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.
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Online
Created for those mostly housebound through energy limiting health conditions (ELCs), this workshop was designed with pacing at its heart.
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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.
Spitfire House,, 10 High Street, Castle Vale, Birmingham, West MIds, B35 7PR
Families joined in the fun at our Family Ground Circus workshop as part of Birmingham Healing Arts Week. Perfect for all ages, this class brought families together to learn exciting tricks, improve coordination and get active in a fun, supportive environment. It was a great way to bond, laugh and stay fit as a family!
New Oscott Retirement Village, 25 Fosseway Drive. Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5LD. United Kingdom
K'antu Ensemble led a vibrant musical journey through songs, dances and melodies from across the centuries. This lively interactive workshop breathed history to life through live performance, storytelling and audience participation.
Our Stories, Our Voices by Mimar Theatre: The Hero's Journey in Mental Health Settings, presented by Sara Hadi and Maria Pattinson. Sara and Maria shared the learning from their 1 year creative health project working with the 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Soul City Arts, Unit 1 Port Hope Rd, Sparkbrook, Birmingham B11 1JS
Melodies of Resilience was a collaborative soirée-style musical performance organised by the Midlands Turkish Society in partnership with Ceol Community CIC, and Soul City Arts, featuring a diverse repertoire of songs and poems in Turkish and English, curated around four pillars: Love, Happiness, Perseverance, and Joy.
The Old Print Works, 498-506 Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9AH
Participants made a two-colour risograph print inspired by fabric, bringing along a piece of clothing or fabric (or a photo of it) that meant something to them and creating a print inspired by it.
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.
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.
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.
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.