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.
Saturday 27th June 2026
Sara Park 160 Herbert Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B100PR
Our annual Multicultural Celebration was a vibrant community event that brought together people from over 20 nationalities to share and celebrate their unique cultures. The event featured traditional food, clothing, cultural artefacts, storytelling, music, and dance performances, creating an engaging and educational experience for attendees of all ages.
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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.
Centrala, Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5RT
Healing Arts at Centrala brought together a creative wellbeing workshop, exhibition and film screening exploring themes of identity, migration, belonging and personal resilience. Led by Roo Dhissou, the creative workshop invited participants to create their own personalised pocket object using collage, drawing and craft techniques.
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.
Legacy Centre of Excellence, 144 Potters Lane. Birmingham, Newtown, B6 4UU
Participants came together with Legacy Centre of Excellence for a free creative wellbeing workshop exploring the stories, memories and emotional legacies they carried.
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.
10:00-13:00, 27 June 2026
Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West MIdlands, B12 9QH
Join Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) and No. 11 Arts for a creative networking morning as part of Healing Arts Birmingham. Designed for emerging creatives, freelancers and early-career practitioners, What Next? is a space to connect, reflect and explore the realities of building a creative practice in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.