This programme is for organisations who commission creative practitioners in the field of arts and health and collaborate with them. This could include government and nonprofit organisations that deliver community arts programmes (such as social prescribing schemes) as well as…
Around 320 organisations working in the field of arts and mental health in the UK are listed in this directory, which was compiled as part of the Baring Foundations' research for their Arts and Mental Health financing programme. Organisations are…
The Imaginary Patient: How Diagnosis Gets Us Wrong A diagnosis is supposed to give us certainty, our first step on the road to recovery. But what if your diagnosis is inflected by a doctor's bias, swayed by Big Pharma, or…
By Robyn Dowlen, Centre for Cultural Value Karen Gray Summary In recent years there has been growing interest in the role that cultural participation can play in older people's wellbeing and sense of connection to other people. This interest has…
This free exhibition at the Wellcome collection opens today until 29th August 2022. "‘Rooted Beings’ invites you to embark on a meditative reflection on the world of plants and fungi. The exhibition considers what we might learn from plant behaviour,…
In this webinar we looked at babies, children and young people social prescribing, exploring how an approach of finding what matters to each individual person works for all ages. Social prescribing works for everyone, yet can be considered to be…
We wanted to show a quick overview of what we've been up to this year, and also thank our funders: Arts Council England, the GLA and Catalyst (The National Lottery Community Fund). We are also incredibly grateful to the Culture Health…
Jamila Prowse surveys how artists, writers and critics become their own unofficial biographers when grappling with illness and misdiagnosis On the day I was meant to write this piece, I had an unexpected phone consultation with Personal Independence Payment, the…
We’re producing our next series of Reflecting Value – our popular podcast that asks the big questions relating to cultural value in a reflective space. Hosted by Dr Robyn Dowlen, Reflecting Value shares the successes and challenges of communicating cultural value, bringing…
What I Learnt From My Grandmother is a community arts & heritage programme run by High Stile Projects in partnership with Great Dunmow Museum, Dunmow Library, local schools, Great Easton Sewing Bees and some wonderful artists. We are offering 2…
