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The symposium is being shaped around the values of the forest, thinking about how these might be embodied in an event of this nature. We are bringing together different disciplines to exchange knowledge and skills, share a community meal, and create space for collective discussion.

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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.

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An open gathering to discuss the exciting potentials and important risk factors when developing new technologies across creative, clinical, and community settings. How do we navigate the needs, commitments, and concerns of these different groups when designing new software and media?

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Join Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) and No. 11 Arts for a creative networking morning as part of Healing Arts Birmingham. Designed for emerging creatives, freelancers and early-career practitioners, What Next? is a space to connect, reflect and explore the realities of building a creative practice in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.

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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.

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An interactive session introducing the work of Music in Hospitals & Care. Explore the challenges in evaluating the impact of our music on diverse populations including babies and parents in neonatal settings, patients in ICU, young people in an inpatient CAHMs unit and care home residents living with dementia.

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Try out our dance and social class for older adults who want to start dancing and moving for improved health and wellbeing.

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Everyone has a story. Let’s make the world a little brighter — and a lot funnier — together! The Rep is proud to introduce Birmingham’s newest stand-up comics from our ground-breaking comedy workshop for members of the LGBTQ+ community.... LGBTQTeeHee!

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Bethak Healing Arts is a community wellbeing event for women, combining storytelling, folk music, creative arts, and traditional henna in a welcoming and culturally familiar space. Designed for women who may experience isolation, poor mental wellbeing, or barriers to accessing mainstream services, the event uses creativity and culture to encourage connection, confidence, and emotional wellbeing.

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Join The Hearth Centre for an evening of poetry and prose that will lift your spirits in these times of uncertainty. Settle in and listen to a thoughtfully chosen selection of readings — pieces that may make you laugh, move you to tears, or leave you with something new to think about.

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A Birmingham City Council funded creative wellbeing programme delivered by Life Story Coach by Jenni. This free programme uses guided creative journalling and reflection to support emotional clarity, self-expression, and wellbeing in a calm, structured environment.

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Join us for a friendly and welcoming Arts, Crafts & Wellbeing session designed for seniors. Enjoy gentle chair-based fitness activities to improve mobility, balance, and overall wellbeing, followed by fun arts and crafts projects in a relaxed and supportive environment.

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