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.
Thursday 25th June 2026
Grosvenor Road Studios, 16 Grosvenor Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3NP
GRS Live: Men's Health Month Special brought together fathers and sons for an evening of live music from local and international artists, with space to reflect on mental health, a serious issue that affects many men today.
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Wednesday 24th - Saturday 27th June 2026
Stryx Play Gallery Cafe, 90 Vyse Street. Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter, B186JZ
Mothership was a residency and exhibition programme supporting mother-artists through creative development, peer support and family-inclusive approaches to artistic practice.
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.
Yardley, Erdington and Acocks Green
No. 11 Arts marked the 100th anniversary of Birmingham's iconic No. 11 bus route with a unique creative journey. At 26 miles long, the No. 11 Outer Circle is the longest urban bus route in Europe.
The Outpost, Pound Road, Druids Heath, Birmingham, West Mids, B14 5SB
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!
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.
The Green Triangle Opposite Azadi House, 56 Grantham Road. Birmingham, Sparkbrook, B11 1LX
Guests came together with Azadi Women for chair exercise, storytelling on the green, creating a Tree of Hope, scattering seeds with Hope Garden, and listening to Sparkbrook Community Choir.
Dolphin Women's Centre, Ward End Park, Washwood Heath Road. Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2HB
Ladies Arts and Relax is a women's only creative arts event designed for female adults with a learning disability, alongside their female family carers.
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Circusmash 2, Vicarage Road Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B147 RA
Families looking for something different to do together found it in Family Ground Circus, our Thursday evening class for families with kids aged 5+ — tumbles, balance, partner work and serious bonding through circus.
This event will offer participants a choice of inclusive and accessible workshops. The Henna for Wellbeing workshop will use a culturally meaningful and calming art form to promote relaxation and self-expression. The Feel Good Art session will focus on visual arts to support emotional expression, mental wellbeing, and confidence.
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.
The Gallery (3rd Floor), Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2ND, United Kingdom
This Art, Prisons and Health Symposium is organised by Ikon in partnership with Agder Kunstakademi and the University of Birmingham’s Culture Forward initiative as part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum). In showcasing initiatives from the UK and Norway – Art at HMP Birmingham, Agder Kunstakademi and Project Phoenix & Project Athena – it highlights contrasting philosophies of criminal justice and criminal care whilst reflecting on the role of creative practice within the prison and probation systems.