Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Here you can find events such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.
19-23 August 2024
NHS Centre for Integrative Care, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G12 0YN
Various creative activities will be offered for people to participate in which will help enhance their appreciation of the environment, create a sense of warmth and community and enable self expression for people attending the service who are living with long term health conditions.
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23 August - 7 September 2024 1PM-2PM
An Lanntair, Kenneth St, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2DS
Join us for the opening of a exhibition of artwork made by participants in online Creative Connections workshops. The exhibition, which will be held on An Lanntair's mezzanine walkway, includes artwork from courses including Walk Forage Print; Looking Outwards; and Prayer Flags.
23 August 2024 10AM-12PM
Join artist Joe Mahony to learn simple Coptic book binding skills and make your own sketchbook / journal.
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23 and 30 August 2024 5:00PM-6:30PM
The Meadows (by the Pavillion Cafe), Melville Drive, Edinburgh, EH9 1JZ
Connect to your inner wild, through yoga, Mixed Movement and creative play. You will be led on a journey, exploring embodied practices of connection; movement, breath, sound and creative nature play. This event is for all bodies.
1-31 August 2024, Wednesdays - Saturdays 11AM-5PM
Project Ability, 1st Floor, Trongate 103, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 5HD
Arts Relay is an exhibition of inspiring artworks by Project Ability, Glasgow Print Studio and Bazooka Arts. The exhibition will consist of thoughtful artworks and sharing personal responses created through the relay process. A reception will be held on August 1st from 6-8pm, all welcome.
2-24 August 2024 5:30PM-6:30PM
Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh , EH1 2JU
Directed by Eoin McKenzie in collaboration with Robbie Synge and young performer Alfie, this is a funny and tender new contemporary dance performance for audiences aged 8+ that considers familiar and unexpected ideas about masculinity and friendship.
16 August 2024 10:30AM
5 Rosemount Court, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1QW
A beginners dance class for adults of all ages. Running weekly in Bathgate, this dance class draws on traditional moves from ballet, Latin, tap, world, jazz and contemporary dance to create a class which is uplifting for both body and mind.
23 August 2024 10:45AM - 12:15PM
Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh EH99 1SP
What is the potential of the arts to relieve stress, build resilience, support identity and empowerment, and develop vital social connections among young people. How and who is using music, dance, visual art, drama, and creative expression to better incorporate the art forms into health and healing for young people experiencing mental health issues?
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10-25 August 2024 18:15-19:15PM
Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH3 9EF
In spring 2024, we called for people from Edinburgh to submit stories about the former Royal Infirmary, to capture and honour the experiences and memories that people connect with the building’s previous life. Join us as we bring together local people from across Edinburgh alongside special author guests to perform their work and commemorate the building’s rich history.
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1-25 August 2024
10 Cambridge Street, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED
Explored through the dynamic of a mother-daughter relationship, In Two Minds is deeply personal, inventive, funny and life-affirming.
2-25 August 2024
BATSHIT draws on personal stories, pop psychology and Prozac-laden humour to explore the myths, fantasies and fears that keep us compliant, and the systems that let us down.
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23 August 2024 10AM-12:30PM
Dalfaber Industrial Estate, Aviemore, Highland, PH22 1ST
Join an outdoor storytelling walk with wild foraged tea, 'restorying' the land and restoring ourselves through connection to places and each other. The stories may be folktales, lore of plants, trees and nature, as well as highlighting injustice within the landscape to help healing in its broadest sense. Suitable for all ages.