Art in Healthcare

Art in Healthcare Exhibition 7-16 June Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 10.30am – 5.30pm daily
Discover more about the Art in Healthcare collection of art and its mission to humanise and transform medical and care environments across Scotland. Patrons Barbara Rae and Victoria Crowe exhibit alongside some of the many artists who support the work of the Scottish charity Art in Healthcare at this exhibition….

Artist’s report: Hillside View care home Paisley
Read artist Jen Bradley’s report on the programme of Art in Healthcare art workshops she led for residents at the Hillside View care home in Paisley, sponsored by BTO Solicitors LLP….

Art in Healthcare’s Strategic Plan
Working with Board, the Art in Healthcare team developed a Strategic Plan in 2018 which has guided recent work and future planning. The full Plan is available on request. Please contact admin@artinhealthcare.org.uk to request your copy….

Twitter Art Exhibit 2019
TAE19 is fundraising for Art in Healthcare – affordable postcard sized art by artists from all over the world are on sale from our online shop, just click on the ‘buy’ tab on our website….

A Material World: making good use of the art materials provided by GreatArt Supplies
We talk to art workshop participants and artists leading the workshops about how they use art materials and what being able to access a wide range of art materials means for their work….

GreatArt supplies supports Art in Healthcare
GreatArt supplies is providing Art in Healthcare with a fantastic range of art materials for use in our art workshops….

Temporary exhibition installed at New Victoria Hospital in Glasgow
We are delighted to be working in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to present a selection of works of art from our collection at a temporary exhibition at the New Victoria Hospital in Glasgow….

BTO staff prepare to volunteer to support dementia friendly art workshops
BTO Solicitors LLP are sponsoring Art in Healthcare to develop a programme of work to support people affected by dementia. Having sponsored a display of art from our collection at a care home in Paisley, the company is now supporting a series of art workshops for the care home residents. BTO staff will support the workshops as volunteers….

Improve patient experience: transform your hospital with art
Works of from the extensive and prestigious Art in Healthcare collection are available to rent in all healthcare settings in Scotland. We are particularly keen to extend our reach and see the work located in more acute and community hospitals. We have a new flyer describing what we do. Get in touch if you would like some copies of the flyer or want to know more admin@artinhealthcare.org.uk…

Why make room for art; using art works to stimulate discussion
We have been exploring some different evaluation techniques through our project ROOM FOR ART and using art works to stimulate discussion about personal experience has worked particularly well……..

Viewer responses: a dementia friendly tour of the recent Art in Healthcare exhibition
Art in Healthcare worked with two dementia friendly groups in Midlothian providing a series of art workshops over 16 weeks. One of the groups visited the recent Art in Healthcare exhibition – how did they respond to the art on display and what can that teach us?…

Great Art sponsors Art in Healthcare workshops
Great Art are supporting the work of Art in Healthcare by providing a wide range of fantastic quality art materials for use by participants in our art workshops….