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

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Healing Arts Scotland Impact Evening

21 January 2025

The Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

The evening highlights key insights and recommendations from the Healing Arts Scotland 2024 impact report and evaluation findings.

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Celebration closing event - Jacket for a Journey

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 brought the project to a close.

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A patch-making arts workshop - Jacket for a Journey

19 August 2024, 11AM - 6PM

No17, 17 Boswall Road, EH5 3RWm, Edinburgh

Two all-day drop-in motorbike patch-making workshops were delivered at St Columba’s, followed by a celebratory evening that brought the project to a close. Participants were invited to collaborate in the gradual decoration of vintage leather jackets.

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Curious Seed, A Field Happening...NOW

22 August 2024 10AM-6PM

Holyrood Park, Queen's Dr, Edinburgh EH8 8HG (by the hedge near Holyrood Palace wall)

An invitation was extended to gather with one another in nature for a durational dance vigil in solidarity with those facing oppression, apartheid, genocide, and state violence across the world. Over 8 hours, dancers took the place of the candle that stayed lit during the vigil.

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Live Country, Folk and Americana at St Columba's Hospice

23 August 2024 2PM-3PM

The Hub, St Columba's Hospice, 15 Boswall Road, Edinburgh EH5 3RW

People came and joined us for a relaxed, acoustic music session with Astro and Stella and the Katey Warran/Jenny Baxley Lee Duo.

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Kites in Solidarity

23 August 2024 2:30PM-3:30PM

Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, EH15 2BA

People came and flew a kite with us as we gathered to honour the record-breaking kite flying event by the children of Gaza in 2011. Our family-friendly event, open to all, was a celebration of the strength and joy they found on that day.

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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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Sound and Light Healing Journey

August 19 2024 7:30PM-8:45PM

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny St, Edinburgh , EH6 8RG

Join us for an enchanting evening under the Full Moon in Aquarius as we immerse ourselves in a soothing and rejuvenating light and sound journey. This experience is designed to engage the subconscious mind, promote mindfulness, and connect with the community.

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Wild and Free

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.

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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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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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