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 19th June 2026
Moseley Hive, 93 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8DD
Attendees created handmade community banners through textile crafts, art and creativity, sharing stories, memories, making new connections and celebrating community in a relaxed and welcoming space.
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Saturday 20th June 2026
Colmore School, Colmore Road. Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6AJ
Families celebrated the joy of being creative together at Stories in the Sun. Joined by bhangra dancer Sohan Kailey, families had the chance to dance to bhangra beats that celebrated stories through movement.
Lea Hall Allotments & Institute, 40 Wood Ln, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2AP Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2AP
Legacy West Midlands hosted a family fun day with free activities for all, including a film screening, live art & creative activities, giant inflatable games, family sports and henna painting.
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.
9:30-17:00, 19 June 2026
MAC, Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9QH
The symposium is being shaped around the values of the forest, thinking about how these might be embodied in an event of this nature. We are bringing together different disciplines to exchange knowledge and skills, share a community meal, and create space for collective discussion.
23 June 14:00-16:00,
Library of Birmingham, Centenary Sq, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2ND
This new body of work has been created by Birmingham based photographer, Maria Reaney. To create the project she worked with six young people from across the city and wider West Midlands region to explore the impact of the cost of living crisis, government policy and living with a disability.
Sunday 21st June - Sunday 27th June 2026
Library of Birmingham
'What are the odds?' Ikon Creative Health is an off-site exhibition, at the Library of Birmingham, which explores the role of art in supporting health and care systems.