Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization

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Here you can find events such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.

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Healing Arts Scotland at The Festival of Politics

19-23 August 2024

Scottish Parliament, Horse WYND, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

Healing Arts Scotland is teaming up with the Festival of Politics with a series of discussions from leading experts from the worlds of politics, the arts and health on a variety of topics including dementia, mental health and resilience, trauma, ageism and inequality and how engagement in the arts can make a difference to all walks of life.

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11-25 August 11:50AM - 12:50PM

ZOO Playground, High School Yards, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 1LZ

make the Bed is a 60-minute solo show that relies on gesture, physicality, and soundscapes as Ariela brings the audience along with her on an anxiety-filled downward spiral. In showing her own struggle with mental illness, particularly anxiety, Ariela wanted to create a piece in whihc other anxious people could see their own experiences reflected. This piece is part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Elderflowers at Finlay House

August 20 2024 9:30AM

Findlay House, Seafield Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7LN

Hearts&Minds’ Elderflowers are therapeutic clowns who work with people living with dementia to bring joy, offer meaningful connection, and enhance well-being. (Please note this event is not open to the general public)

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The Power of Age-Friendly Communities and the Arts

20 August 2024 10:45AM-12:15PM

Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

Hear about the benefits of this social cohesion and the role of the arts in bridging social divides, building trust, and combatting ageism and inequality.

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Place and Displacement: Reconnecting to the World Through the Arts

20 August 2024 5:30PM-7PM

Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

This panel will discuss how the arts have been used to help reconnect forcibly displaced peoples cope with their new circumstances, process their sense of loss, and begin the journey to imagining a more hopeful future.

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Edinburgh Community Connections at the Portrait

20 August 2024

National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait, 1 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JD

The National Galleries of Scotland and partners invite you to a day of creative workshops, talks and tours.

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In Two Minds

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.

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BATSHIT

2-25 August 2024

10 Cambridge Street, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED

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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Creative Journey with the Elements

20 August 2024

St.Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH7 6AE

The event invites you to discover your creative potential and deepen your connection with the elements and mother nature.

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Healing Arts Scotland Conference

19 & 20 August 2024

The Hub - Edinburgh International Festival, The National Galleries of Scotland, The National Portrait Gallery. Events in-person and online.

The HAS Conference in Edinburgh on the 19th & 20th August will feature UK and international speakers who are leading innovative practice in arts-in health interventions, including four specially curated panels as part of the Festival of Politics at Scottish Parliament.

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