Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization

What's On

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

Before and after Healing Arts

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Creative Health Region: Policy and Practice

13:30-16:00
25 June 2026

x+why Foundry, 6 Brindley Place
Birmingham , West Midlands, B1 2JB

Led by the West Midlands Combined Authority, Culture and Creative Industries Team, this event will explore Creative Health practice at a regional level

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Agder Kunstakademi: TV Pain

11:00-17:00 25/26 June 2026

Ikon Gallery , 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham , West Midlands, B1 2HS

Ikon presents Agder Kunstakademi: TV Pain (2022–23), an installation by Zubair, a former student of an independent art school based within Agder Prison, a high-security facility in Froland, Norway, housing approximately 300 male prisoners. Zubair repurposes flat-screen monitors taken from prison cells, which are frequently smashed by inmates in moments of frustration.

Art, prisons and health symposium

Thursday 25 June 2026
2.00pm–6.00pm

Library of Birmingham, The Gallery, 3rd Floor, B1 2ND

Organised by Ikon in partnership with Agder Kunstakademi and Culture Forward as part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum), this symposium considers the impact of art on health in prisons. In showcasing initiatives from the UK and Norway, it highlights contrasting philosophies of criminal justice and criminal care whilst reflecting on the role of creative practice within the prison and probation systems.

Healing Arts - Yoga and Dishoom Breakfast

Thursday 25th June, 2026: 8:30am

Pre-Raphaelites Gallery, Birmingham Museums Art Gallery

Start your day with a gentle yet energising yoga practice led by Manoj. This 30-minute session is open to all abilities, offering a supportive space to explore movement, breath, and presence.