Opportunities in Arts in Health
Hear about a wide range of opportunties for arts and health professionals in Wales and beyond.
Latest Opportunities
Location: Oriel Davies, Newtown | Start Date: July 20th 2019
Summary: Dragons for sale! Disabled-led inclusive art group Celf-Able are holding a fundraising event, with a 'secret art sale' of postcards in sealed envelopes, original artworks in a lucky squares raffle, and dragon pictures for sale. You could pick up a piece of original art for as little as £5!
Rubicon Dance Summer CDP programme
Location: Cardiff | Start Date: 17th July 2019
Summary: Rubicon Dance Summer CPD Programme - People in Recovery from Addiction; Dance for Dementia and Working with Young People
Location: Cardiff | Start Date: Thursday 27 June
Summary: A great opportunity to pick up some fantastic Welsh art at bargain prices! Please come to the Kooywood Gallery in Museum Place on Thursday 27 June at 6.30 pm for a 7pm start. Free entry - and you get a free glass of fizz or arrival. Booking details at https://mihc.org.uk/event/art-auction/
Location: Cwm Taf University Health Board | Start Date: Deadline 20th June
Summary: Part time Arts and Health Coordinator role with Cwm Taf Health Board - deadline 20th June 2019 http://jobs.cwmtafuhb.wales.nhs.uk/job/UK/Merthyr_Tydfil/Abercynon/Cwm_Taf_Morgannwg_University_Health_Board/Arts_Health/Arts_Health-v1744878?_ts=1
Call out for Wales based Galleries to host Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Awards
Location: Wales | Start Date: Deadline 6th June
Summary: Call out for applications from venues to host the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award, Artist Commission 2020. Galleries, museums and visual arts venues throughout the United Kingdom are invited to submit proposals to host the Award, worth £15,000.
NESTA How can the arts help keep people healthy and well in Wales? Conversation Workshops
Location: pan Wales | Start Date: June 2019
Summary: NESTA workshop conversations on arts and health as part of their wider arts and health programme in partnership with Arts Council of Wales and Cardiff University https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/y-lab-13007087697 and an invite to complete the NESTA arts and health survey https://app.doopol
Programme Manager Arts & Health NESTA
Location: Cardiff | Start Date: May 2019
Summary: A fixed term contract opportunity for a Programme Manager Arts & Health with NESTA based in Cardiff https://www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/programme-manager-arts-and-health/
Call Out For Case Studies - Dance for Health
Location: Wales | Start Date: May 2019
Summary: WAHWN has a call out for case studies in advance of Cross Party Group on Arts and Health meetings. The July meeting will focus on Dance for Health and falls prevention and September will focus on arts in care homes.
Cynon Valley Singing for Lung Health Group
Location: Abercynon Community Centre Station Rd. Abercynon Mountain Ash CF45 4TA | Start Date: Every Wednesday 11am-12pm
Summary: This is a Singing group for people living with chronic obstructive or restrictive respiritory disease. Research is showing that singing aids a return to optimum breathing capacity for those with respiritory conditions. THIS IS NOT ABOUT BECOMING A GREAT SINGER..YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE ABLE TO SING!!
Public Health Wales Roadshows - Creative Connections
Location: Wales | Start Date: 21st May - 14th June 2019
Summary: Public Health Wales in partnership with Arts Council of Wales - 5 roadshows across Wales showcasing local and national work on arts, health and well-being
Location: St Peter's Church, Cockett Road, Swansea | Start Date: Monday 13th May 2019
Summary: 10 week art course and social time for carers, run by Tina Grant of Art Break.
Age of Creativity - Roaming Provocateurs Wanted
Location: Oxford | Start Date: 2nd May 2019
Summary: The Age of Creativity Headline Conference are seeking two creative professionals from different artistic specialisms to respond and reflect to discussions on the day. There is a £400 inclusive fee available.
NETWORK CO-ORDINATOR FUSION PROGRAMME
Location: Cwmbran-Torfaen | Start Date: Immediately
Summary: To develop and coordinate the Torfaen/Caerphilly Fusion Network across both counties; ensuring outcomes for families and individuals are improved through innovative arts, cultural and heritage engagement that aligns with Welsh Governments’ tackling poverty through Building Resilient Communities.
Register your art programmes with older people
Location: Wales | Start Date: 2nd April 2019
Summary: REGISTER YOUR ARTS PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE The King's College, London are working with the Baring Foundation to look at how the field of arts and older people has developed over the past decade. The results of this research will be published as a report at the end of 2019.
Early Career Researcher Arts and Health Opportunity
Location: Manchester Met University
Summary: A new job for an early career researcher to work alongside Clive Parkinson at Arts for Health and which will be critical in the development of the Manchester Institute for Arts, Health & Social Change. http://artsforhealthmmu.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-new-post-at-arts-for-health.html
Arts in Health Project Manager
Location: Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Summary: Part time Arts in Health Project Manager at Cardiff & Vale UHB. Closing date for applications is 25th March 2019. http://jobs.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/
Creative & Credible Arts & Health Evaluation Training
Location: Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University | Start Date: 27th - 28th March 2019
Summary: An essential two day training programme on how to plan and write robust case studies. Suitable for practitioners, organisations and anyone working in the field who want to understand how to create robust and credible evidence. Only 2 spaces left. Contact angela@wahwn.cymru for more information
Location: Aberystwyth Arts Centre | Start Date: 13th March 2019
Summary: WAHWN Mid Wales meeting 10.30am - 2pm. An opportunity to network with colleagues, hear about best practice, plus sector updates and developments.
Call for examples of arts and mental health projects
Location: Baring Foundation | Start Date: Immediately
Summary: The Baring Foundation has put a call out to arts organisations that engage people with a mental health condition in creative activity. Anyone with references of relevant work should send these to david.cutler@uk.ing.com by 28th March.
Project Lush! - a one-day 'writing spa' with Stephanie Dale & Kate Pawsey.
Location: Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire. | Start Date: Saturday June 22nd
Summary: A creative, reflective and expressive group workshop co-facilitated by two experienced writing for wellbeing practitioners. Two parts: in Song of the Soul, Steph takes you gently over the threshold from thinking into writing; in Contained Space, Kate explores the freedom that a framework provides.
Location: Aberystwyth Arts Centre | Start Date: Wednesday 13th March 2019, 10.30 - 2pm
Summary: The next WAHWN meeting will take place on 13th March 2019 at Aberystwyth Arts Centre between 10.30 - 2pm.
Location: Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran | Start Date: 19th February 2019 - 11.30 - 2pm
Summary: WAHWN South Wales meeting open to all but booking is essential. Please email cymru@engage.org. When reserving a place, please let us have any access or dietary requirements.
Gardening Club: Call for Volunteers
Location: Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham | Start Date: 08/02/2019
Summary: Would you like to get involved with an exciting new community gardening project in Wrexham town centre? Tŷ Pawb are looking to assemble a keen group of green-fingered gardeners and hobby horticulturists to cultivate a new community roof top garden!