Get a taste of the work that we do with our recent highlights.
Since 2015 we have:
Supported over 1000 artists.
Provided peer to peer support for 200 artists through our artist peer groups.
Commissioned & supported over 150 artists to deliver workshops, events & exhibitions with us.
Hosted over 6000 attendees across our events.
Trained over 50 organisations - from grass roots to heavy hitters - on how to support & work with artists on creative health projects.
We run a programme of regular events and workshops, but read on for our recent annual highlights.
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Highlights: 2024 - 2025
Artists Supported: 45
Participants: 203
Relaxed Hours at Hayward Gallery
Exhibition visits and socials to the Hayward Gallery, organised by our partners at The Southbank Centre. These relaxed hours events supported artists to attend who may have sensory difficulties to explore the exhibition at limited capacity, with tours organised for our group and participation in creative workshops.
Medi-Culture Festival
It was a pleasure to be back at team London Bridge’s Medi-Culture Festival, commissioning artist Frank Reed to deliver a local history walk and creative workshop responding to the history of art and medicine in the local area.
LGBTQIA+ Programme
Supported by Southwark Council’s Pride Fund we delivered a programme of workshops and artist talks platforming the voices of LGBTQIA+ artists.
Artist Peer Groups
Peer groups that support artists to progress ideas and projects, in person at Southbank Centre and operating nationally online.
Highlights: 2023 - 2024
Artists Supported: 60
Participants: 580
Support Hub Funding
Following on from our pilot project across 2020 - 2021, we received 3 years of funding to deliver a programme of support for artists in creative health. We are delivering across London, Greater Manchester & nationally online:
Professional development groups
Peer to peer mental health groups for artists with lived experience
1-2-1 mentoring opportunities
Reflective supervision for artists working in challenging environments
This funding is received from Arts Council England, Baring Foundation and the Greater London Authority.
Artists’ Represent Recovery Network
In partnership with London Arts & Health and Raw Material we delivered a paid training programme for mid career artists of colour in creative health. The programme involved access to training sessions and on the job paid workshop delivery on mental health wards across the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Kindly funded by Arts Council England, Baring Foundation and Greater London Authority.
Lived Experience Programme
Funded by Arts Council England we delivered a programme of events highlighting the value of lived experience in creative practice. This included a panel discussion of artists, curators and historians and creative workshops focusing on long covid and gut health. Our main event was a film screening evening of 10 short films exploring lived experience of mental health, taking place during Creativity & Wellbeing Week. We received almost 100 submissions and selections were made by Arts & Health Hub Director Daniel Regan, Hannah Ali and Adam Hines-Green from Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Arts Special Interest Group.
Self Care Workshops for Artists
A series of in person and online sessions supporting artists to consider a wide range of aspects of self care when working in the creative health sector.
Artist Peer Groups
Peer groups that support artists to progress ideas and projects, in person at Southbank Centre and operating nationally online.
Highlights: 2022 - 2023
Artists Supported: 19
Participants: 218
Collaborations: Artists & Social Prescribing
Commissioned by Southbank Centre we hosted an informative afternoon showcasing the work of artists working within social prescribing, bringing together healthcare workers and artists to share their practices.
Introduction to Cyanotype Workshops
Held at our colourful studio and roof terrace in Peckham, a series of cyanotype workshops supporting artists to experiment with the cameraless photographic process.
Artist Peer Groups
Six peer groups that support artists to progress ideas and projects, in person at Southbank Centre and operating nationally online.
Highlights: 2021 - 2022
Artists Supported: 107
Participants: 1090
Collaborations: Artists & Patients Event
Commissioned by Southbank Centre we hosted an informative afternoon showcasing the work of artists collaborating with patients, highlighting the work of Emma Barnard and Toby Peach.
Unruly Bodies Programme
Funded by Arts Council England this programme of events, workshops and a public exhibition explored the relationships to our bodies, particularly those that are often denigrated and rejected by society.
Support Hub
Funded by Arts Council England we delivered a pilot of support programmes for artists working in creative health. Delivered entirely online and for nationwide artists, we delivered:
A professional development groups
A peer to peer mental health groups for artists with lived experience
3 x 1-2-1 mentoring opportunities.
NHS Workshops
We were commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement to deliver 24 online creative and wellbeing workshops for staff based in Greenwich, London.
Artist Peer Groups
Ten peer groups that support artists to progress ideas and projects, in person at Southbank Centre and operating nationally online.