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Here you can find events that took place such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.

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Celebrating 100 Years of the No. 11 Bus Route

Thursday 25th June 2026

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.

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Health Economic Evaluation for Creative Health

Thursday 25th June 2026

Online

This webinar explored how creative health is valued, turning wellbeing and community impact into evidence that shapes funding and policy. It introduced the qualities of both health economic evaluations and creative health that needed consideration when designing national guidance for how to value complex, non-market outcomes.

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Fabric Impressions

Fabric Impressions

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

The Old Print Works, 498-506 Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9AH

Participants made a two-colour risograph print inspired by fabric, bringing along a piece of clothing or fabric (or a photo of it) that meant something to them and creating a print inspired by it.

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Policy Roundtable: Heavy Metal and Mental Health

Monday 22nd June 2026

Symphony Hall, Centenary Square, Broad Street.
Birmingham, B1 2EA

Birmingham is long regarded as the home of Heavy Metal, and this closed-door roundtable explored the intersection of heavy metal and mental health.

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Policy Roundtable: Invest in Arts & Health

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Arts Council England Offices, Birmingham (B1 2LH)

This roundtable brought together leaders from government, philanthropy, culture, healthcare and social investment to explore the future funding landscape for arts and health. Participants considered current opportunities and challenges, identified investment gaps, and discussed what was needed to unlock greater support for the sector.

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Policy Roundtable: UK Arts & Health, The Time is Now

Monday 22nd June 2026

Arts Council England Offices, Birmingham (B1 2LH)

The session launched UK Arts & Health: The Time is Now, a new policy brief developed following the APPG on Creative Health Parliamentary Roundtable, highlighting key recommendations and opportunities for action.

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Creative Health Quality Framework: An Introduction

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Online

Victoria Hume, Executive Director of the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance, introduced the Creative Health Quality Framework, a ground-breaking tool that clearly articulates what "good" looks like for creative and cultural initiatives that aim to support people's health and wellbeing, and showcased how it's being used so far.

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Live at B:Eats featuring Kris Halpin

Thursday 25th June 2026

B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall, Centenary Square. Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA
United Kingdom

Free live music was performed by Kris Halpin at B:Music's B:Eats Cafe at Symphony Hall. As part of the popular Live @ B:Eats lunchtime concert series, this performance by award-winning artist Kris Halpin marked the final day of a Healing Arts Festival takeover.

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Healing Arts - Public Mental Health

Wednesday 24th June 2026

Online

Attendees joined the Mental Wellbeing Team at Birmingham City Council to explore how creative arts can promote good mental health, and play a vital role in early intervention, prevention and recovery.

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Our Health, Our Stories - an evening with Women & Theatre

Thursday 25th June 2026

Moseley Hive, 93 Alcester Road
Birmingham, West Midlands, B138DD

Attendees joined Women & Theatre, one of the city's most established and recognised theatre companies, as they revived a small number of monologue pieces from the wealth of work in their back catalogue, showing how the purpose of HABrum – demonstrating how art builds a healthier, fairer and more resilient community – had been at their heart all along.

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Healing Arts Birmingham: Neighbourhood programme

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.

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Art, Prisons and Health Symposium

Thursday 25th June 2026

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.

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