Events, workshops & more that celebrate & investigate the connection between arts & health.

April Artist Peer Group (virtual)
Save the date & join us for our April online artist peer group. Our artists for this session are Amy Shiner and Georgia de la Bertauche-Bull.

Workshop: Gutsy Zines! (in person)
Join artist Judith Walker in this creative zine making workshop that explores the role that our guts play in our physical and mental health.

Training: Creative Health Foundations (in person)
This is a full day (10am - 5pm) and in person workshop taking place in South London, aimed at supporting artists and arts workers to gain a foundational knowledge and understanding of the creative health sector.
Cyanotypes Workshop (in person)
Join artists Daniel Regan and Camilla Ellingsen Webster in this practical cyanotype workshop that takes you from the history of the process through to coating your own papers and making your own unique cyanotype images.

(be)longing Conference (in person)
An in person, full day conference in London, of talks, screenings and workshops exploring the theme of belonging.

Course: The Lens of Lived Experience (virtual)
Join photographic artist Daniel Regan in this course that sensitively explores how we identify and visualise our lived experiences using photography, delivered online over 5 weeks.

(be)longing Event: Race & Heritage – in conversation with Gaynor Tutani, Dr Chamion Caballero & Daniel Regan (virtual)
Join us for this online in-conversation event with 2 speakers whose practices explore themes of race and heritage, and gain insights into how their work explores the theme of belonging in different ways.

(be)longing Event: Family – in conversation with artists leon clowes, Claire Sunho Lee & Daniel Regan (virtual)
Join us for this in conversation event with artists whose creative practice explore complex family histories and gain insights into how their work explores the theme of belonging in different ways.

Creative Health Sandpit: Storytelling and Creative Health with Dr Ngozi “N/A” Oparah (virtual)
Join Dr Ngozi “N/A” Oparah for this session exploring the benefits of personal, small group storytelling in community settings, particularly when working with marginalised groups and survivors.

Self Care Workshop: Taking Care of Ourselves (virtual)
A creative session that explores the myriad of ways that we can care for ourselves in the work that we do as artists, starting with building our own individual support framework.

(be)longing Event: Migration & Home – in conversation with artists Alaa Alsaraji, Sila Sen, Laura McDonagh & Daniel Regan (virtual)
Join us for this online in-conversation event with 3 artists whose creative practices explore themes of migration and home, and gain insights into how their work explores the theme of belonging in different ways.

January Artist Peer Group (in person)
Save the date! Join us for our first in person artist peer group of 2025 - a chance to hear from, support, and meet other artists in creative health.
Our artists for this session are Chloë Sastry and Anna Lerner.

(be)longing Workshop: The Stories that Shape Us (in person)
This creative writing workshop will offer storytellers an opportunity to explore the theme of belonging through writing prompts and collective editing.
December Artist Peer Group (virtual)
Join us for our December online artist peer group! Established in 2015 our artist peer groups are an opportunity for artists exploring health and wellbeing in their practice to gain feedback and support on their projects, ideas or challenges that they are facing.
Our presenting artists this month are Rachel Horne and Cengizhan Sen.

Relaxed Hours: Haegue Yang Exhibition Visit & Social (in person)
Our friends and partners at The Southbank Centre have kindly invited Arts & Health Hub members to a relaxed hours opening of the Haegue Yang: Leap Year exhibition at Hayward Gallery (London) on 26th November.

(be)longing Workshop: Where I Belong (in person)
Join artist Keith Clapson in this collaborative painting session exploring how we navigate where we belong in relation to others.

Creative Health Sandpit: with artist Carrie Ravenscroft (virtual)
Join artist Carrie Ravenscroft as she shares her experiences as a neurodivergent queer artist and facilitates a creative self reflection.

Frank Reed workshop: Drawing, Collage and History in London Bridge (in person)
Join us for this creative workshop with artist Frank Reed, taking inspiration from London Bridge’s fascinating history as a centre for health and medicine.

Workshop - (be)longing: Where We Begin & End (in person)
In this workshop we will be exploring our identity and the idea of the self through a combination of movement of the body and drawing. The session will focus on ways to think about our ‘edges’ – where we begin and end.

Workshop: How to Write Funding Applications (virtual)
Are you intrigued and confused by the world of funding? Want to tackle funding applications but not sure where to start? This will demystify and breakdown the world of funding applications into something understandable and achievable for artists.
September Artist Peer Group (in person)
Join us for our September artist peer group - a chance to hear from, support, and meet other artists in creative health.
Our artists this month are Claire Sunho Lee and and Matthew Somerville. Claire’s work involves interrogating her own bizarre illness related memories, and in this session she is keen for the audience to feedback on a number of smells she is developing for her project. Matthew runs Wondering Minds, a community Interest company researching and providing alternative solutions to the mental health crisis through collaborative group experiences centred on art, storytelling and nature.

Groundwork - Designing & Implementing Support for Creative Practitioners (virtual)
This 3 part training course is for organisations commissioning and working with creative practitioners in the field of arts and health. Through a combination of knowledge sharing and facilitated group conversations this training provides organisations with insight and an action driven approach to supporting creative practitioners.

Relaxed Hours: Tavares Strachan Exhibition Visit & Social (in person)
Our friends and partners at The Southbank Centre have kindly invited Arts & Health Hub members to a relaxed hours opening of the Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere exhibition at Hayward Gallery (London) on 30th July.

🏳️🌈 Screening & Workshop: Object(s) of Desire (in person) 🏳️🌈
Join artist Liberty Antonia Sadler for a screening of her film Object(s) of Desire, followed by a creative workshop exploring a celebration of our queer bodies.
🏳️🌈 Workshop: My Queer Fantasy (in person) 🏳️🌈
Join us in this workshop with artist Lewis Pickles to explore queerness in fairy tales and myths through shared creative expression.

🏳️🌈 Artist Talk: Africa Barrero-Alexander (virtual) 🏳️🌈
Join artist Africa Barrero-Alexander in this online artist talk where Africa will share his recent work ‘This Body Was Carved From Stone’, documenting his medical transition.

Course: The Lens of Lived Experience (virtual)
Join photographic artist Daniel Regan in this course that sensitively explores how we identify and visualise our lived experiences using photography, delivered online over 6 weeks.
Workshop: Introduction to Cyanotypes (in person)
Join artists Daniel Regan and Camilla Ellingsen Webster in this practical cyanotype workshop that takes you from the history of the process through to coating your own papers and making your own unique images.

May Artist Peer Group (in person)
Join us in May at London’s Southbank Centre for our next in-person artist peer group of 2024. Our artists are Alice Burnhope and Alice Wisden.

Phenomenology: A Film Screening Night Exploring Mental Health (in person)
Join us for ‘Phenomenology’, a film screening night in East London exploring mental health, as part of this year’s Creativity & Wellbeing Week.

Taking Care of Ourselves (virtual)
Join artist and Arts & Health Hub Director Daniel Regan for this creative session that explores the myriad of ways that we can care for ourselves in the work that we do as artists, starting with building our own individual support framework.

March Artist Peer Group (virtual)
Join us for our March online artist peer group! Established in 2015 our artist peer groups are an opportunity for artists exploring health and wellbeing in their practice to gain feedback and support on their projects, ideas or challenges that they are facing.
Our presenting artists are Sophie Sherwood and Tuty Moreno Campos

Frank Reed workshop: Drawing, Collage and History in London Bridge (in person)
Join us for this creative workshop with artist Frank Reed, taking inspiration from London Bridge’s fascinating history as a centre for health and medicine.

Taking Care of Ourselves (virtual)
Join artist and Arts & Health Hub Director Daniel Regan for this creative session that explores the myriad of ways that we can care for ourselves in the work that we do as artists, starting with building our own individual support framework.