WEAVE | GWEHYDDU Arts and Health Conference 2025
Weave’s main panel events are available to watch back on WAHWN's YouTube channel here.
Weave 2025 was a sell out 2-day conference in partnership with BCUHB and Wrexham University hosting over 300 arts, health, social care, third sector, policy and funder professionals at Wrexham University on 8th and 9th September 2025 to celebrate the sector and address the challenges of embedding arts within health and social care systems.
The programme included Mr Phormula, live looping artist in residence; a powerful keynote speech from spoken word artist Duke-Al, strategic panel discussions with Arts Council Wales, practitioners, Public Health Wales and Wellbeing of Future Generations Officers; moving and inspiring artist performances and 12 diverse breakout sessions covering creative nature, practitioner wellbeing, health challenges, arts policy, research and young peoples' mental health.
Notable speakers included:
- Emily van de Venter, Public Health Wales
- Heledd Fychan, MS
- Sandy Clubb, Policy Lead: Involvement, Collaboration and Culture, Wellbeing of Future Generations Office
- Dyfed Edwards, Chair, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB
- Dafydd Rhys, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales
- Nina Ruddle, Head of Public Policy Engagement, Wrexham University
"This year's Weave conference was a triumph of programming and organisation - thank you so much for the energy, vision and innovation that you brought to the last 2 days. It was all achieved within an atmosphere of calm and kindness. There was a lot of joy and hope offered, but we've all come away, I think, understanding that to achieve the sector's potential will require increased advocacy and collaboration, especially in the light of 2026 Senedd elections" (delegate)
Weave was organised by the Wales Arts, Health and Wellbeing Network, in partnership with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Wrexham University. with funding by the Arts Council of Wales, Public Health Wales and Arts & Business Cymru.