Referring back – the challenges of accessing support for participants in crisis
During our work on Room for Art, we have identified a lack of access to support and referral routes when participants need help and are in crisis. Sadly, this situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic……
Make Room For Art Online Exhibition 2022
Artworks from our Room For Art outreach programme showing alongside works from our Collection of contemporary Scottish Art. Part of The Scottish Mental Health Art Festival 22 The festival runs from 4th – 24th of May…
Room for Art Doodle and Colour Book – FREE DOWNLOAD
Use this book to colour in, add pattern and doodle around. Hopefully you will find it relaxing, calming and fun and if you’ve not done any art for a long time…this is a good place to start….
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2022
The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 4-24th May 2022 iWe will be hosting an online exhibition of artworks from the Room for Art workshops alongside selected works from our collection of contemporary Scottish Art. The exhibition will be on our website and will run for the duration of the Art Festival in May 22….
Room for Art Easter break
It’s our last week of Room for Art workshops in Edinburgh then we are taking an extended break for Easter for the whole of April….
How does art help health and wellbeing?
Some of our artists and participants tell us about how taking part in art workshops can contribute to improving health and wellbeing…
Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament December 2021
Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament December 2021 Showcasing current projects and marking 30 years since Art in Healthcare was founded in 1991 …
Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament December 2021
In order to showcase current projects and to mark 30 years since Art in Healthcare was founded in 1991 we had an exhibition at the Scottish Parliament from 7th – 9th of December 2021. This showcase raised awareness of our work within community and healthcare settings with MSPs and policy makers….
Great Edinburgh Map Project
The Great Edinburgh Map Project 2021 from ‘Room for Art’ The Edinburgh map project was designed as part of our Room for Art programme to run over the summer 2021 when we took a 6 week break from our online visual art workshops. It was a way to encourage people to continue to be creative at home through a very difficult time and to keep us connected with them….
New blog for Carers Rights Day
Today is #carersRightsDay. It is more important than ever that carers are aware of their rights and the support they can access….
Carers Rights Day 2021
It is so important that Carers get that chance to take a break from time to time and we’ve been reflecting on the role can art play in providing support. Here is some of our learning….