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.
19:30-21:00, 25 June 2026
Birmingham Rep Theatre , 6 Centenary Square, Birmingham , West Midlands , B1 2EP, United Kingdom
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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10:00-14:00, 23 June 2026
Ashiana Community Project, 21-25 Grantham Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 1LU
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.
18:30-20:30, 25 June 2026
Court 15 Bookshop, 61 -63 Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TE, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 4TE
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.
12:00-15:00, 25 June 2026
Highfield Hall Community Centre, 127 - 129 Highfield Road, Birmingham , West Midlands , B28 0HS
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.
10:00-15:15. 22 June 2026
Martineau Gardens, 27 Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7UG
Join us for a variety of creative wellbeing activities outdoors in our beautifully biodiverse community garden, along with a hot, healthy lunch for participants.
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.
18:00-20:00, 23 June 2026
Birmingham Rep Theatre , 6 Centenary Square, Birmingham , West Midlands , B1 2EP
LGBTQTeeHee! is an exciting opportunity to develop your comedy skills and feel like a superhero! Through comedy, we hope to build mental health resilience, reduce stigma and encourage honest discussions around mental health in a fun and supportive environment.
10:00-15:00, 22 June 2026
The Springfield Project, Springfield Road, Birmingham, Sparkhill , B13 9NY
MotherVoice is a day-long creative workshop for mothers, combining reflective journalling and music-making to support maternal mental health and wellbeing.
Tuesday 23 June 2026 11.00am–12.30pm
Library of Birmingham - The Gallery, 3rd Floor, B1 2ND
Join Ikon for a relaxed daytime conversation with Vanley Burke and Professor Pat Noxolo.
15:00-16:00, 26 June 2026
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9QH
Gain an insight into the practice with this taser session where you will learn Yang Tai Chi, a smooth, gentle exercise coordinating calm breathing movements and inner concentration.
10:00-12:00, 26 June 2026
The morning will begin with a gallery tour by artist Clare Hewitt of her exhibition ‘Everything in the forest is the forest’. Responding to a government report suggesting that loneliness and isolation were increasing in rural areas of the UK, acclaimed photographer Clare’s exhibition celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.
15:00-17:00. 26 June 2026
Spend ten minutes or so in a shared act of making with Tina Francis. Using her stitching tool, Connect More, add to the artwork with your own stitches as we share our thoughts on health, craft or what we are going to cook for tea. After adding to the artwork you will leave with a small stitch kit to complete when you next have ten minutes free.