Art in Healthcare

Transforming Scottish healthcare with art

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….

Poster for Voluntary Health Scotland Conference

We have recently submitted a poster for the Voluntary Health Scotland conference looking at the impact and learning of our Art Therapy Pilot this year….

New blog for creative activities, ideas and inspiration

We are gathering all our online activities into blog posts so they are easier for people to access….

Art Therapy for Men at Redhall Walled Garden

We have recently been successful in receiving funding from Edinburgh University’s Local Community Grants Scheme. We are using this to work with the wonderful SAMH at Redhall Walled Garden and deliver a set of Art Therapy sessions.

We are members of the Green Arts Initiative at Creative Carbon Scotland

This month Art in Healthcare joined the ‘Green Arts Initiative’ by Creative Carbon Scotland. We will demonstrate our commitment to contributing to a greener art sector throughout Scotland, by developing environmental responsibility initiatives in our workplace….

Going back to in person workshops!

Our Room for Art workshops are going back to in person in community venues next week after 18 months….

Trustee vacancy

Art in Healthcare is looking for a trustee with experience with charity finance….

Connecting to Nature

 Mental Heath Awareness Week 10th – 16th May 2021 To mark Mental Health Awareness Week this year we have produced this exhibition…

Art in Healthcare Fundraising Auction

Although we have been unable to present our regular fundraising exhibition for a while, we are pleased to present an online auction of art to raise funds for Art in Healthcare. Image: ‘Sopwith Camel’ by Sara Beevers, one of the lots at the Art in Healthcare Auction…

Positive Places

Monday 21st December 2020 ‘Positive Places’ is our second ROOM FOR ART online exhibition. It’s been an absolute howler of a year…

Room for Art online exhibition

Come and see our second Room for Art online exhibition ‘Positive Places’. …

Living in 2020

Wednesday 16th September 2020 ‘Living in 2020’ is ROOM FOR ART’s first ever online exhibition.  What a year so far; everyone’s life has changed or been affected…