Participatory arts are increasingly recognised as a valuable and accessible mechanism for
giving a voice to the experiences of individuals' health and healthcare. In recent years, there …

This article describes a number of community-based arts in health projects in schools and
disadvantaged communities in Northern England that connect with the interdisciplinary …

This article considers some of the methodological issues faced by a team working in the
emerging field of participatory arts and health research. It argues that, in order to optimize …

This article reflects on a pilot project undertaken at the University of British Columbia,
Canada, by an interdisciplinary team of researchers and lay and professional artists. The …

There is growing interest in the use of approaches to public engagement with research that
use the arts to facilitate engagement. However, there is a lack of systematic and …

For many years, participatory arts projects have been observed to make a significant
contribution to the health and well-being of local communities–only for beneficial outcomes …

Background We propose that arts based methodologies can be of value in the production
and exchange of evidence in supporting public health related policy. This article reports on a …

As the field of arts in health grows in scale and diversity, it needs to affirm a set of shared
principles and describe what constitutes best practice. This article recounts the production of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of a community arts for health
programme in the UK involving the delivery of three separate projects targeted at …

Purpose–This review article seeks to draw on experience in the UK to describe the different
forms that arts in health activity can take and to examine the challenges for research in this …