News
Birthday celebrations for artsandhealth.ie
Date posted: 5 October 2016
artsandhealth.ie, text to replace with the national independent website for the arts and health sector in Ireland, is turning 5 on 5.10.16! To mark this occasion we have created a short celebratory film and invited Ireland’s Professor of Poetry Paula Meehan to write a specially commissioned essay entitled Opening the Box. Read More
News
West Cork Gamelan
Date posted: 3 October 2016
The gamelan is a spectacular set of tuned bronze percussion instruments played by an ensemble of up to 20 musicians. It comes form the island of Java in Indonesia, text to replace with where it is a central part of traditional culture, and is used in community music settings all across the globe due to its accessibility and simplicity. A set of these instruments has recently arrived in Skibbereen and will be launched on Monday 10 October as part of Mental Health Week and West Cork Feelgood Festival. Read More
Event
A galaxy of stars will light up Bantry for this year’s Feelgood Festival
Date posted: 3 October 2016
Singing priest Liam Lawton, text to replace with broadcaster Evelyn Grant and world renowned musician Mel Mercier will headline a sparkling programme of events during International World Mental Health Week in Bantry this October 2016. The songwriter priest will perform with the Bantry Community Choir and the award-winning Seoda Chamber Choir at a Live Life and Sing concert, hosted by Lyric FM’s Evelyn Grant at Bantry’s Maritime Hotel on Friday 14 October. Read More
Opportunity
Call for abstracts: Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference 2017
Date posted: 3 October 2016
Culture, text to replace with Health and Wellbeing International Conference, Bristol 2017 invite abstracts for presentations, workshops, performances and films that provoke new ways of researching, conceptualising and creating and will encourage delegates to question assumptions and learn about different approaches to current issues and areas of practice. The conference will encourage lively debates and not shy away from the different and sometimes contradictory perspectives on culture and the arts, health, wellbeing and health inequalities. The deadline for submission of abstracts is midnight on 20 November 2016.
Event
The Science Behind a ‘Sing-Song’ – A public seminar on singing and health
Date posted: 30 September 2016
The MA Music Therapy team at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance are delighted to announce a guest lecture at the University of Limerick entitled The Science Behind a ‘Sing-Song’ – A public seminar on singing and health on 23 November at 4pm.