Opportunity: Freelance Curator [P/T]

Art in Healthcare is a value-led charity that is run by a small staff team and a Board of Directors. We are looking for a freelance Curator to work with us during the first half of 2022, in order to deliver some specific pieces of work….

Happy Holidays

Art in Healthcare is now closed for the festive season. We will return on the 10th of January 2022. The team send their thanks and good wishes for the festive season to all participants, volunteers and supporters….

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 …

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….

Seasonal Print 2021

Limited Edition Seasonal Print 2021 by Martha Cole…

Volunteer Event Assistant

We are looking for a Volunteer Event Assistant to work with the Art in Healthcare team between December 2021 and April 2022. We are looking for someone to help us deliver a reception and a multi-site exhibition. If you are interested in developing skills within events and/or the arts, this would provide a great first step….

Evaluation Support Scotland Case Study

We recently took part in a programme run by Evaluation Support Scotland with other projects affected by the Covid19 crisis to evaluate and learn about our response to the crisis….

WORK WITH US

We are looking for ‘Room for Art’ Workshop Volunteers Room for Art is a social prescribing project run by Art in Healthcare. Based in Edinburgh, we provide visual arts on a weekly basis to adults in at least seven areas of the city, with the aim of improving people’s health and wellbeing….

Poster for Voluntary Health Scotland Conference

We have recently submitted a poster for the Voluntary Health Scotland conference looking at the impact and learning of our Art Therapy Pilot this year….

New blog for creative activities, ideas and inspiration

We are gathering all our online activities into blog posts so they are easier for people to access….

Art Therapy for Men at Redhall Walled Garden

We have recently been successful in receiving funding from Edinburgh University’s Local Community Grants Scheme. We are using this to work with the wonderful SAMH at Redhall Walled Garden and deliver a set of Art Therapy sessions.