a seminar for senior arts managers and health professionals working in integrated partnership practice.

‘Thinking About Looking' is a partnership programme between Learning at Tate Modern and East London NHS Foundation Trust which has involved Tate Modern hosting team days for groups of NHS staff, carers, and service user representatives to explore the role of the art gallery as a learning resource. Participants have had the opportunity to look together at art works and learn how to use them as a starting point for reflective discussion, understanding and further exploration.

Aimed at a wide community of artists, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the area of Applied Arts and Health the three day conference takes place from the 8^th to the 10^th September at The University of Northampton. The event builds on the 2007 conference hosted by Northampton University and a few final delegate places are available.

For further information e: Karen.haines@northampton.ac.uk;.

w: www.northampton.ac.uk/artsandhealth .

LAHF is planning an event looking at the role culture can play in developing health spaces. If you would like to contribute to this event or would like to register interest, e: Damian@lahf.org.uk

Please note - this event has been postponed from June 23^rd.

LAHF's next event is a performance and post-show discussion of For the Best, a new performance piece at the Unicorn Theatre looking at the lives of young people experiencing kidney dialysis.

The piece has been created by theatre-maker Mark Storor working in collaboration with children from the Dialysis Unit of The Evelina Children's Hospital School, their parents, primary school children, artists and performers.

The show is running throughout June at the Unicorn Theatre and the LAHF event will take place on June 11^th at 7pm. LAHF has reserved some tickets for this performance and these are available by contacting the Unicorn box office (020 7645 0560 or www.unicorntheatre.com) and quoting "LAHF event". Tickets cost £10 each and include the post-show discussion with Mark Storor, producer Anna Ledgard and adviser Polly Moseley.

On Friday May 1st, LAHF is hosting an event to look at the work of Joy of Sound. Joy Of Sound is a Vauxhall based organisation which aims to provide opportunities for people to participate in making music. Last year, Joy of Sound won a London Health Commission Award for its work over the last 7 years.

The LAHF event will kick off Joy of Sound’s celebrations of its new Charitable status and will include a showcase of Joy of Sound’s work as well as a discussion about the impact that music making can have on health and wellbeing.

The next LAHF event will examine the issues involved in using the arts as a tool for community development and improving public health. The event will feature the work of All Change, an arts organisation currently working with young people in the Canonbury area on a creative arts programme as part of the Be Creative Be Well programme.

The project, which has utilised photography, creative writing and filmmaking, has worked with young people and local youth workers to create art work to share with their local community. The event will look at this project and also explore some of the wider issues involved in instrumental arts activities. It will also include an update on developments in the Be Creative Be Well programme.

The event will take place from 1.30pm – 3.30pm at Arts Council England’s office in Farringdon on March 25th.

Attendance at the event is free for members, to register to attend this event, e: Damian@lahf.org.uk

The next LAHF event will offer a chance to find out more about the work LAHF will be undertaking in an attempt to bring together arts in health practice nationally. The event will take place from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday 25th February at the Menier Gallery in Southwark Street, SE1.

The afternoon will be a good opportunity to let us know your thoughts and priorities for this work. All members are welcome to attend, for more details
e: Damian@lahf.org.uk

The Bethlem Gallery itself is currently hosting an exhibition showcasing artwork completed during a residency at The Department of Psychiatry at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. Artists Aidan Moesby and Douglas Hunter, ran an 8 month participatory workshop in 2008 with residents on the Regional Affective Disorders Unit and Eating Disorders Unit on site.

w: www.bethlemgallery.com