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.
Friday 26th June 2026
Help Harry Help Others, Midland Croft, Birmingham, West Midlands, B302LG
Attendees joined Help Harry Help Others for a relaxing and creative Art Therapy Session, delivered in collaboration with Ben from Draw My Town. This welcoming event offered a chance to unwind, express yourself, and connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
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26 June 11:00am - 2:30pm
St Thomas Church, 239 Garretts Green Ln. Birmingham, Garretts Green, B26 2SA
This session brought people together through art, poetry, storytelling and conversation, with no previous writing or art experience needed. Attendees' advice and experiences helped create a book to support others living with a visual impairment.
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.
26, 27, & 28 June 10:00am - 4:00pm
Birmingham Settlement Nature and Wellbeing Centre, Edgbaston Reservoir, 79 Selwyn Road. Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0SL
Join Birmingham Settlement for a creative showcase exhibition, celebrating the creative work of our community groups across both Birmingham Settlement Sites.
Monday 22nd, Thursday 25th & Friday 26th June 2026
Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2LF United Kingdom
Singing Medicine brings singing and singing-play to patients in hospital. This is a closed event for patients, families and staff of Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Monday 22nd - Friday 27th June 2026
Link Road, Summerfield Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0EP
Residents of Link Road collected their thoughts on what they did to look after their mental health and turned them into a poem. Visitors were able to walk freely along the road at any time during Healing Arts Birmingham week and read the poem line-by-line in residents' front windows.
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.
16:30-17:00, 26-27 June 2026
Birmingham Settlement Nature & Wellbeing Centre, Edgbaston Reservoir 79 Selwyn Road, Birmingham, B16OSL
Keneish Dance presents SHE: Through the Wild - a contemporary African-Jamaican music and dance experience celebrating women as nurturers, providers and life-force. A reclaiming of freedom, connection and resilience.
11:00-12:00, 26 June 2026
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9QH
Try out our dance and social class for older adults who want to start dancing and moving for improved health and wellbeing.
8:00-17:00, 20-27 June 2026
One of the greatest joys of a good book is sharing it! As part of Healing Arts Birmingham, we’re inviting everyone to take part in a shared Book Exchange. A simple and enjoyable way to connect through stories and recommendations.
9:30-10:30, 26 June 2026
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B129QH
Join us for a morning practice set within the beautiful surroundings of Genevieve Robertson's exhibition Under the Orange Sticks of the Sun. With stunning floor to ceiling artworks, all created with natural materials, this unique setting will encourage us to connect with nature, breath and body in a supportive, nourishing environment.