GCHU Public Seminar: Can the arts heal?

The Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation Public Seminar series brings together members of the public, researchers and practitioners interested and engaged in urban health issues. The principal aim of the series is to provoke debate and constructive action, linking current best practice in urban development with emerging areas of health research.

Growing evidence suggests that the arts can improve our wellbeing. Many propose that arts have the potential to bring communities together, bridge division, and enrich everyday lives. This public seminar brings together four speakers who will address the evidence, and seeks your opinions. The four short presentations will explore the relationship between the arts - theatre, dance, crafts, painting, creative writing - and impacts on health and well-being. Please join us for a lively conversation: how can the arts benefit our health?

Speakers:

• Antonia Attwood, Artistic Director, Creative Health Camden
• Alexandra VincentMBE, Managing Director, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
• Hollie Smith-Charles, Director, Creative Health and Change, Arts Council England
• Dr Raluca Matei, CPsychol, Research Associate in Health and Wellbeing, The King’s Foundation

Chair: Dr Fiona Whitehouse

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