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.
A 70 page catalogue was published which celebrated the outcomes of the Arts Commissioning Programme at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (1997-2001) and includes further information and commentary on the project with full colour illustrations of many of the hospital interiors and artworks.
The Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit (SLTRU) at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol is inviting expressions of interest from an early years arts worker/creative practitioner(s) to support the delivery of a work package within the Child Talk – What Works research programme.
Superact is a Community Interest Company based at Somerset College. Superact uses the creative process to improve the health and wellbeing of communities and in doing so maximises the life chances of individuals as well as working internationally, leading projects throughout Europe.
Aune Head Arts is seeking six experienced older artists to make new work for art radio, starting April/May 2012. Proposals are welcomed from experienced artists who are over 65 and who would like the opportunity to relate their work to radio in a new context. This might be by directly creating a new piece of work specifically for radio, or finding a way to relate their current practice to radio, for example, through a series of recorded dialogues or narratives about a piece of work.
A one day event bringing together commissioners, voluntary and community sector organisations, arts and cultural organisations and academics to understand and engage with commissioning and to stimulate opportunities for working together.
This will be a day that aims to inform and inspire, providing the opportunity for networking, debate and the exploration of new ideas around the key themes of engagement with commissioners, working together and measuring impact.
The evaluation of the Art Lift project by the University of Gloucestershire is now available. Art Lift is a primary care based art intervention where health professionals refer patients for a ten week art programme, usually delivered in a primary care setting.
Arts & Health South West has announced the launch of the Arts & Health South West Awards sponsored by the Fine Family Foundation, designed to celebrate inspirational arts and health work in the South West.
Artshine is an arts on referral service for Inner City & East Bristol GPs, delivered by Bristol Public Health in partnership with Bristol City Council.
It promotes wellbeing, positive mental health and social inclusion through engagement with arts and creative practice. Project Manager, Louisa Newman, will present an overview of the service including findings from the project’s first year evaluation.
The London Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2012 will take place from June 13-20 this summer and promises to be a great showcase for the huge variety of arts and health activity in the capital.
