Art in Healthcare

Transforming Scottish healthcare with art

Healing Arts Scotland Festival 2024

In June this year our Room for Art groups were invited to take part in the Healing Arts Scotland Art Relay run…

Workshop- Redhall Walled Garden

A truly lovely day yesterday with our Room for Art groups at SAMH’s Redhall Walled Garden – a very special place. Art and nature…

Art Collection Survey

There are over 1,500 artworks in our collection, consisting of modern and contemporary pieces dating from the 1930s to the present day….

Creativity and Wellbeing Week

Today we are celebrating this year’s Creativity and Wellbeing Week theme of ‘Critical Hope’, through highlighting participant stories shared as part of…

Caring for the collection | Blog 14: ‘Studio Table’, Gordon Cameron

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland, Caring for the Collection is a project that will focus on Art in Healthcare’s…

Caring for the collection | Blog 13: ‘Mirage’, Ade Adesina

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland, Caring for the Collection is a project that will focus on Art in Healthcare’s…

Spring Newsletter 2026

Dear All, We hope that you are well and are enjoying the brighter days! Thank you to everyone who supported our Big…

Thank you to our Edinburgh Marathon Festival Runners!

Thank you to Iris, Isabel and Sophie who are all running the Edinburgh Half Marathon at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival this month…

Room for Art ‘Taster Day’

Over the Room For Art Easter Break, our North Edinburgh Arts group held a successful ‘Taster Day’ in which people new to the programme got to try out…

Creativity in Caregiving

Created by artist Juliana Capes, Creativity in Caregiving is a short series exploring how simple creative activities can support everyday moments of…

Ravi

Ravi is running the Scottish Half Marathon on the 16th of August in support of Art in Healthcare….

Sophie & Isabel

Sophie and Isabel who ran the Edinburgh Half Marathon on the 24th of May in support of Art in Healthcare….

Taking Creative Care Exercises

The following activities are shared from an evolving set of resources co-designed with artists, therapists, and people living with long term conditions…

Caring for the collection | Blog 12: ‘At A Window’, David Michie

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland, Caring for the Collection is a project that will focus on Art in Healthcare’s…