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

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Before and after Healing Arts
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Stitching Minds - Together

Monday 22nd - Friday 26th June 2026

49, Bevington Road. Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6H

Attendees joined Saathi House for a range of community-focused performances, exhibitions, and celebrations, highlighting Birmingham's extraordinarily talented art sector, alongside research symposiums and workshops focused on demonstrating the robust evidence base and methodologies behind creative health in Birmingham.

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Punjabi Dholki, Folk Singing and Tea.

Monday 22nd June 2026

Four Oaks Methodist Church, 155 Lichfield Rd, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B74 2UU
United Kingdom

Sikhs of Sutton Coldfield welcomed guests for a warm Punjabi Folk Singing & Dholki Session.

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Community Mapping Through Islamic Art

Thursday 25th - Saturday 27th June 2026

MIAH Foundation, 496 Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath. Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9AH

MIAH hosted a special 3-day community arts project where, together, participants created an illuminated Ottoman-style map of Balsall Heath, inspired by traditional Islamic artistic practices, including geometric design, illumination, biomorphic patterns, decorative drawing, and Ottoman-style visual motifs.

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Policy Roundtable: Heavy Metal and Mental Health

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.

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Policy Roundtable: UK Arts & Health, The Time is Now

Monday 22nd June 2026

Arts Council England Offices, Birmingham (B1 2LH)

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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Healing Arts Birmingham: Neighbourhood programme

Attendees learned more about The Healing Arts Birmingham Neighbourhood programme, which provided grants to support a diverse range of community-led projects taking place across the city during Healing Arts Birmingham.

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The Man Behind the Curtain

Monday 22nd June 2026

43 Friday Bridge,, Berkley Street, Birmingham, Midlands, B1 2LB

The Man Behind the Curtain is a photographic exploration of male mental health — the emotions and struggles that men are so often conditioned to conceal from the world around them.

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Windrush Voices Sound and Memory Lab

Windrush Voices: Sound and Memory Lab

11:00-12:00, 22 June 2026

Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West midlands, B12 9QH

Windrush Voices: Sound & Memory Lab is an immersive workshop exploring the power of voice, memory, storytelling, and sound. Drawing inspiration from Caribbean oral traditions, participants will discover the rich heritage of lullabies, church hymns, storytelling practices, and the rhythms of everyday life.

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Creative Wellbeing Open Day

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.

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Creative Health: Research in Action

Monday 22 June 2026

Dhani Prem & Mary Sturge Rooms, The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square
Birmingham, B1 2DR

Attendees joined an afternoon of talks and discussions exploring the relationships between research, creativity and culture, and public health and wellbeing.

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Opening Ceremony - Launch of Healing Arts Birmingham

Monday 22nd June 2026

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

The Opening Ceremony for Healing Arts Birmingham was curated and hosted by B:Music on behalf Birmingham City Council Public Health, the Jameel Arts and Health Lab and supported by Healing Arts Birmingham Partners.

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