Art tours and design workshop at St Mary's Hospital to celebrate Creativity and Wellbeing Week
Art tours and design workshop at St Mary's Hospital to celebrate Creativity and Wellbeing Week
12 June 2017
More than 300 tours, talks, exhibitions and attractions are taking place all over the capital during the week to celebrate the many ways in which art can improve our health and wellbeing.
The festival, organised by the London Arts and Health Forum (LAHF), comes ahead of the publication of a landmark report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for arts, health and wellbeing.
MPs on the committee are expected to set out the most comprehensive ever examination of the link between arts and health, and the benefits that creativity can bring for everyone in society.
This week our arts team will be leading two special tours at St Mary’s Hospital, demonstrating how we can use art to transform clinical environments and provide a stimulating experience for patients.
On Friday, a guided tour of our Art in Focus exhibition will give visitors the chance to find out about the work of abstract painter Sandra Blow.
Later in the afternoon, visitors will also have the chance to take a look at our recently installed art commissions in the accident and emergency department.
Expert designers at the Helix Centre, a project between Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, will round off the week with an interactive workshop and drop-in exhibition exploring how innovations in design can improve end of life care for terminally ill patients.
Alice Strickland, Imperial Health Charity’s Art Curator, said: “Creativity and Wellbeing Week is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the many different ways in which imagination and invention through art can help improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in society.
“We’re delighted to be able to put our wonderful collection in the spotlight and look forward to demonstrating how we are using art on a daily basis to transform the hospital experience for patients and staff.”
The Helix Centre workshop takes place at the team’s studio in Norfolk Place, opposite the QEQM building, on Friday 16 June between 1pm and 2pm, with a drop-in exhibition between 2pm and 6.30pm.
The Art in Focus exhibition is on the Ground Floor of the Cambridge Memorial Wing in Praed Street, also on Friday 16 June between 12pm and 1pm.
The accident and emergency department tour, also on Friday 16 June, takes place between 2pm and 3pm.
All events are free with no need to book in advance.
For more information about each event, visit the relevant pages on the Creativity and Wellbeing Week website:
