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Artist's report: Hillside View care home Paisley

Read artist Jen Bradley's report on the programme of Art in Healthcare art workshops she led for residents at the Hillside View care home in Paisley, sponsored by BTO Solicitors LLP.

DATE POSTED: 7th of May 2019

Art in Healthcare's Strategic Plan

Working with Board, the Art in Healthcare team developed a Strategic Plan in 2018 which has guided recent work and future planning. The full Plan is available on request. Please contact admin@artinhealthcare.org.uk to request your copy.

DATE POSTED: 29th of April 2019

A Material World: making good use of the art materials provided by GreatArt Supplies

We talk to art workshop participants and artists leading the workshops about how they use art materials and what being able to access a wide range of art materials means for their work.

DATE POSTED: 14th of March 2019

Why make room for art; using art works to stimulate discussion

We have been exploring some different evaluation techniques through our project ROOM FOR ART and using art works to stimulate discussion about personal experience has worked particularly well…..

DATE POSTED: 23rd of July 2018

Viewer responses: a dementia friendly tour of the recent Art in Healthcare exhibition

Art in Healthcare worked with two dementia friendly groups in Midlothian providing a series of art workshops over 16 weeks. One of the groups visited the recent Art in Healthcare exhibition - how did they respond to the art on display and what can that teach us?

DATE POSTED: 25th of June 2018

What are cultural needs and how do they relate to health and care needs?

It may be useful to understand the strategic importance of culture for Scotland by considering the concept of cultural needs. This submission argues that every individual has cultural needs and that these needs can be satisfied in a range of ways including engagement with the arts.

DATE POSTED: 21st of December 2017

Making Room for Art

Our Outreach Manager Iona McCann tells us more about our Big Lottery Funded project ROOM FOR ART which is a series of visual arts workshops delivered throughout Edinburgh using a social prescribing approach.

DATE POSTED: 13th of December 2017

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