Workshops and seminars

The seminar will consist of a presentation of findings from an ESRC funded ‘New Dynamics of Ageing’ research project, followed by a discussion of ways to develop opportunities for active music making for older people in local communities.

This seminar will be of particular interest to policymakers, Music Services, Music Education Hub lead organisations and anyone involved in making music in local communities.

22 February, 10 am – 12 pm, at the Institute of Education, University of London.

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 Artist in the Archive is a short programme of free workshops to meet the growing interest in collaborating with film, TV and sound collections, particularly those held by the BFI and the BBC.

A BFI project in association with Archives for Creativity and supported by Arts Council London, the workshops will be held in early 2012. Speakers will be drawn from the BBC, BFI, LUX, Smoking Dogs, People Like Us and Archives for Creativity.

Each workshop will include:

  * understanding moving image and sound archives

Clod Ensemble’s Performing Medicine - The Anatomy Season offers a range of workshops designed to explore anatomy and the body through movement, voice and anatomical study. Workshop sessions range from 2 hours to entire weekends.

Events include:

Anatomy Through Movement: Anatomical Waves
Cathy Ryan
Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London SE1 0LN
22 November • 7 - 9pm • £12 / £10 concs
Get to know your own body in this dynamic moving meditation inspired by Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Rhythms movement practice.

Demonstration workshop for Iniva's latest set of Emotional Learning Cards.  Iniva and A Space have published a second set of Emotional Learning Cards, Who are you? Where are you going?, following the success of the What do you feel? cards, praised by teachers, parents and art therapists.

This second set is a resource to stimulate creative exploration of personal and cultural transitions in order to give a deeper self-understanding and direction. The cards can be used in individual or group therapy work, in a school or college, galleries or museums and at home.

According to the National Audit Office, violence and aggression towards frontline hospital staff is estimated to cost the NHS at least £69 million a year in staff absence, loss of productivity and additional security.

The Design Council is running a series of free webinars to explore how designers and design research can help reduce violence and aggression in A&E.

For more information and to register to take part:

A one-day workshop exploring the benefits of using creative activities with young offenders, both within the community and the secure estate. Developed in partnership with SOFT TOUCH this course will examine practical issues, such as those encountered in secure units and personal issues, such as motivation and the development of the young people. The course will use a mixture of training techniques to help educate and inform.

Special Offer Rate of £75 per person for bookings made before 16 December 2011

An intensive workshop designed for arts therapists and arts and health professionals who need to develop practical skills in monitoring and evaluation procedures appropriate to individual workplaces.

Led by Fiona Hamiliton and Nigel Gibbons for the Orchard Foundation.

An opportunity to enjoy the countryside, and take part in creative writing in peaceful surroundings. Also suitable for professionals seeking to develop reflective practice and ways of working with others.

w: www.orchardfoundation.co.uk

This seminar will discuss how commissioners and clinicians can engage with self-management with a worked example from Oxfordshire PCT, which has pioneered a different model of long-term condition service provision in partnership with the Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company (EPP CIC).