Training Events
Training events initiated by WAHWN:-
WAHWN April 2026 Network Meeting
Date: 23/04/2026 | Location: Online | Cost: Free
Summary:
Join us for our April Network Meeting, where we’ll hear from artists supported through our 2025–26 Go & See Micro Bursaries.
Creative Ageing Network Meeting
Date: 30/04/2026 | Location: Online | Cost: Free
Summary:
Join us as to explore effective ways to connect and communicate with older people in our communities.
Date: 30/03/2026 | Location: Online / Helsinki, Finland - 1.00pm-3.30pm (EET) | Cost: Free
Summary:
The Silence of Ageing seminar explores loneliness as a phenomenon that affects us all — especially older people. What is the nature of loneliness? How does it arise? How does it affect our well-being?
- The seminar is also the second iCAN network online gathering.
Register for the online seminar here: https://forms.gle/FdjyrRV2JbAVLQvB6
Cyfarfod Rhwydwaith WAHWN Mis Mawrth 2026
Date: 26/03/2026 | Location: Ar lein | Cost: Am ddim
Summary:
I nodi Diwrnod Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol Cenedlaethol, ymunwch â ni ar gyfer Cyfarfod Mis Mawrth o Rwydwaith WAHWN, lle bydd Sandy Clubb, Arweinydd Polisi: Ymglymiad, Cydweithio a Diwylliant, yn ymuno â ni yn Swyddfa Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru.
WAHWN Network Meeting March 2026
Date: 26/03/2026 | Location: Online | Cost: Free
Summary:
Join us for our March Network Meeting, focusing on Marmot Places and the WFG's Culture Bill: Green Paper.
WAHWN February 2026 Network Meeting
Date: 19/02/2026 | Location: Online | Cost: Free
Summary:
Join us for our February network meeting to learn more about how the arts are addressing health inequalities and the potential to develop arts and health focused solutions. Book your place here
Understanding and measuring mental wellbeing - WCVA
Date: 10/02/2026 | Location: Online | Cost:
Summary:
Join Public Health Wales and WCVA’s Health and Care Project on 10 February 2026, 2pm-3.30pm for a Zoom session on understanding and measuring mental wellbeing.
Creative Ageing Network Meeting | Cyfarfod Rhwydwaith Heneiddio Creadigol
Date: 05/02/2026 | Location: Online | Ar Lein | Cost: Free | Am Ddim
Summary:
Join us to connect with creative ageing practitioners from across Wales at February's Creative Ageing Network Meeting. Book your place here | Ymunwch â ni i gysylltu ag ymarferwyr heneiddio creadigol o bob cwr o Gymru yng Nghyfarfod Rhwydwaith Heneiddio Creadigol mis Chwefror. Archebwch eich lle yma
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Past WAHWN training has included:-
- ‘The Art of Health in Wales’ Showcase and Symposium - a strategic training and networking event which bought together over 40 arts and health professionals and experts from Wales and the UK, aimed at strengthening the sector in Wales and exploring strategic actions including rallying for Welsh Government representation in the sector as well as linking with the goals outlined in the Well-being of Future Generations Act. Contributors included Cynnal Cymru/Sustain Wales; Sally lewis, ACW; Tim Joss, Aesop and Dr John Wyn Owen. View event summary report and video presentations: engage.org/engcymru16AH
- Creative & Credible Arts and Health Evaluation training led by Jane Willis of Willis Newson explored key principles and methodologies for evaluating arts for health and wellbeing programmes. Examining the different phases of the Creative and Credible evaluation cycle, the training was aimed at helping participants to understand how to develop a robust and credible evaluation framework appropriate to their project aims and resources; aimed at helping to build a robust evidence base in Wales. View our Knowledge Bank here.