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.
23 August 2024
No17, 17 Boswall Road, Edinburgh, EH5 3RW
Following two all-day drop-in motorbike patch-making workshops delivered at St Columba's Hospice Care, this celebratory evening will bring the project to a close.
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23 August 2024 2PM-3PM
The Hub, St Columba's Hospice, 15 Boswall Road, Edinburgh EH5 3RW
Come and join us for a relaxed, acoustic music session with Astro and Stella and the Katey Warran/Jenny Baxley Lee Duo. All are welcome! To book your place, please contact us at arts@stcolumbashospice.org.uk"
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23 August 2024 2:30PM-3:30PM
Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, EH15 2BA
Come and fly a kite with us as we gather to honour the record-breaking kite flying event by the children of Gaza in 2011. Our family-friendly event open to all is a celebration of the strength and joy they found on that day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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