WAHWN News
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UCL Covid Social Study Results at Week 56
Date: 04/05/2021
Summary:
The COVID-19 Social Study is a research study run by University College London, exploring the effects of the virus and social distancing measures on adults in the UK during the outbreak of COVID-19. https://www.covidsocialstudy.org/
Cardiff & Vale UHB Annual Report 2020 Hot off the Press
Date: 28/04/2021
Summary:
The Arts for Health and Wellbeing Team are pleased to share their Annual Report for 2020.
ACW Arts & Health Lottery Guidelines
Date: 14/04/2021
Summary:
ACW Arts & Health Lottery funding opens on 6th May, with a 19th May deadline. Guidelines are now available on the website https://arts.wales/arts-health-and-wellbeing
Call to Senedd Welsh Parliament Candidates for an arts policy for mental health
Date: 27/03/2021
Summary:
WAHWN encourages you to use and adapt the template letter to send to your candidates in the upcoming Senedd/Welsh Parliament elections calling for an arts policy for mental health
Bridging the Divide Webinar Video Now Available
Date: 25/03/2021
Summary:
Bridging the Divide webinar recording is now available. Led by Jane Willis, the event set out the health context in Wales and highlighted the health priorities. Guest contributors were Nesta Lloyd-Jones, Welsh NHS Confederation; Sarah Goodey GARTH; Prue Thimbleby, Swansea Bay UHB and Sarah Lord, Age Cymru shared their knowledge and expertise.
HARP announces the 10 Nourish Projects
Date: 16/03/2021
Summary:
Today HARP announces the 10 projects involved in the Nourish programme which will work on scaling and sustaining arts and health activity in Wales. https://ylab.wales/announcing-harp-nourish-projects
A Call for action on health inequalities
Date: 14/03/2021
Summary:
More than 30 organisations from across health, housing and social care in Wales come together to call for action on health inequalities. Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales has written today (22 February 2021) on behalf of the Welsh NHS Confederation health and social care policy forum to the first minister to call for a cross-government strategy for tackling wider health inequalities in Wales.
ACW Arts and Health Lottery Funding
Date: 12/03/2021
Summary:
ACW will open the new Arts and Health Lottery funding round on 7th April with a deadline of 28th April. Small and large grants available for arts and health collaborative projects and programmes.
Baring Foundation New Fund Creatively Minded and Ethnically Diverse
Date: 12/03/2021
Summary:
Funding for Projects which find ways to attract participatory artists from ethnically diverse communities into this area of work and to support them. Examples might include shadowing, internships or apprenticeships, or mentoring or free training opportunities or undertake activity to offer creative opportunities to members of specific ethnically diverse communities who have mental health problems.
or a combination of these approaches. Grants of between £10,000 and £40,000 are available.
Deadline: 12pm midday on Wednesday 21 April.
Video of WAHWN Case Study Webinar
Date: 05/03/2021
Summary:
2 hour video of WAHWN case study webinar introducing the new case study template
Launch National Centre for Creative Health
Date: 02/03/2021
Summary:
The National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) will launch with an online event at 2pm on 9th March 2021. At the online launch of the National Centre for Creative Health, Chair of Trustees, Lord Howarth of Newport, and guest speaker, Lord Victor Adebowale, Chair of the NHS Confederation, will reflect on how the arts, culture and creativity can support people and organisations in the context of the pandemic and increasing health inequalities. Nesta Lloyd-Jones, Welsh NHS Confederation will be representing Wales.
Creatively Minded and Ethnically Diverse new Baring Foundation Report
Date: 24/02/2021
Summary:
A new report compiled by the Baring Foundation - How can access to creative opportunities for people with mental health problems from ethnically diverse backgrounds be improved? Expert reflections and good practice examples from people with personal and professional experience of this field.
https://baringfoundation.org.uk/resource/creatively-minded-and-ethnically-diverse/
Baring Foundation New Fund for Creativity Mental Health & People from Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds
Date: 24/02/2021
Summary:
Baring Foundation opens new fund for creativity, mental health and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Artists Practising Well Award Call out for Nominations
Date: 08/02/2021
Summary:
https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/chwa-2021-awards-practising-well
Artists, museum/heritage practitioners who have felt well supported by an organisation, employer, commissioner - please make a nomination. Deadline 12th February
WAHWN Webinars and Workshops February and March 2020
Date: 16/01/2021
Summary:
Series of upcoming Zoom WAHWN webinars and workshops aimed at building capacity in the sector. Booking essential.
Arts Health & Wellbeing, Wales and Japan
Date: 14/01/2021
Summary:
Are you working in Arts and Health and Wellbeing? Connections or an interest in working with Japan? Wales Arts International are working with Bangor University to collect information to help them shape future Arts and Health partnerships and programmes, and they'd love to hear from you.
https://bangor.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/arts-and-health-links-between-wales-and-japan-acw
https://bangor.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/cysylltiadau-celf-ac-iechyd-rhwng-cymru-a-japan
Secret Country
Date: 08/12/2020
Summary:
A new Life Story performance directed by Karin Diamond, Re-Live featuring nine older people sharing their lived experiences of Covid-19 and life in lockdown.
Secret Country will be live on Zoom on December 16th, 17th and 18th from
1PM-2PM (GMT). You can find more info and book tickets here: http://www.re-live.org.uk/secretcountry
Public Health Wales Report on Digital Exclusion and Health Inequalities
Date: 03/12/2020
Summary:
The report explores digital exclusion and the impact in terms of health inequalities, as well as suggesting approaches for closing the gap.
Insight into Health Inequalities Professor Kamila Hawthorne
Date: 03/12/2020
Summary:
Interesting article from Mountain Ash based GP Professor Kamila hawthorne about possible causes for health inequalities within BAME communities
Call out for submissions to the 2nd Treasury of Arts for Older People
Date: 25/11/2020
Summary:
Call out to arts organisations and or artists to submit ideas for inclusion in the second Treasury of Arts for Older People, supported by the Baring Foundation and the Rayne Foundation
The Arts During the Pandemic : Debate in Chamber
Date: 19/11/2020
Summary:
Jane Bryant MS short debate in Chamber on Wednesday 18th November : The arts during the pandemic with reference to many WAHWN member organisations delivering fantastic work
The Health Foundation launches new fund
Date: 16/11/2020
Summary:
The Health Foundation has launched a new £1.72m funding programme for local partnerships to use economic development strategies to improve health and reduce health inequalities.
BME Skills Innovation Resilience and Sustainability Seminar
Date: 13/11/2020
Summary:
BME Skills Innovation Resilience and Sustainability Seminar 25th November 10am - 3pm.
ACW and Welsh NHS Confederation renew MOU
Date: 13/11/2020
Summary:
The Welsh NHS Confederation and the Arts Council of Wales renew their Memorandum of Understanding.
Call out for Expressions of Interest - HARP Health Arts Research People
Date: 04/11/2020
Summary:
Deadline of 23rd November for EOIs for the HARP programme https://ylab.wales/programmes/health-arts-research-people
A collaborative approach to developing skills and capacity in the sector
ACW announce £450k Arts and Health funding
Date: 04/11/2020
Summary:
The Arts Council of Wales will be making available £450,000 of National Lottery funding over the next five months to enable more people across Wales to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of taking part in the arts.
COVID-19 and BAME Communities - the Welsh Government response webinar
Date: 28/10/2020
Summary:
Public Health Wales Network Cymru webinar event.
This session will describe the work of the First Minister’s Advisory Group on health inequalities due to COVID-19 in Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and the Welsh Government response.
The webinar will be delivered by Dr Heather Payne, Senior Medical Officer, Maternal and Child Health, Welsh Government and will include a Question and Answer segment.
Eluned Morgan, MS New Minister for Mental Health & Wellbeing
Date: 26/10/2020
Summary:
Tackling the pandemic's mental health crisis: The minister in charge givesher first interview on The New Normal with Adrian Masters
podcast
Rubicon wins A&B Cymru Award 2020
Date: 25/10/2020
Summary:
Rubicon and Cardiff & Vale Health Charity wins the A&B Cymru Award for Arts, Business & Health 2020 https://www.rubicondance.co.uk/News/ab-cymru-awards
Welsh NHS Confederation - How the Arts Can Tackle Health Inequalities
Date: 13/10/2020
Summary:
Latest Welsh NHS Confederation briefing paper - How the Arts Can Tackle health Inequalities
Down to Earth - Digital Consultation - use of outdoor space at Llandough Hospital
Date: 09/10/2020
Summary:
Digital consultation on the use of a beautiful outdoor space at University Hospital Llandough to explore how it can be used for rehabilitation, health care and nature.
Eluned Morgan - New Minister for Mental Health
Date: 09/10/2020
Summary:
Fantastic news for our sector - Eluned Morgan appointed as new Welsh Minister for Mental Health, with responsibility for mental health, autism and dementia.
HARP - final report and film
Date: 04/10/2020
Summary:
Innovating and arts during the pandemic - a programme led by Nesta Y Lab - HARP (Health, Arts, Research, People)
WAHWN Networking Events
Date: 03/10/2020
Summary:
WAHWN networking event as part of the Green Ribbon Arts Festival (mental health & arts) Friday 30th October and Friday 6th November, 10am - 11.30
Green Ribbon Arts Festival website now live
Date: 03/10/2020
Summary:
The Green Ribbon Arts Festival website is now live. Check it out for updates on upcoming events during the festival which runs from 26th October - 7th November
BBC News covers lockdown arts and health project Future Selves
Date: 30/09/2020
Summary:
Tonight on BBC hear about the Future Selves programme - a Nesta HARP project with Aneurin Bevan UHB helped to tackle loneliness through virtual reality
HARP Sprint Challenge Sharing Event
Date: 11/09/2020
Summary:
The HARP COVID-19 Sprint Event: What we did and what we learned
Join us online on 30th September 2020 to learn more about the work of the HARP Sprint and hear from the teams who designed arts and health activities that could be delivered during lockdown. https://ylab.wales/harp-covid-19-sprint-event-what-we-did-and-what-we-learned
Call out for projects addressing health inequalities
Date: 25/08/2020
Summary:
Deadline - mid September. I am gathering evidence and examples of projects/interventions focused on health inequalities for the next Welsh NHS Confederation briefing paper and Cross Party Group on Arts and Health.
ACW Covid-19 Recovery Support Fund Opens Today
Date: 17/08/2020
Summary:
ACW Covid-19 Recovery Support and Capital support funds opens on 17th August. Deadline 9th September.
Note the reference to Arts & Health activities referenced in the social contract
Y Lab Surveys
Date: 11/08/2020
Summary:
You are invited to join Y Lab (Nesta) online surveys!
Y Lab is launching two surveys for professionals and participants on Arts & Health in Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic in order to address challenges and improve access to online delivery
£53m funding for the arts and culture in Wales
Date: 30/07/2020
Summary:
Welsh Government will invest £53m into arts and culture
Foyle Foundation Funding Rounds open
Date: 27/07/2020
Summary:
Foyle Foundation opens its fund. No deadlines
Work from Wales featured in CHWA report
Date: 17/07/2020
Summary:
Great to see work from Wales featured in Culture Health & Well-being Alliance's latest report which was discussed at the APPG meeting on 16th July
Welsh NHS Confederation Briefing Paper July 2020
Date: 17/07/2020
Summary:
Latest briefing paper from Welsh NHS Confederation - How the arts continue to support health and wellbeing during Covid-19
Aviva Community Fund for building community resilience
Date: 09/07/2020
Summary:
Aviva Community Fund deadline 28th July
The Baring Foundation launches arts and mental health fund
Date: 06/07/2020
Summary:
Deadline of 18th August for new Baring Foundation arts and mental health fund, as part of their ten-year commitment in this field
UK Government announces £1.57 billion for the arts sector
Date: 06/07/2020
Summary:
The UK government announces a £1.57 billion lifeline of funding for arts, heritage and cultural institutions
ACW Widening Participation Tender
Date: 02/07/2020
Summary:
ACW have put out a tender for someone to develop stakeholder conversations focusing on widening participation and cultural, creative engagement.
Cardiff & Vale UHB Arts and Health Charity Report
Date: 12/06/2020
Summary:
The Arts in Health and Well-being team, part of Cardiff and Vale University Health Charity have been supporting patients and staff during these unprecedented times both with physical well-being and self-care tips and with mental health and mindfulness activities.
Nathan Wyburn Thank You NHS collage
Date: 10/06/2020
Summary:
Cardiff & Vale UHB Health Charity Patron, Nathan Wyburn will be featured on BBC One Wales, The Great Indoors on Thursday 11 June at 7:30pm discussing his Thank you artwork at University Hospital Llandough. The Great Indoors is a magazine show which reflects and celebrates the local heroes of the entire Welsh nation.
War Artist Captures Life on the NHS Frontline
Date: 10/06/2020
Summary:
BBC Wales news feature on 9th June about artist Dan Peterson who was commissioned by Cardiff & Vale arts and health charity to capture portraits from life on the NHS frontline
Nick Capaldi, ACW meets Culture Welsh Language & Communications Committee
Date: 08/06/2020
Summary:
Nick Capaldi, Welsh NHS Confederation and Liam Evans-Ford, Theatre Clwyd met with the Welsh Government CWLCC in June to discuss the impact and challenges on the arts due to Covid-19.
WAHWN during COVID-19
Date: 03/06/2020
Summary:
Find out how COVID-19 is affecting WAHWN's service