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 - December 2024 (Mon-Fri 9AM-4PM) (Sat-Sun 11AM-2PM)
Orkney Blide Trust, 54 Victoria St, Kirkwall, KW15 1DN
This is a photography exhibition with work from people who have a lived experience of mental ill health and who want to participate in therapeutic activities such as photography.
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24 August 2024 10:30AM-12:30PM
Klass Studios, Stonehouse, Udston Road, ML9 3FL
Our free Wellness Workshop for ages 16+ is designed to rejuvenate both the body and mind and is suitable for complete beginners. This unique event blends the arts and health, offering a holistic approach to fitness and wellbeing through dance fitness, ballet and yoga.
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1-31 August 2024 6PM
Garden Lobby, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP
Hidden Sanctuary - An exhibition of screenprints created as part of an exciting national arts relay by participants with caring roles in collaboration with Bazooka Arts and Glasgow Print Studio.
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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.
1-31 August 2024 10AM-4PM
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Corsebar Rd, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA2 9PN
An exhibition of creative responses to the lived experiences of women carers (both paid and unpaid) in the region of Renfrewshire. Artists Audrey O'Brien, Karen Herbison, Kayleigh McGuinness and tsBeall responded to the stories they gathered from the carers with artistic works which are now incorporated into a touring exhibition.
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 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.
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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