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RSA 200 | Art for Health
We are delighted to be taking part in RSA 200: Art for Health, a landmark collaboration bringing together art and health organisations across Scotland. Two exhibitions from the Art for Health Scottish Healthcare Collective opened on the 1st of April, with Exhibition One now at Find out more
Projects & Exhibitions
Featured Exhibition
Room for Art ’10 for 10′
Room for Art '10 for 10'24 March - 24 April 2026WHALE ARTS, EdinburghThis exhibition showcases artworks created by participants of the Room for Art workshops, a programme dedicated to supporting health and wellbeing through creativity. Established in 2016, Room for Art turns 10 this year. Find out more
Resources
Get Creative
Art Activities, Creative Ideas and Top Tips from professional visual artists for making 'Room for Art' at home.
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 across Scotland. 'Taking Creative Care', funded by Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, exists to explore Self-Management through the arts, and share simple Find out more
Sketching Out and About
As part of our Taking Art Home project we’ve been travelling around the world via our living rooms and sketchbooks. Here is a small selection of where we’ve been. Grab some drawing materials and paper / sketchbook and come along! Please don’t worry if you Find out more
Art for Relaxation
Art for Relaxation: five creative activities to help calm a busy mind Creativity can be a really powerful tool to help us through challenging times. Making ‘room for art’ and engaging in creative activities can have a positive impact on our overall health and wellbeing; Find out more
The Great Outdoors
Getting Creative in the Great Outdoors: top tips for making art outside The benefits of spending time outdoors and connecting with nature can be hugely beneficial to our mental and physical wellbeing - no matter what the weather! Maybe you enjoy tending to your garden, Find out more
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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 vast art collection, enabling us to undertake a programme of maintenance and conservation of artworks currently in our art store. We are delighted Find out more
Caring for the collection | Blog 11: ‘The Big Man and the Flattened Female’, Sam Ainsley
Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland, Caring for the Collection is a project that will focus on Art in Healthcare’s vast art collection, enabling us to undertake a programme of maintenance and conservation of artworks currently in our art store. We are delighted Find out more
Mapping our Archive | Blog 1
Laura Sutherland has been awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council [AHRC] Scholarship to undertake a doctoral research programme exploring the social and historical geographies of The Art in Healthcare Collection. This scholarship is managed by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities [SGSAH] Find out more
Caring for the collection | Blog 10: ‘High Tide’, Margot Sandeman
Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland, Caring for the Collection is a project that will focus on Art in Healthcare’s vast art collection, enabling us to undertake a programme of maintenance and conservation of artworks currently in our art store. We are delighted Find out more
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