What's New
Opportunity
Call for Artists: Creative Health and Wellbeing in the Community Project
11 September, 2024
Event
MISA Annual Public Lecture: The Impact of the Arts on Public Health with Daisy Fancourt
5 September, 2024
News
The HSE publishes Safe Harbour: An illustrated storybook for children bereaved by suicide
31 August, 2024
Event
The Centre of Everything: An exhibition celebrating 20 years of Arts Ability
22 August, 2024
Opportunity
Matchmaking for Artmaking: Opportunity for care settings
22 August, 2024
Opportunity
Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme 2024 – Round Two
22 August, 2024
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Case Study
Making My Mark
Making My Mark is a pilot art programme with renal dialysis patients at the BBraun Wellstone Wexford Renal Care Centre. Staff wanted to make the experience of renal dialysis better for patients by introducing softer aspects of care and providing a means for the staff and patients to see each other ‘beyond the machine.’ Delivered by artist Kate Murphy, the pilot culminated in a public exhibition of patient artwork in June.
Perspective
Finding my ‘guth’: The Lump vs the Irish Language
Irish surgeon Dr Denis Burkitt discovered Burkitt's lymphoma. Belfast filmmaker Éanna Mac Cana was treated for this cancer when he was 19 years old. His documentary feature, Burkitt, combines his personal experiences as an inpatient with an exploration of the life and work of Dr Burkitt. Éanna discusses how he began re-learning the Irish language while making Burkitt and how finding his ‘guth’ (voice) created an environment for healing.
Case Study
The Vitruvian: Uncovering The Layers Of Cancer
Artist Vincent Devine, cancer researchers at UCD Conway Institute, and patient partners with a lived experience of cancer worked collaboratively to integrate art and science. From these conversations, Devine created a powerful visual representation that offers a glimpse into the journey of cancer, from its molecular origins to its profound effects on an individual’s wellbeing.
Resources
Report
Understanding the Potential of Clinical-Creative Partnerships to Improve Dementia Care
Spearheaded by Gráinne Hope, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI and Director of Music & Health Ireland, this synthesis report is informed by a series of cross-disciplinary roundtable discussions. The report identifies key opportunities and makes a set of recommendations to bridge gaps in dementia care across sectors.
Report
Oireachtas Report on the Development of Local and Community Arts
Published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media in July 2024, this report includes a number of significant recommendations in relation to Arts and Health, following a public hearing and submissions from the sector.
Toolkit
Assessing the Impact of Arts and Creativity Interventions for Older People: A Public Health Evaluation Toolkit
This toolkit by the all-Ireland Institute of Public Health aims to support the arts and creativity sector to design, plan, conduct, assess and report on evaluations of arts and creativity programmes and interventions within a public health context.
