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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
15:00-16:00, 26 June 2026
Gain an insight into the practice with this taser session where you will learn Yang Tai Chi, a smooth, gentle exercise coordinating calm breathing movements and inner concentration.
10:00-12:00, 26 June 2026
The morning will begin with a gallery tour by artist Clare Hewitt of her exhibition ‘Everything in the forest is the forest’. Responding to a government report suggesting that loneliness and isolation were increasing in rural areas of the UK, acclaimed photographer Clare’s exhibition celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.
10:45-12:00, 26 June 2026
Lecture Theatre, Welcome Centre (Level 5), Midland, Metropolitan University Hospital, Grove Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2QT
A community research project led by the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham and the Community Interest Research Centre (CIRC-CIC) explores maternity care in diverse healthcare settings, highlighting how women in the city of Birmingham, UK, often face barriers during pregnancy and childbirth, including language challenges, unfamiliarity with the healthcare system, and social isolation.