
There is currently a great deal of momentum in arts and health practice, research and advocacy around the world. To understand what is driving this momentum and how arts and health organisations and practitioners are operating in creating and/or benefitting from that momentum, this report gathers insights from people working in some of the world’s best and most innovative arts and health organisations.
Thirty members of 22 different arts and health organisations across the globe, from Australia to Nigeria, Finland to Japan, were interviewed. They were asked about the different roles arts and health organisations play in advancing the field: how they got started, what they saw as the key ingredients to their success, what challenges they faced while undertaking the work and how they sought to overcome those obstacles.
What emerges is a series of fascinating case studies on the different ways of being a transformative arts and health organisation. There are a wide range of organisations represented here, including research groups at universities, national membership networks, government-funded promotion centres, nonprofits focused on practice or training, and private entities catering to specific client bases. Some are focused on their local region, while others have national, or indeed, global aims. Many are interconnected with each other in various ways.
One of the organisations featured is Réalta, the national resource organisation for arts and health in Ireland.
Author:
Alex Cothren, Jo Arciuli, Tully Barnett
Publisher:
Flinders University, Global Arts and Health Alliance
Year:
2024
Context:
Arts and health