Objectives The convergence of socially engaged art and innovative health care was a key
focus of Space and Place in End-of-Life Care, a Swedish transdisciplinary research project …

This volume, Arts and Health Promotion: Tools and Bridges for Practice, Research, and
Social Transformation, has presented 19 chapters illustrating how the arts have been …

Art-making and creative expression are powerful tools for personal and social learning,
growth, and transformation. This rationale is at the essence of the practice of community arts …

Abstract Art can humanize a clinical healthcare system and encourage us to see people as
whole. The social and therapeutic benefits of art programmes in healthcare settings have …

The arts—and the arts and culture sector—offer fertile ground for achieving a culture of
health in the United States. The arts and artists are agents of change and can help enable …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to illustrate practical examples of arts projects that
have successfully engaged older people in the public realm and to stimulate debate and …

Abstract Art and health field contains several distinct areas of practice: Arts in social or
healthcare settings; Community arts and participatory art education; and, Arts therapy. The …

This article reports on an enquiry designed to explore the impact of the arts on health though
a participatory arts installation during the Evidence in a Different Form Conference …

“The Arts and Health Research: Inspiring Creative Dialogue” special issue published in
Cogent Arts & Humanities brings together a collection of scholarly, arts-based (or creative …

Background Art interventions are increasingly used in public health for the enhancement of
patients' health and wellbeing. The present study investigated perceived outcomes and role …