Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization
Healing Arts
Here you can find events that took place such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.
Wednesday 24th June 2026
B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall, Centenary Square. Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA United Kingdom
Guests enjoyed free live music at B:Music's B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall. As part of the popular Live @ B:Eats lunchtime concert series, this performance was part of a takeover by the Healing Arts Festival.
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Monday 22nd June 2026
Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Broad Street. Birmingham, B1 2EA
Birmingham is long regarded as the home of Heavy Metal, and this closed-door roundtable explored the intersection of heavy metal and mental health.
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Arts Council England Offices, Birmingham (B1 2LH)
This roundtable brought together leaders from government, philanthropy, culture, healthcare and social investment to explore the future funding landscape for arts and health. Participants considered current opportunities and challenges, identified investment gaps, and discussed what was needed to unlock greater support for the sector.
The session launched UK Arts & Health: The Time is Now, a new policy brief developed following the APPG on Creative Health Parliamentary Roundtable, highlighting key recommendations and opportunities for action.
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Victoria Hume, Executive Director of the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance, introduced the Creative Health Quality Framework, a ground-breaking tool that clearly articulates what "good" looks like for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people's health and wellbeing, and showcased how it's being used so far.
Thursday 25th June 2026
Free live music was performed by Kris Halpin at B:Music's B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall. As part of the popular Live @ B:Eats lunchtime concert series, this performance by award-winning artist Kris Halpin marked the final day of a Healing Arts Festival takeover.
B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall, Centenary Square. Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA
Renowned singer Joanna Eden brought free live lunchtime music to B:Music's B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall. As part of their popular Live @ B:Eats series, this performance marked part of a special Healing Arts Festival takeover.
Go-Women! Alliance CIC, 1, St Saviours Road. Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 1HN
Go-Women! Alliance CIC hosted an afternoon of care, connection and creativity as guests stitched to celebrate their loved ones.
Monday 22nd - Friday 26th June 2026
CircusMASH, All Saints Centre,, 2 Vicarage Rd, Kings Heath. Birmingham, West Midlands, B147RA
This hands-on workshop used juggling to explore how people learn, how they get stuck and what happens when they get out of their own way. Most people walked into the room believing they couldn't juggle. Most people walked out having started the process. The gap between what they thought they could do and what they actually could is where the real work happened.
The Zawiya Trust, 19 Jenkins Street Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 0QU
Zawiya Trust explored meditative practices and bring traditional Islamic approaches to solving our 21st century problems.
The Green Triangle Opposite Azadi House, 56 Grantham Road. Birmingham, Sparkbrook, B11 1LX
Guests came together with Azadi Women for chair exercise, storytelling on the green, creating a Tree of Hope, scattering seeds with Hope Garden, and listening to Sparkbrook Community Choir.
26, 27, & 28 June 10:00am - 4:00pm
Birmingham Settlement Nature and Wellbeing Centre, Edgbaston Reservoir, 79 Selwyn Road. Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0SL
Join Birmingham Settlement for a creative showcase exhibition, celebrating the creative work of our community groups across both Birmingham Settlement Sites.