What's On

Here you can find events that took place such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.

Before and after Healing Arts

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Soul Paint Birmingham: Where are You Feeling?

11:00-16:30, 24 June 2026

BOM, 12 Dudley Street, Southside, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4EA

Journey into a uniquely interactive virtual reality experience that asks the question, Where are you feeling? Soul Paint is an immersive world that blends art and science to inspire personal introspection and universal connection. The experience has been co-created with behavioral scientists, patients and health care researchers.

Ampe Alive

10:00-12:00, 24 June 2026

Soho House Museum, Soho Avenue, Birmingham, West Birmingham, B18 5LB

Ampe Alive is a participatory creative health activity that draws on a traditional African recreational practice, to deliver a general wellbeing experience through movement, rhythm, and cultural expression.

Soul Paint: Where are You Feeling? Artist Talk

17:30-19:00, 24 June 2026

BOM, 12 Dudley Street, Southside, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4EA

Sarah Ticho will be discussing the research and creative development behind Soul Paint and the wider role of immersive technologies in enhancing health and wellbeing.

Story exchange: a new approach to fostering empathy

10:00-12:00, 24 June 2026

Room WF19, Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT

A chance for students, patients and medical professionals to take part in an empathy-building exercise known as the ‘story exchange’. Devised by the global empathy-building charity Narrative 4, the ‘story exchange’ methodology breaks down barriers by inviting diverse participants to step into one another’s shoes.

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