Art in Healthcare

Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament December 2021
Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament December 2021 Showcasing current projects and marking 30 years since Art in Healthcare was founded in 1991 …

Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament December 2021
In order to showcase current projects and to mark 30 years since Art in Healthcare was founded in 1991 we had an exhibition at the Scottish Parliament from 7th – 9th of December 2021. This showcase raised awareness of our work within community and healthcare settings with MSPs and policy makers….

Room for Art – Great Edinburgh Map Project 2021
The Edinburgh map project was conceived to run over the summer, as we took a 6 week break from our online visual art workshops. It was a way to encourage people to continue to…

Great Edinburgh Map Project
The Great Edinburgh Map Project 2021 from ‘Room for Art’ The Edinburgh map project was designed as part of our Room for Art programme to run over the summer 2021 when we took a 6 week break from our online visual art workshops. It was a way to encourage people to continue to be creative at home through a very difficult time and to keep us connected with them….

New blog for Carers Rights Day
Today is #carersRightsDay. It is more important than ever that carers are aware of their rights and the support they can access….

Carers Rights Day 2021
It is so important that Carers get that chance to take a break from time to time and we’ve been reflecting on the role can art play in providing support. Here is some of our learning….

Call out – Designer – Website and Communications
We are looking for a designer to work with us to review and refresh how we look, communicate and tell our story….


Volunteer Event Assistant
We are looking for a Volunteer Event Assistant to work with the Art in Healthcare team between December 2021 and April 2022. We are looking for someone to help us deliver a reception and a multi-site exhibition. If you are interested in developing skills within events and/or the arts, this would provide a great first step….

Evaluation Support Scotland Case Study
We recently took part in a programme run by Evaluation Support Scotland with other projects affected by the Covid19 crisis to evaluate and learn about our response to the crisis….

WORK WITH US
We are looking for ‘Room for Art’ Workshop Volunteers Room for Art is a social prescribing project run by Art in Healthcare. Based in Edinburgh, we provide visual arts on a weekly basis to adults in at least seven areas of the city, with the aim of improving people’s health and wellbeing….

Art and Minds – Taking Room for Art a step further
This blog looks at what we’ve learnt and what the impacts have been of our Art Therapy Pilot that we’ve undertaken this year to support participants that are part of Room for Art….